02-02-2003, 02:32 PM
Hey Teroy, like Tube Dude said, the aqua-vu is a good tool for Walleye fishing. It doesn't have much use for Trout or Wipers. Or any other fish that spend most of their time up off bottom. Ice fishing is a whole different game. You can put the camera down and see the reaction of the fish at the depth you're fishing. If you jiggle and the fish takes off, don't jiggle.
A couple weeks ago I checked out a spot with an aqua-vu at Utah Lake. Nothing was showing up on sonar. I went twenty feet with the aqua-vu and saw five Walleye. Tucked right down between the rocks where sonar couldn't see them.
It gave me the confidence to stay there and fish. No, I didn't catch one. But my friend did.
Underwater cameras have taught me more about my sonar than anything. Especially when to fish, and when to keep searching. Trying to play with the camera, fish, and steer the boat is too much for one guy, but you can learn alot if you spend some time with it.
WalleyeBob
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A couple weeks ago I checked out a spot with an aqua-vu at Utah Lake. Nothing was showing up on sonar. I went twenty feet with the aqua-vu and saw five Walleye. Tucked right down between the rocks where sonar couldn't see them.
It gave me the confidence to stay there and fish. No, I didn't catch one. But my friend did.
Underwater cameras have taught me more about my sonar than anything. Especially when to fish, and when to keep searching. Trying to play with the camera, fish, and steer the boat is too much for one guy, but you can learn alot if you spend some time with it.
WalleyeBob
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