12-09-2009, 03:28 AM
I have the vexilar fl18, so my buddy got an aqua vu. Last year at Yuba, we had a lot of big porker Perch that would come in, belly to bottom and just stare at the jigs.By watching them on the aqua vu, I was able to refine my presentation and hook them. They would just hold the jig for a couple seconds and drop it. The rod tip never moved. I caught a limit of big fat Perch and my buddy caught, cold.
Cameras are just another useful tool that sometimes can mean the difference between a stringer of keepers and a couple little perchlets.
Often, when fishing deep at Deer creek and seeing lots of fish on the finder, with no bites, we can drop the aqua vu down and see that all the fish are carp. Rather than wasting time fishing for something we dont want, we can move on and look for Walleye. Like I said, a valuable tool, but a good finder will always be the more important tool on the boat or on the ice.
If you fish for a particular species and not just whatever bites, a camera is worth having. If you just want to throw a glob of power bait in the water and see what happens, spend your money on a real good sonar unit.
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Cameras are just another useful tool that sometimes can mean the difference between a stringer of keepers and a couple little perchlets.
Often, when fishing deep at Deer creek and seeing lots of fish on the finder, with no bites, we can drop the aqua vu down and see that all the fish are carp. Rather than wasting time fishing for something we dont want, we can move on and look for Walleye. Like I said, a valuable tool, but a good finder will always be the more important tool on the boat or on the ice.
If you fish for a particular species and not just whatever bites, a camera is worth having. If you just want to throw a glob of power bait in the water and see what happens, spend your money on a real good sonar unit.
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