anyone build a camera mount for their boat?

[Muad Dib]

i fish solo but can never take good pictures obviously of the fish i catch. looking to see if anyone built a tripod type system for their boat. .i know lowbudget hooker did make a mount. some help would be nice. thanks. t

[Glenn]

Fish Chris has!  He has the system perfected!

[Crestliner2008]

A good friend of mine (Yote Buster) developed this gadgetry which works very well and is very cost effective to boot:

[RandySBreth]

Yeah, I blatantly stole some of my ideas from Fish Chris, maybe he'll chime in, and Crestliner's post certainly has a good budget way to do it.

In my canoe or for wading I use a collapsible travel tripod, but for the "big boat" the best thing I've found was a "window camera mount" like this one

http://www.rei.com/product/802267

I mount it to the windshield of my console. I don't run the big motor with the camera mounted, I take it off and stick it in the console when running, then screw it on when I get up to drop the trolling motor.

You also need a camera with a timer function, although most cameras have a timer today, even inexpensive point and shoot models, like the little HP I use.

You can hook a bass, turn around and turn the camera on and set it on timer, then hit the timer and get the fish where you want it just in time for the shot, like this.

Hopefully. It takes a bit to get used to doing it. My avatar picture was taken with the camera mounted on the small tripod in my solo canoe. You need 3 hands almost to pull that one off.

You could also drop the fish in the livewell until you're set up to take the picture, although some states regulations may not be O.K. on dropping a non-tournament fish in the livewell if you're going to let it go.

[Muad Dib]

kool have to check those out!

[Wayne P.]

Yes, I removed the camera mount from a tripod and mounted it on a 4' piece of heavy wall PVC pipe. I then added acopper fitting and short piece of copper pipe that would fit into the 3/4" pedistal socket on my boat. To take a picture, I put the digital video camera on the mount, put it in the pedistal socket, turn it on, compose the picture with the remote control, and take the picture with the remote.

I took this picture last week.

[BassThumb]

Nice add Crestliner2008. That would fit perfectly on the back seat post, and for those who rarely take fish pics like myself, the cost is only $3. I take lake pictures all the time and make them desktops and screensavers.  I've been considering a tripod for the boat.

[River Rat316]

I should do something like this, I usually set the camera on my outboard and hit the timer, but my little jon boat I currently have is a little tippy and my boat camera slid into the river last year doing this :-/ I got a new camera but need to figure out a way to mount it, that clamp loos good and cheap just the way I like it ;D

[fishEguy]

You can also try the suction cup type mounts for the outboard. You can check some out at Delkin . com.

Click on the Fat Gecko Camera Mount link.

[Culln5]

I use this one.

www.geoindustries.net/lilypod.htm

[fmoore]

I have a tripod for the camera since I'm into photography. Set it up wherever I want and wet the timer. If I didn't already have the tripod I'd probably take the seat of the pole in the back of the boat and build one on that

[hookingem]

Yes, I removed the camera mount from a tripod and mounted it on a 4' piece of heavy wall PVC pipe. I then added acopper fitting and short piece of copper pipe that would fit into the 3/4" pedistal socket on my boat. To take a picture, I put the digital video camera on the mount, put it in the pedistal socket, turn it on, compose the picture with the remote control, and take the picture with the remote.

I took this picture last week.

Last week at Briery!? 

[kayakfisher]

360 gear mount... can be found at casttheflats.com/merchandise/

It fits into a scotty flush mount.