electronics?

[INWally]

Made my first trip to Mille Lacs and had a great time. went last week for two days out of garrison. four of us caught a total of 13 keeper eyes around 16 inches and threw 4 slot sized back. Does anyone think that cameras are over rated? we caught fish all day with out any electronics. The guys in the shack next to us had cameras and dident catch one. DOes any one else think that people get so into electronics and whats the best advantage that they forget to just fish?

[nofishfisherman]

I used a camera for the first time ever on Saturday. I was fun becuase the fishing was slow but they are overrated I think.

I noticed that once I saw a fish come to my jig I would stop the action I was using or I would alter it and forget to stay with the action that brought the fish in to start with.

It is best to use them to see whats down there and then forget them once you find the area you want to fish. Then you just jig away and go by feel and not the camera.

[LakeTahoe]

nofish,

I agree with that last statement 100%.

[Walleye71]

I think the camera is more of a novelty than anything. I can't stand fishing with them. I think for the most part it deters fish from coming in. Anybody that is sponsored by a camera company will disagree with me but that is what I think.

A Vexilar or a Marcum Fish locator is invaluable tool. If the fish are on the bottom then you may not need one but if they are suspended or only a couple feet off of bottom and you are fishing on bottom, you will never catch them.

If you are looking for a specific bottom type (mud, rock, etc.) you will never find it without some form of technology (this is where a camera can be useful).

[ice fishing77]

yea I have had a vexilar for about 10 years and a camera for 5. I love and catch more fish with the vexilar. you put the camera down and see nothing except little perch. you know there is nothing there. at least with the vex you know there is somthing there but how big you dont. I like using the camera just for the fun of seeing the fish not for fishing. I am thinking of getting rid of my camera and getting another vex.

good luck fishing to all

[minnesotatuff]

i get the biggest kick out of watching the camera. however, like the posts above, i found ive missed my share of walleyes because i was doing something different when i saw them, not continueing what i was doing that brought them in. thats part of the learning curve... for perch, it cant be beat, especially to keep the little ones off your bait. its well worth the investment for the entertainment alone. when you add in its use in seeing what the structure is like where youre fishing, its priceless! i use it if there is enough light, but as soon as light fades, i fish totally with the vex. my fishing buddy doesnt have a camera and every time we go he says he's got to get one. we use walkie talkies between portables and im usually calling him with a report of seeing some. then, theres the special treat of seeing a muskie! of course when it happened to me, i got buck fever and didnt even jiggle the huge shiner i had in front of him...lol. but, without the camera i would of never known it was a muskie.

regards,

minnesotatuff

[Maximo990]

i leave my lx3tc at home in the daytime and bring my ovs 500 out during the day, but at night i use the lx...i love fishing with a camera during the day!