12-10-2005, 03:50 PM
FH,
Sure is fun to do those photo essays. Adds an extra feature to the day and adds an hour to the enjoyment when I get home. I even like to read 'em. Anybody want to do one?[cool]
My camera has what I think is a ten second delay, which gives me plenty of time to push the button down and back away to a suitable distance. When I punch the button a red light comes on. This indicates that the countdown has started. A few seconds before the shutter fires, the red light flashes. I guess that's when you're supposed to
and keep your eyes open. Took me a little practice to get it down (which gave me a few extra pictures of my armpit) but now that I have the rhythm down, its a "snap." I was a little paranoid about setting the camera on the edge of the casting platform next to the water, though. Afraid I might hear a little "ploop" sound as my toy went swimming, but my fear was never realized. I have a little 5 inch tripod which might have worked but naturally I left it at home where it could be useful.
As you could see by the pic, my Fishin' Buddy II is one of the older models. The newer ones have higher resolution and perhaps a few more features. Since mine continues to work and does a great job spotting fish for me, I've seen no need to upgrade. It also tells me the surface temp. Some guys don't like the narrrow 9 degree vertical cone but it looks to me that it is just an issue of what kind of fishing they do. I mostly fish shallow lakes so I am seldom interested in spotting fish immediately below me (though I do use it occasionally for that.) All I need from "down under" is the depth. The real benefit is the side finder which, as you know, spots fish in the upper section of the water and tells you which direction they are and how far away from the transducer. Yesterday I had fish all over in the upper part of the water column. The problem wasn't finding them. It was getting them to bite in the cold water.
I'm right handed so I'll take your suggestion and try moving the rod holder over to the other side. Putting it behind the pocket presents a challenge because the bottom is sealed up back there. I'd need to cut a couple of slits in the PVC bottom to get the straps through. Not sure if that would cause me grief later if the slits start to expand. Have you done it?
z~
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Sure is fun to do those photo essays. Adds an extra feature to the day and adds an hour to the enjoyment when I get home. I even like to read 'em. Anybody want to do one?[cool]
My camera has what I think is a ten second delay, which gives me plenty of time to push the button down and back away to a suitable distance. When I punch the button a red light comes on. This indicates that the countdown has started. A few seconds before the shutter fires, the red light flashes. I guess that's when you're supposed to
and keep your eyes open. Took me a little practice to get it down (which gave me a few extra pictures of my armpit) but now that I have the rhythm down, its a "snap." I was a little paranoid about setting the camera on the edge of the casting platform next to the water, though. Afraid I might hear a little "ploop" sound as my toy went swimming, but my fear was never realized. I have a little 5 inch tripod which might have worked but naturally I left it at home where it could be useful. As you could see by the pic, my Fishin' Buddy II is one of the older models. The newer ones have higher resolution and perhaps a few more features. Since mine continues to work and does a great job spotting fish for me, I've seen no need to upgrade. It also tells me the surface temp. Some guys don't like the narrrow 9 degree vertical cone but it looks to me that it is just an issue of what kind of fishing they do. I mostly fish shallow lakes so I am seldom interested in spotting fish immediately below me (though I do use it occasionally for that.) All I need from "down under" is the depth. The real benefit is the side finder which, as you know, spots fish in the upper section of the water and tells you which direction they are and how far away from the transducer. Yesterday I had fish all over in the upper part of the water column. The problem wasn't finding them. It was getting them to bite in the cold water.
I'm right handed so I'll take your suggestion and try moving the rod holder over to the other side. Putting it behind the pocket presents a challenge because the bottom is sealed up back there. I'd need to cut a couple of slits in the PVC bottom to get the straps through. Not sure if that would cause me grief later if the slits start to expand. Have you done it?
z~
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