Deep water camera question

[gvg_uwec]

I am looking at getting a camera and a few of the clearer lakes around here are quite deep. Some of them pushing 100 feet or so. I havent fished that deep before as the lakes in the area I used to live at were not that deep. How many of you use the camera below a depth of say 40-50 feet. The marcum I like only has 50 ft of cable where the aqua-vu has 100 feet of cable. Is it really needed? Can you even see that well that far down even if the water is relativly clear? Like I said, I have never had lakes around that were this deep so I dont even know how much of the time you find fish that deep (excluding trout that I won't be targeting).

[Jim Hudson]

I have a 100FT cable on my Aqua Vu and use that much on occasion out here on the big lake.. Mainly for targeting whitefish... Mostly from 50 to 80 FOW, but with current, at times more is needed.. I can see fairly well, say three to five feet at times... Works slick for catching those finicky whities..

Also, at times in deep clear lakes, walleyes move deep.. Summer and winter.. 40 feet on occasion in some lakes I fish. Can see em good with the camera.

[CNY Tim]

What MarCum camera is this? The ones I see have a minimum of 60' of cable to a max of 75'.. The VS 460 and 560 came with the option of getting 120' of cable with it. I have never used my VS 250 over 40' of water but was more than impressed with the picture quality, excellent choice for the budget ice fisherman..

[gvg_uwec]

I was looking at a Marcum vs350 on the Thorne Bros websie. At the top of the description it said 50ft of cable, later in the middle it said 65ft. I emailed them at thorne and they said its 50ft. I like the 7" monitor for 200 bucks where its about 270 for the 7" screen aqua-vu with 100' of cable. Just trying to decide which one to go with.

[Kyle Sandberg]

If you want to save 20 bucks, I think cabels has that same camera for 180 in thier own case.

[CNY Tim]

K Dawg that is a very nice deal there and like Big Johnny's VS350 it comes with 65' of cable... I'm sure MarCum designed those Cabela's cams gvg_uwec and there are very good reviews on it as well. Looks like the shipping would be about $14 but I didn't check to see if the Thorne Bros. one has free shipping or not...

[Kyle Sandberg]

Yea, Cabelas has a lot of deals like that. I got the camera for 20 bucks off regular and I also got the Lowrance X67C for 280, regular 300. If I would have bought it through lowrance, it'd been 320+. Little things like that is what I like to keep an eye out for.

[JP Z]

gvg_uwec,

How deep to you plan to go? If you are interested you should check out the Aqua-Vu's with the explorer lighting. Tested them a bunch last winter and even this summer. Great deep water and night time illumination. They are selling the camera only as an Internet only deal on Aquavu.com Or you can get them with a monitor with the DT7.