| Imagine how many more fish you could catch if only | | | | fish. After using an underwater fishing camera both |
| you could see underwater below your boat, docks, | | | | ice fishing and in the open water I have witnessed |
| or a hold through the ice when ice fishing? | | | | first hand just how valuable of a tool an underwater |
| Underwater fishing cameras give fisherman the ability | | | | fishing camera is. |
| see fish, along with structure such as submerged | | | | Just how far will an underwater fishing camera allow |
| trees and weeds, and the type of bottom. | | | | you to see underwater? This answer is dependant |
| Fish finders or flashers using sonar technology have | | | | upon the clarity of the water. In clear water lakes or |
| been used for many years by fisherman to gain a | | | | the clearer waters of spring and fall time rivers |
| glimpse underwater. But sonar signals can be difficult | | | | distances of up to 20 feet can be achieved. Murky or |
| for most fisherman to interrupt, and even more | | | | dirty waters will cripple the vision of any underwater |
| difficult for most people to build a mental image with. | | | | fishing camera. Infrared lighting systems built into |
| Whether your ice fishing or fishing open water, | | | | most underwater cameras also help achieve better |
| underwater fishing cameras take all the guess work | | | | viewing underwater and allow use during the night |
| out of seeing underwater. With a very clear image | | | | time. |
| fisherman now easily identify fish including species, | | | | Underwater fishing cameras are also an excellent |
| along with seeing the type of bottom and any other | | | | learning tool for understanding fish behavior, such as |
| associated structure such as fallen trees, weed beds, | | | | how fish approach bait and take bait or a lure. Most |
| and rock. Simply put using an underwater fishing | | | | ice fisherman rely upon a spring bobber to indicate if |
| camera is like watching TV from your recliner at | | | | a fish has grabbed their lure or bait. This last winter I |
| home. | | | | watched many bluegills and crappie actually holding |
| Whether your ice fishing or fishing in the open water, | | | | my lure in their mouth and the spring bobber staying |
| an underwater fishing camera will help you become a | | | | flat. By seeing this with my underwater fishing |
| better fisherman. For years I relied on my Vexilar | | | | camera I was able to set the hook and catch many |
| flasher to see underwater for me when ice fishing. | | | | more fish than if I didn't have an underwater camera. |
| And yes a flasher will help you catch more fish. But a | | | | Last ice fishing season I also learned how bluegills will |
| flasher can't tell you what species of fish is below | | | | take horizontal jig with bait into their mouth |
| you, or separate fish from tree branches nearly as | | | | backwards, being the lead head side of the jig versus |
| well as an underwater camera can. During the open | | | | the hook end. When this happens a spring bobber will |
| water season I spend hundreds of hours fishing on | | | | indicate the strike, but most often the strike will be |
| rivers. Fish finders including graphs struggle separating | | | | missed. So it's not that the fisherman's reaction time |
| fish from the bottom, especially fish holding just a | | | | was to slow, the fish just took the bait backwards. |
| few inches from bottom as river fish most often do. | | | | The solution to this problem was to switch to a |
| Using an underwater fishing camera any fisherman | | | | vertical presentation that utilized a single treble hook. |
| can easily determine if fish are in area, what kind of | | | | After the switch the bluegills that held this lure in their |
| fish they, and the type of structure attracting these | | | | mouths were all caught. |