01-17-2004, 03:44 PM
That's true. It's amazing how many fishermen on the ice have brought along a 6-foot pole, set it down, and then come and ask you why you're catching them and they aren't. Spend $5 on a short stick, get a wire bobber, and start catching fish.
A friend has an Aqua-Vu. We watched his son's lure while at Rockport. We had his pole with a strike indicator (wire) right in front of the viewer. Those perch would come in and often move off to the side with the jig. The wire wouldn't even move! Only if they quickly sucked it in would you see the twitch. And it happened so fast . . . you have to be quick on the trigger. That underwater camera will increase your hookset percentage; no doubt about it. I like using a fish finder and wire. Even with all the tech that's out there, it's still a challenge. And great fun!
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A friend has an Aqua-Vu. We watched his son's lure while at Rockport. We had his pole with a strike indicator (wire) right in front of the viewer. Those perch would come in and often move off to the side with the jig. The wire wouldn't even move! Only if they quickly sucked it in would you see the twitch. And it happened so fast . . . you have to be quick on the trigger. That underwater camera will increase your hookset percentage; no doubt about it. I like using a fish finder and wire. Even with all the tech that's out there, it's still a challenge. And great fun!
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