camera holder

[muskiedreams]

I was wondering if you guys know of a camera holder out there.Last night got my personal best 52" by my self pics might be crappy thanx.

[Andrew Erickson]

congrats on the new PB,not really sure where you could get one though.

[Hermit]

You can buy a small tripod at Walmart (like 6 inches high) that you can place on a seat or top of tackle box but with "high seas" you still have to be careful of camera falling over or shots not on target. I use to have a small piece of velcro on my camera and then a matching piece on the top of a seat in the bow which worked fine but I've since improved to using a threaded bolt which is compatable with the base of my camera, installed on the top of a large musky size tackle box. The bolt comes thru the bottom of the lid of the box, then a washer and nut are seated in a "valley" on the outside or top of the box leaving just the bare threads sticking up about a 1/4" for the camera to screw onto. You could rig the same system up to a seat, deck or where ever would work for you with a little ingenuity.

[muskiedreams]

thanx for the info hermit I was thinking of something along those lines. called everybody i could think of and nobody had nothing. I was looking for thought about the tripod deal but was not really feeling that idea. Ill figure something out as for the pics no good!!!

[TBone1]

I have used a spring clamp- available at any hdwre store- what i did was drilled a hole thru one handle of the clamp, put the correct sized bolt thru and nutted it down tight, works well, clamps onto the windshield etc. and holds well in heavy "seas".

[buzzin for bass]

Try calling a camera store (like national camera exchange). I have an adjustable screw clamp that attaches to the threads on the bottom of the camera and then the clamp itself can be screwed tight to anything up to about 3 or 4 inches wide. If I plan on taking in pictures when I'm out by myself, then before I leave the dock I usually clamp the camera to my windshield and adjust the camera so that I know if I sit in the back seat holding a fish the picture will turn out. Once adjusted properly I just put a plastic baggie over the top and a rubber band around baggie under camera to keep out splashes and rain. I strongly suggest having the camera ready before you start fishing otherwise it could get tricky trying to set it up after you have caught a fish. Then I just use the delayed timer on the camera when I catch something picture worthy. Using a screw clamp and baggie means I never worry about the camera falling out or getting wet, I have left it up there driving full speed across the lake in some nasty weather. One little hint, if you do it this way, just make sure to manuever the boat so the sun is not infront of the camera otherwise the picture will never turn out.