FISHING WITH UNDERWATER CAMERA

[irishwalleye]

Ok so I bought a camera for Mrs Walleye, she will want to use it in the portable and I will use the vex. How am I going to get this to work?

[stick]

I'm not sure I understand your question. I know that Dave Genz fishes in the same hole with his camera (in down-viewing mode) and his vexilar. He said he rarely tangles, and if he does, it isn't typically a problem and he lands his fish.

[Lotwfisher]

If in a hut with 2 of you I would drill 3 holes. One for each of you and one for the camera and vex. The camera can go down the same hole as the vex and that way also the vex will tell you the depth of the camera. It will create a large red mark at the depth the camera is set at tho. I did this when I used my camera and my vex with 2 people in a hut together.

[eurolarva]

The problem with the vex and the camera in the same hole is the vex will read the camera. My personal pref is to drill a hole about 3 ft away from my lure. Drop a depth finder or a large lure. Then use the camera in normal viewing and target the depth finder. A 15 dollar tripod is the way to go. Once you have the lure found you can move the camera into the shelter and fish. If the depth is real deep I would switch to the 9 degree cone if you have that feature on your vex.

[Neiko]

One thing you could do is drill the hole for the camera outside and leave the monitor in the house and you can both fish 2 holes each. I use one of the Marcum Compass and it is well worth the money.

[TrophyEyes]

Neiko, that is what I do and often times you can see both jigs.

[brianh]

One hole close to the sled between the seats for the camera and one hole each to fish from. During the day I rarely use my flasher, put the camera on pan and enjoy the view.

[Bushwacker]

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I'm not sure I understand your question. I know that Dave Genz fishes in the same hole with his camera (in down-viewing mode) and his vexilar. He said he rarely tangles, and if he does, it isn't typically a problem and he lands his fish.

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This is exactly what I do. Works great for sunfish. I just hang the camera about 5 feet off the bottom and down view. its amazing how many times fish will come up and suck in the lure without any feeling in the rod. Catch a lot of light biters that way. I usually get wrapped around the camera once every 25 fish, and even then it is still manageable. On top of that, downviewing is easier in my opinion becuase you don't have to mess around spinning the camera to find the bait. Plus you don't need to mess with a tripod or anything. Just hang it down the edge of the hole you're fishing it.

[irishwalleye]

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One thing you could do is drill the hole for the camera outside and leave the monitor in the house and you can both fish 2 holes each. I use one of the Marcum Compass and it is well worth the money.

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This is a good idea. How far away do you think would work best? Would it be possible to drill under the sled and put it there? or would I break the compass?

[Neiko]

It depends on the clarity of the lake and if you want to see all the bait. I would recommend about 2 feet from your closes hole. I don't know what kind of house you have but I have a suit case style that all the holes line up on 1 side. I wouldn't put the camera hole underneath your sled because you may have to move the camera little. Try putting the hole outside the fish house so you can get to easily.

[polarsusd81]

I have been doing this for years. I usually drill a hole about 5 to 8 feet away from the jig holes. The jig holes in the house are somewhat close together so if I were you, since you bought the camera for her to use, is set the camera up on her corner of the house, and you can usually set it up to see both jig lines. Then if I dead-stick, that hole is placed closest to the camera with a minnow right off the bottom. See three lines, have room for the vex, heater, and aqua-vu moniter. Works great. The easiest way to set it up is using a tri-pod. Like someone mentioned you can get pretty nice ones for cheap. The sporting goods store on Hwy 65 just north of Twin City Harley north has the best one I have found. If you have any reel weeds from ladredge, put one of them down the dead-stick hole and center the camera up on that and you should be able to see the other two lines just behind on either side. It is a lot of fun watching the fish inhale your bait.

Tom