C FISH unerwater camera

[Pinstriper]

Anyone know of any reviews on these?
I'm looking to get one this year, don't want to pay a lot but I do want a good one.
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[ChubbyChaser]

Welcom to the board. I dont know much about these cameras, but ill tell you after owning a fish camera and a flasher i woukd take the flasher every time. The cameras are hard to see, heavy to carry, hard to aim and not very helpful for improving fishing, the flashers hiwever tell you where your are in the water column, how the fish react, they are generally smaller and lighter and easier to use. Just my 2 cents...
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[Pinstriper]

I mostly want a camera for fun. Finding structure and channels, and will be able to see how fish react to different things. But mostly for fun. Thanks for the input.
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[zman2]

If you do get a camera use it for locating structure not fish just one more tool I use mine to locate grass beds or rock humps someplace the fish will use sometime in the day and the drawback is it only works in clear water use a flasher its a better investment
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[Marathonman]

Neat to have at first but in reality, a pain. Bulky to carry on the ice, hard to view unless really clear water, Must keep in darker surroundings to see the black and white screen. Sold mine and don't miss it.
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[dtayboyz]

I agree, I kept trying to set the hook as I watched the fish bite. Kinda like a video game. Novelty wore off real quick, can't remember where it even is now a days or I'd sell it.
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[fishlips]

I just bout an Aqua Vu Micro AV II. It's about the size of a smart phone, so it fits in your coat pocket. Obviously haven't tried it on the ice yet, but I took it out on my toon at East Canyon last weekend and thought I had pretty good visibility down to 40 ft in fairly stained water. Only issue is that it's tough to know which direction the camera is facing. It also has infrared sensors on it so it works at night. I agree that a flasher or fish finder would be a priority over a camera, but since I already had one of those, I'm excited to have another fun toy and to hopefully figure out why some fish are ignoring my lures! Here's a link:

http://www.sportsmansguide.com/product/i...?a=1514206
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[hookngrinin]

I really like my Aqua Vu Micro + DVR. It is limited to lakes with relatively clear water. I often fish such waters including Starvation and Flaming Gorge. I use my Lowrance HDS -5 fish finder for locating fish and use the camera mainly because I like to actually see the fish and how they react to my presentation. Basically though, I just like watching fish. Like you said, the Aqua Vu micro is small and easy to transport. A big advantage considering I already pack too much gear out onto the ice as it is. Here is a link to some video I took at Starvation during 2013 perch fishing.

[url "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=keMVYSYxUHg"]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=keMVYSYxUHg[/url]
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[high_n_dry]

C Fish? I'd argue that sometimes you might.

I tend to agree with the others that have posted so far. "Spend your money on a GOOD flasher" and you won't regret it. I had the top of the line Marcum camera system that I used along side my same brand name LX5 flasher, and found it to be more trouble than it was worth. Sold it after the first season of use.

A camera is OK when the water is perfectly calm, clear, and well lit. Dropping the camera off the side of a stable dock or through the ice is about it unless you are on a glass smooth lake and no one is moving on the boat. Otherwise, all you see is the camera bouncing around, and every speck of murk in the water column. In the lakes I tried my unit on we could see 3-4 feet from the camera on good days, and most of the time is was more like 0-2 feet. Another issue we had, was the screen being next to impossible to see in sunlit conditions. In an Ice Shelter it was OK. There might be some better models out there now, but for me never again.

With a flasher you know what's between you and the bottom, when a fish is approaching your offering, and right when it's about take it even in the murkiest of water. You can adjust your jig up or down as the schools move in and out, or using the zoom feature on the better units, you can see the fish that are sitting right on the bottom. With a camera, you just see what's in front of the lens. Nothing above, below or 200 plus degrees around it. JMHO for what it's worth.

Can't wait, come on hard deck!
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[Pinstriper]

Thanks for the input guys, a flasher in the future for sure.
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