Vertical viewing with Aqua Vu

[Jaybird]

I need some advice. I borrowed my Dad's Aqua Vu Scout for a trip to Mille Lacs this weekend. I'm thinking that I will want to use it mostly to view my offerings from above. The directions are real unclear on how to rig it for this. There's holes in the tail and underside fins of the fish camera, and there are some extra ballast weights that appear to fit onto the underside fins for horizontal viewing. I suppose I could clip the cable to the tail fin somehow, but I doubt I would achieve a true vertical view. How do I rig it up for vertical viewing?

[fishermn]

I dont use the additional weights on the bottom, but with mine, you just hook the cable in the slot on the tail fin so the camera points downward. Works great for panfish...

[cliffy]

There should have been a large clear plastic part that you connect to the fish/camera. There is a little hook cut out on the end of it..that you can loop the cable in...making the camera point straight down.

[Jaybird]

Thanks, guys. Cliffy, the photos are especially helpful. My problem is the missing tail fin. The instructions that I've got lack illustrations, so I didn't even know the tail fin existed.

[JP Z]

Jaybir,

If you are going to be around the Brainerd Area swing in and we can get you a replacement Fin. or I'm sure you can get them at Thornes or Gander.

[Scott M]

I've got a MC2X with an old style fin without the hook. Any advice on rigging this one for down viewing? Buy a replacement fin? I was thinking about using some good wires to run through the holes where the back fin attaches and then tying the wires around the cable. I think this would work but might not point DIRECTLY down. What is the viewing angle on this model?

Thanks.

[Deitz Dittrich]

it doesnt point dirtectly 100% down.. you can do as you plan.. or buy a new fin.. OR... Dremmel tool...I used a dremmel on my old unit before I eneded up buying a new one. THe old dremmel J hole in the old fin worked great.

[Big Sky]

So what is the concensus?

Would you rather view Vertically or Horizontally?

[IceHawk]

I prefer vertically.

[cliffy]

I prefer Horizontally....but keeping my Aqua View camera point the right direction is a pain....so I end up going Vertically more often.

Cliffy

[eurolarva]

Aqua view ice pod is the answer. Got one at frankies bait in chisago but I saw them at gander for around 12 dollars. I prefer horizontal as well and with the ipod I can lock onto my bait is under a minute and make slight adjustments when a fish bumps the camera.

[Deitz Dittrich]

I'm usually a down view dude... too many times the fish come in at different depths. You are limmiting yourself too much when you lock yourself into one depth unless you are fishing the bottom.

[PikeTipper]

How do you keep the fish from wrapping around the camera cord if you are using the same hole in down view?