Do any of you film your fishing?

[TimA]

Hey guys... quick question for you guys and wasn't sure where to put this.

 

Was just wondering whether any of you film your bass fishing endeavors? I would like to get some content created on bass fishing and looking for someone that has a reasonable amount of experience both with bass fishing and creating videos/editing videos.

[Darren.]

Welcome aboard, Tim!

 

Plenty of folks here record their fishing endeavors.

I'm sure they'll chime in before long.

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13 hours ago, TimA said:

Do any of you film your fishing?

 

No, but I'm seriously considering punching a Millenial in the face daily as a hobby.

if I wanted to be Spielberg or Copolla, I'd do that, I just wanna catch fish. And there are all sorts of jokers filming every endeavor imaginable already. I find anything I'm doing while fishing that isn't fishing just detracts from it, and serendipitously , I'm both anti social and agoraphobic, sometimes $#!t just works out.

[RichF]

Welcome!

 

I like to film a little.  I enjoy watching my footage over the winter when I can't fish.  I'm only doing pretty basic editing with GoPro Studio.  Can't do a ton with it, but it's fine for now.  I think a lot of guys are starting to get turned off by all the content available now.  A lot of it is kinda goofy, kids being kids kinda stuff.  I'm not super into that but I also don't knock it. It's pretty easy to just not hit the play button.

[Scott F]

Before the days of digital editing, I used to tape my fly in fishing trips. I'd make videos for the guys who were on the trip combining stills and videos. It made a nice souvenir to remember the trip. 

The downside of recording hours of fishing videos is the editing. Having to rewatch all those hours of footage for just to get a few minutes of action that you will never look at again quickly gets tiring. Unless you have something unique and interesting, no one else will want to watch it either. Most who try to shoot a lot of videos soon find it's a big waste of time. 

[corn-on-the-rob]

My fishing partner has a go pro, and he primarily uses it to film himself so he can see what he was doing wrong or right. We have used it a bit in tournaments and practice to document for fun, but it is just that, because no one in their right mind except us would enjoy what we have recorded and edited thus far: just two idiots catching mostly small fish!

 

I would recommend getting into it, but do it for you, not an audience. I am not saying don't ever go public, but make sure you have something valuable to offer first, whether it is quality, real entertainment, information, etc... Like others said, there is a lot of crap out there, don't be the next pile.

 

That being said, to simplify editing for you: Cut the downtime, keep the highlights, don't over edit (everything doesn't have to be slow motion or have crazy transitions), research the heck out of rendering settings so you retain as much quality as possible. Short, simple, sweet.

[awohlwend]

I purchased a GoPro last season and began filming weekend trips and small weeknight tournaments. As mentioned above its a good tool to play back video and learn from your experiences. Sometimes I have unconscious habits that when I see on video I can address and change. One of my favorites though is to catch a great day of fishing on film and be able to go back and relive those moments, I find that a video of the day is more fun than looking at a picture. 

 

As far as editing goes I also like to keep it simple. Just simple edits of the fish catches. It takes a lot of time and energy to make a big production out of a day of fishing. I think it would be distracting if I were constantly focused on getting great footage rather than enjoying what I love to do.

 

One tip if you do decide to start filming, when I catch a fish or something interesting happens I will stop and restart the video. Seems tedious but it becomes second nature after a while. This will help you easily find the interesting parts of your footage when you go to edit vs watching hours of film to make a few minutes of video. 

[mixel]

GoPro really changed the world. It's insane how many industries that company has affected. Add to that selfie-sticks, and an entire generation of look-at-me kids, and you have a billion dollar industry. Then add drones and you have multiple billion dollar industries.

 

For myself, I just want to fish.

[A-Jay]

I started recording some of my fish catches a while ago - I use a Garmin Virb.  Super easy 1 button on & off switch or with a remote.

I see it as a fun way to document catches and clearly offers more of the story than a simple photo, which I still do too. 

This turned into videoing more of the day to include pre & post trip clips which again allow for even more of the trip documentation.

I have since added a GoPro which I'll no doubt use this coming season. 

Either way I don't do very much in the way of editing; none in fact unless there is a need. I do not add music or anything else.  Instead I prefer to just turn the thing on and whatever happens,  happens - I'll admit to making a conscious attempt to curb some of what could be considered colorful language.   Usually successful.  

Basically I'll do them the way I like to watch them; including some narrative when appropriate. 

If a viewer can enjoy it & learn something in the process  - I'm good.  

btw - a super benefit from the video's is one is able to grab Great Pics right from the video - often the kind rarely possible with a still camera - especially when fishing alone - no tripod needed.

A-Jay

[WRB]

Nope!

[Jaderose]

Nope.....don't even carry my phone in the boat.  Never taken a picture of any fish I've ever caught.

[CrawfishKiller]

I typically have my gopro on my head or chest. Then I have my DSLR on a tripod.  

 

I use the videos for learning from my own mistakes.  I may think I'm fishing slow but when I go back to the video i'm fishing way faster than I wanted to be. 

 

Also, when my son hooks a good one I want to be able to have proud dad moments to show off. 

[UPSmallie]

Just started filming with an older GoPro model this past summer.  The biggest problem, at least for me is that the battery will die after about one hour of total filming.  It's a fun challenge and if nothing else you can look back at some of your memorable catches and partially relive the moment.  On a side note if you do end up getting a GoPro, I would recommend the Head Mount over the Chest.  Seems I get more footage of my knees with the Chest.  With the Head Mount you get a pretty good view of what's going on.

[soflabasser]

Yes I have a couple videos of me freediving for fish,lobster,etc and some shark fishing.

[Raul]

I'm too busy fishin' !

[Bluebasser86]

I do because I feel it's a good tool to learn from and be able to share my experienceswith others. It's nice to be able to have them to look back on past trips to get a game plan for future trips.