Underwater Camera Positioning…

Guys,

Just wanted to get an idea of your preferences for positioning your underwater camera. Say fishing for whitefish in 30-50’ …do you like camera 6-8 feet off bottom pointed slightly down, 2’ off bottom straight horizontally or maybe 10’ off bottom straight down etc etc. what works best for you? And how close do you bring camera to your bait?

Thanks,

Moonman.

Don't fish whities much, but for perch we usually try to get to the bottom to view them on a horizantal plane. Looking down or even at an angle the buggers blend in so well it's sometimes hard to see.

Same as whynot. I use it horizontally maybe a foot or two from bottom for perch under 40 fow. My bud hangs it 10 ft from bottom vertically. I will usually mark them on the vexilar before they come in camera view in both scenarios. Its a better view of your bait when horizontal. You can confirm they're not just sucking on the minnow when the bite is light

Hook in mouth

Facing down at about 45° degree for me. Ideally 6-10 ft away from bait as well.
I wanna see the bait touch the bottom at the bottom edge of screen.
Also 3d printed a rig to have camera at 90° turn so I can mount my screen vertically if
I need to see more height then width.

/edit
In the purple circle at bottom right is a white/silver thing. That's my slab grabber
on the bottom. Sry about the quality using phone while on the ice right now.

This post has been edited by Arthur on Feb 05, 2025 - 01:58 pm

show us the 3d mount please

Same as Arthur, I hang it facing down at 45° degree-ish, 6 feet off bottom (guestimate), and positioned behind me outside the hub.

Experiment and see what best works for you. Back when I didn't have my remote tripod, I used to drop to the bottom because it was a pain to keep manually adjusting the direction every time the current spun the camera.
John

Honestly since every fish camera is different it may or may not work for you.
But next time I have it out if I remember I'll take a quick photo of it.
Just to lazy to dig for it now don't use it often.

I can show you my camera panner I just made though.
Still need to buy proper hardware (washers and springs or wing nuts) for locking
in the legs at a fixed position. Going to use a foam ball or lacross ball at the top to
pinch onto the cable for panning. Manually setting the camera is annoying and
I won't spend 100$+ on some crap panner that requires batteries.

Honestly since every fish camera is different it may or may not work for you.
But next time I have it out if I remember I'll take a quick photo of it.
Just to lazy to dig for it now don't use it often.

I can show you my camera panner I just made though.
Still need to buy proper hardware (washers and springs or wing nuts) for locking
in the legs at a fixed position. Going to use a foam ball or lacross ball at the top to
pinch onto the cable for panning. Manually setting the camera is annoying and
I won't spend 100$+ on some crap panner that requires batteries.

^^^^^^^^