Sfritr Posted July 30, 2009 Posted July 30, 2009 Local BPS has a model on sale for $129.00 Its a 4 inch screen with 50ft of cord. I believe its the low end version of the Aqua View. Anybody have any opinions on these or experience? I have always been curious about these but cost is $$$$$$$ I would think that they wouldn't be very effective on murky H20. Or, is it cheating???? Quote
Super User Raul Posted July 30, 2009 Super User Posted July 30, 2009 Nice toy and they are great as long as the water is crystal clear, the farthest you can see is as much as water clarity is. If it were me I would rather save some money and get me a 3D fishfinder, no matter how murky/muddy the water is it will always show what 's underneath. Quote
Super User roadwarrior Posted July 30, 2009 Super User Posted July 30, 2009 An analogy might be a treadmill: You will use it a few times and then it becomes "space filler". : Quote
Super User SirSnookalot Posted July 30, 2009 Super User Posted July 30, 2009 The underwater camera is no more cheating than using electronic device fishfinder, I've yet to use one. An analogy might be a treadmill: You will useit a few times and then it becomes "space filler". No space filler in this house......been using one almost daily for years, the treadmill is what got my wife back on the road to recovery from a stroke 15 years ago. For the record I left it in Michigan, we can swim and walk daily here in Florida. Quote
Bantam1 Posted July 30, 2009 Posted July 30, 2009 I like my camera and use it a lot. Its nice to see how fish postion on spots, to see of they are looking up or down and it wil show you that foot or so on the bottom that the graph doesn't. You can also find bands of clear or murky water down deep. I still want the new Lowrance 3D stuff, but the camera is a good tool in my arsenal. Quote
Super User 5bass Posted July 30, 2009 Super User Posted July 30, 2009 I used one for about a year to mainly do one thing. Find the docks that had brush or some kind of cover around or under them. On my home lake there's got to be 100,000 docks. I got tired of fishing 30 docks in one cove and only maybe getting bit on 2 or 3 of them. It was a very inefficient process. So I bought a camera and went to work. I would cruise a string of docks and look around and under each one, making note of which ones had cover or something unique that the others didnt have (dropoffs, stumps, tires, channel swing, etc). Now when I pull into a cove that has 50 docks, I can fish 12 or 14 of them and be done and moving to the next string of docks. I know some of you may be thinking "any dock will hold fish". Well, sometimes that's true but when you find the "money" docks that have cover and such, these docks seem to ALWAYS hold fish and most of the time, they are bigger quality fish. And like someone already mentioned, the cameras need to be used in clear water and when the sun is bright for you to get maximum view. Quote
nitro929 Posted July 31, 2009 Posted July 31, 2009 i have an aqua view with 125 cable i use the sonar to find fish then drop the cam to see if they are bass and what they are doing works grat out west sometimes to good get glued to the screen all day just looking Quote
Super User Fishing Rhino Posted July 31, 2009 Super User Posted July 31, 2009 Cheating? I suspect that every advancement from a sharp stick was greeted with howls of protest from the "purists", as cheating. What makes an underwater camera different from the original "flashers" to the paper recorders, to the CRT screens to digital, to side view, to GPS, etc., etc., etc. Some even detest the use of a landing net. If it's not illegal, or prohibited by club/tournament rules, it ain't cheating. Did these advancements take some of the "sport" out of fishing. No doubt they did, but everyone fishing in developed countries takes advantage of those advancements to some degree. Quote
Super User Muddy Posted July 31, 2009 Super User Posted July 31, 2009 NAH!! Way to expensive for what you get to see! Just get some of these , about 10 bucks at Wal Mart. If you see something on your depthfinder you want to investigate, slip them on and dunk your head over the side of the boat. VERY REFRESHING!!!!!! Quote
Super User cart7t Posted July 31, 2009 Super User Posted July 31, 2009 I used one for about a year to mainly do one thing. Find the docks that had brush or some kind of cover around or under them. On my home lake there's got to be 100,000 docks. I got tired of fishing 30 docks in one cove and only maybe getting bit on 2 or 3 of them. It was a very inefficient process. So I bought a camera and went to work. I would cruise a string of docks and look around and under each one, making note of which ones had cover or something unique that the others didnt have (dropoffs, stumps, tires, channel swing, etc). Now when I pull into a cove that has 50 docks, I can fish 12 or 14 of them and be done and moving to the next string of docks. I know some of you may be thinking "any dock will hold fish". Well, sometimes that's true but when you find the "money" docks that have cover and such, these docks seem to ALWAYS hold fish and most of the time, they are bigger quality fish. And like someone already mentioned, the cameras need to be used in clear water and when the sun is bright for you to get maximum view. FYI, not sure how your lake works but Lake of the Ozarks probably has 200,000 docks. Scoping out each one would be impossible. The fastest way to find planted brush is with the eyes. If you observe Fishing rods in holders on the dock or just rod holders Lights pointed down into the water A fish cleaning table A bass boat, aluminum fishing boat or any kind or a party barge in the slips add a one or a combination of the above and you've got brush. You can quickly cruise through a cove and isolate docks to further explore with your graph. Quote
Super User Fishing Rhino Posted July 31, 2009 Super User Posted July 31, 2009 NAH!! Way to expensive for what you get to see!Just get some of these , about 10 bucks at Wal Mart. If you see something on your depthfinder you want to investigate, slip them on and dunk your head over the side of the boat. VERY REFRESHING!!!!!! LOL. If I were to do that, it would be a case of where the head goes, the body will follow. Even more refreshing, but very humiliating, unless of course, there is no one to witness it. Quote
DINK WHISPERER Posted August 1, 2009 Posted August 1, 2009 I would use it just for fun but not to catch fish really! Personally, i think that all this technology used to find fish kind of takes the fun and purpose out of it(for me anyways)! I mean whats next, a mini sub marine to go and grab them by hand!?! Quote
nitro929 Posted August 1, 2009 Posted August 1, 2009 do you remember a few years ago i forget if it was bass or flw would catch some fish put a transmiter in them and see during the tour if fisherman were close to them or not Quote
fathom Posted August 1, 2009 Posted August 1, 2009 some much younger fishing buddies of mine bought one years ago when they shared a boat. it's kinda like tv...you spend so much time watching it, you get very little else done...in this case, actually fishing and catching fish. they sold it after about the third trip out...with some great visuals to remember and little fish to show for it. Quote
tnbassfisher Posted August 1, 2009 Posted August 1, 2009 Just not worth the money that you would spend on it to me. But, I guess they are pretty cool. Quote
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