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I went back to Starvation yesterday morning to check out the mid morning perch action. After the mid-day trip on saturday that resulted in some good footage but only one perch iced in 1 1/2 hours of fishing, I wanted to see what would happen during a morning video shoot. The perch were definatlely more active. As soon as I dropped the camera down I could see them everywhere. They were very willing to bite and even fought over the kastmaster early on. But as the morning wore on and approached 11am they weren't nearly as quick to respond to the Kastmaster or gizzy bug action and again began blowing kisses. In this clip I was fishing with one hand and rotating the camera with the other. So if you start to feel like the room is spinning it is because my attention is on a hooked fish and not the camera. Enjoy.
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Cool especially seeing the walleyes swim through at 2:38 and 4:00 mark. White tips dead giveaway.
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Great Video!! How far apart were the holes on the Ice? Like how far away was the jig from the Camera.
I don't know if I could stand watching that many fish and having them not bite. I'd probably spent all my time watching the camera and forget to watch my pole!! The camera is just to entertaining.
Thanks for posting!
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Very cool! I wish I had that caliber of fish closer to me. And getting to watch them is even better.
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It was cool seeing the walleye lurking around. Those white tips do really stand out. In an other clip a walleye is staring down the Kastmaster and acted like he was going to take it and then took off. Its hard to judge the size but they don't look like segars. I would like to hook one and get it on video.
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In the first part of the clip the jig is about 3 - 4' from the camera and then about midway through the clip I move the jig to a closer hole about 18" from the camera to bring them in closer. The camera was also off the bottom a ways maybe 2 - 3 feet which made it easier to see the surrounding area. I think the rock ledge in the background really adds to the depth perception of the video.
It is fun just watching the fish. After a while, I didn't really care if I caught anymore. I just wanted them to stick around and attack the kastmaster. You probably noticed a few of my hooksets were quite late. I was too busy just watching.
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While watching that video I'm wondering how sharp the hooks are on that first Kastmaster.
I just got back from there and your two videos definitely explain why they bit good this morning and not so well yesterday afternoon. Thanks for that. I think I need to buy one. What brand is your camera...the Marcum color one? Nice camera. Nice video.
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Fascinating stuff. One of the best posts all season. Better than some of the films up for Academy Awards. How deep were you filming? Sure would be neat to see smallies & wallies in a video like this.
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I used an Aqua Vu micro plus DVR. The hooks are newly replaced red trebles. They are sharp but I'm sure they could be sharper. I have noticed many times they bite the body of the Kastmaster and not the hook.
Dangler, this video was taken in 28' of water.
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Thanks for sharing this video, it gets me all worked up to go perchin. I'm planning on this weekend, any tips on location as I've never been to starvation due to the distance I have to travel. Figured once over there won't hurt me but would like to be able to fish in a productive area. Some reports are of people fishing in 45 feet of water and some in 28 feet, is there a preference you have and for what reason. Thanks for any help.
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I noticed the video wasn't playing very well. It was very pixelated so I edited it a little bit, added a couple short clips to the end, re-processed and re-posted. It should play and look much better now. [blush]
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Cool vid! I have a Marcum with color screen but everywhere i've been the water's too murky to see my bait or jig even though the bait or jig is 3' in front of the camera
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Thanks. Yea I knew before I bought the camera that Starvation would be a great place to look at fish and take video. The water is very clear, especially in the winter and early spring.
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perchhound. PM sent.
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Well, thanks to you I went and bought an Aqua Vu Micro minutes after viewing that clip. Don't want the DVR option, but I note that a "Y" cable is available from Aqua Vu so perhaps a separate one could be used if someone was inclined.
It's always driven me nuts to see fish on my Humminbird FF and not know if they are crappie, smallies, wipers - or carp. Now I'll KNOW. The micro unit is small enough to go into my kayak and is self-powered.
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Congratulation man. You'll love it. It is a great learning tool/toy.
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