12-01-2015, 09:56 PM
I use the Marcum camera and love it. I fish Strawberry all of the time, and you will notice on the camera (especially late in the season) that you are getting a bite and never detect the bite on the surface. I use both a Marcum flasher and a separate Marcum camera. If you are serious about a camera, pay the extra $$ for the Marcum. You can rotate the lens almost 360 degrees from the inside of your tent and you can tell which direction the camera is pointing with an indicator on the TV screen. It is the easiest camera system to set up that I have seen. Here are some answers to your questions:
1. "Lots of you have told me about the fishing line getting tangled around the cable of the camera, I thought you could put the camera further away from your lure so that would not happen."
I set my jigs (2 to 3 depending on how many guys are fishing) in a line. The camera is also set in the line - looking back down the line of jigs. The camera is set 4 to 5 feet away from the first jig and the last jig is 9 to 10 feet away. The last jig is small to see; however, you can see it & see when a fish is biting. Again this is in clear water like Strawberry or FG.
Once in a while you do get tangled up in the camera cable - however, the juice is worth the squeeze.
2. "My friend has a sonar that is why I was going to get a camera because we heard that if there are 2 sonars close together it would cause issues between the 2."
Yes, this is an issue. With the Marcum flasher, you can tune the other fish finders out.
3. "I am not sure I like the idea of staying in one depth to fish, Typically we move up and down to where the fish are on the sonar but I imagine the camera being hard to move with us."
Again, this can be an minor issue . During the winter, I have notice that the majority of the fish travel within 5 feet of the bottom and I set my camera about 3 feet from the bottom, which covers 95% of the fish bites. I have also notice that if a fish is within 15 feet vertically and they are interested in feeding, they will swim down to your jig if you are jigging it. If you have a flasher in addition to the camera and a fish comes through higher, it is easy to crank you jig up and get into that strike zone.
I generally do not set up my camera unless I know there are fish in the area. I always set up the flasher first & see how the catching is going before I drop the camera down the hole. Just because it does take a little more time to set up and take down if you are on the move.
Long story - short, I love my Marcum camera and the juice is worth the squeeze!
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1. "Lots of you have told me about the fishing line getting tangled around the cable of the camera, I thought you could put the camera further away from your lure so that would not happen."
I set my jigs (2 to 3 depending on how many guys are fishing) in a line. The camera is also set in the line - looking back down the line of jigs. The camera is set 4 to 5 feet away from the first jig and the last jig is 9 to 10 feet away. The last jig is small to see; however, you can see it & see when a fish is biting. Again this is in clear water like Strawberry or FG.
Once in a while you do get tangled up in the camera cable - however, the juice is worth the squeeze.
2. "My friend has a sonar that is why I was going to get a camera because we heard that if there are 2 sonars close together it would cause issues between the 2."
Yes, this is an issue. With the Marcum flasher, you can tune the other fish finders out.
3. "I am not sure I like the idea of staying in one depth to fish, Typically we move up and down to where the fish are on the sonar but I imagine the camera being hard to move with us."
Again, this can be an minor issue . During the winter, I have notice that the majority of the fish travel within 5 feet of the bottom and I set my camera about 3 feet from the bottom, which covers 95% of the fish bites. I have also notice that if a fish is within 15 feet vertically and they are interested in feeding, they will swim down to your jig if you are jigging it. If you have a flasher in addition to the camera and a fish comes through higher, it is easy to crank you jig up and get into that strike zone.
I generally do not set up my camera unless I know there are fish in the area. I always set up the flasher first & see how the catching is going before I drop the camera down the hole. Just because it does take a little more time to set up and take down if you are on the move.
Long story - short, I love my Marcum camera and the juice is worth the squeeze!
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