12-08-2019, 11:09 PM
I have a Marcum Recon 5 and it's really fun at times and sometimes it's the only finder that does any good. With your son it might be really fun for him to watch the fish come in and circle your lures... If I'm taking my FIL with me, I'll set up the camera first and put it in his hole and let him watch the fish come after his jig... I've found he does a lot better with the camera than the finders, and really enjoys seeing the different fish that are down there... Very few places are too murky to use the camera, but one that surprised me was Bear Lake... There is so much mineral and stuff in that water it looks like a snow storm under the surface...
If you have company with you the camera is always good to have in the set up, if alone, it sometimes takes a lot of time monkeying with it and I don't always set it up if I'm out to catch fish, but that really depends on what I'm fishing for and whether I'm camped or moving around... They do take time and practice to learn how to set them up so you can see what you need to from the correct distance... I usually set up the camera about 3' from the hole I'm fishing so I can see as much as possible without getting out of the clear region, but each pond will be different and learning to find your jigs in the display takes time... You're welcome to come try mine once we get on ice and see if it's something you might want to try... I usually take it with me, but don't always set it up, but I'll gladly do it if you want to check it out... Later Jeff
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If you have company with you the camera is always good to have in the set up, if alone, it sometimes takes a lot of time monkeying with it and I don't always set it up if I'm out to catch fish, but that really depends on what I'm fishing for and whether I'm camped or moving around... They do take time and practice to learn how to set them up so you can see what you need to from the correct distance... I usually set up the camera about 3' from the hole I'm fishing so I can see as much as possible without getting out of the clear region, but each pond will be different and learning to find your jigs in the display takes time... You're welcome to come try mine once we get on ice and see if it's something you might want to try... I usually take it with me, but don't always set it up, but I'll gladly do it if you want to check it out... Later Jeff
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