New camera mount with pics!

[Dave D]

After trying the tripod on the back bench last year, I knew I had to do some mods in order to document catches when fishing alone. I had two awesome days fishing alone last year with no means to take pictures, I vowed not to let that happen this year.

Materials:

1 Free small tripod

One length of ½ pvc

1 Extra seat post

Sanded one ended of the pvc, hammered sanded end into the seat post. Removed the head off of the tripod by taking off one screw. Put the tripod head on the PCV using the already provided clamp on the head. Moved camera up and down before cutting PVC to length.

Tested and worked like charm. Here are a couple of pictures from this past weekend. No monsters as far as fish go but they were good models for the field test!

I will say that the fish look bigger this year when I'm holding them. Amazing what losing 50+lbs does to make that happen!

Dave

[SoFlaBassAddict]

Looks good.  Nice job.  I may have to rig up something like that with an extra post that I've got here.

[donmac]

Check out the gorillapod

http://joby.com/gorillapod/original/

Small and light weight - easily wraps to windshield, steering wheel, just about anything...

[Bigs]

Great idea Dave and very practical

[FishingOnTheEdge]

Thats a sweet setup. Everything seems to work quite nicely

[Wayne P.]

The one I made is with the thick walled PVC with threads on both ends. I added a camera mount and copper fittings on the other end to plug into a 3/4" pin seat base. The PVC is 3' long and I can use it with a short pedistal or just put it in the base. I use a video camera which has remote control so I can easily compose the picture before taking it.

[wagn]

I just made one almost exactly like this last week. I need to get a larger pipe for it to make it taller.

Here is my first test vid using the new set-up

I actually find it helpful to watch the vids of when I miss a fish or lose it and see what I'm doing wrong. (like not paying attention for instance  ;D)

[ArcticCat500]

Check out the gorillapod

http://joby.com/gorillapod/original/

Small and light weight - easily wraps to windshield, steering wheel, just about anything...

Thats a great job, excellent idea, I'll second the Joby Gorrilapod, I use one as well, here it is mounted on my rig just above the fishfinder.

[Dave D]

Check out the gorillapod

http://joby.com/gorillapod/original/

Small and light weight - easily wraps to windshield, steering wheel, just about anything...

Thats a great job, excellent idea, I'll second the Joby Gorrilapod, I use one as well, here it is mounted on my rig just above the fishfinder.

Your yak is AWESOME!