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| What have you guys found to work best to take a photo of a fish you have caught when you are fishing alone? what kind of camera are you using for quality photos? Do you use a tripod set up in the boat or is there a better way to hold the camera? I just want to hear what other people are using for this. |
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Location: Smith Creek | I have a Canon, set to auto and timer, place it on the bow.
The most important thing is to practice before the season starts. Take some practice photos of yourself holding a tape measure. You'll see from the practice photos where to do your pose, how to hold the fish, etc.
And lots of practice will help when you catch a nice one and the adrenaline is going, so you don't screw around with the timer longer than you need to. |
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Location: Madison, WI | While they are not the best quality, I use my phone (galaxy S5) setup with reverse camera and voice activation. I can see myself and the fish and just say "capture" and i can easily take pics. I have a small tripod with adjustable height and flexible legs to put it where i want. |
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Location: Ashland WI | I use my smart phone with an app called "timer camera". I attached some stiff rubber arm things (hard to explain) to an old golf shaft for my stand. The shaft goes in one of the pedstal holes.
Typically I put the phone on video mode, take the fish out of the net, measure it, show it to the camera, and then put it back in the net. Total time out of water to do this is usually around 10-15 seconds. I let the fish rest for a bit in the net while I change the phone to timer camera mode. I have it set for 10 pics with a 2 second pause in between. Then the fish goes back in.
I get some video of the fish (which I can pull stills from), and ten pics, while keeping the fish out of the water for a total of 30-40 seconds. |
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| I use a gopro with a yolo tech mount.. you can take a video and screen shot or take regular photos. |
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Location: Lebanon,Mo | I use a waterproof camera on tripod setup on a certain part of the boat everytime and is already to go waiting in a compartment. Practice shots before you actually do it saves time and only has the fish in the net for a short period and about 20 seconds out of the water |
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Location: Sw Pennsylvania | I have a small video camera on a tripod in one boat and on a suction cup mount to the windshiled
in another boat. I upload the video to the computer and then pull photos off the video. At some point in every video you can pull a few good photos. I use a cheaper Kodak video camera the size of a cellphone and it works very well for me.
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| I fish alone 90% of the time, I just lie. Takes up less space and hassle. |
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Location: WI | I take screen shots from gopro video, or just a picture of the fish in the net. Used to use a camera with a timer, but don't care if I have pics of myself with the fish that much. I did get my biggest alone in the dark this year, and some terrible pictures of it on the bump board and in the water. Ha! It happens. |
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Posts: 99
| I just set my phone on the dash or something and set it to video with the screen towards me. Can take screen shots from video if needed. My pic to the left was taken this way. |
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Location: Scandia MN | I use a window mount spotting scope base left over from my western hunting days. Simple device designed to clamp on a truck window and thread on to anything with a universal base. Just google "Spotting scope window mount" and you'll find multiple options. Simple, cheap and versatile. I've had a number of people see it on my counsel windshield and ask where they could get one. If your a tiller driver you can use plywood or whatever else you may have to clamp on a gunwale mount the base and camera and away you go.
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Location: Wisconsin | I agree with 169sportsman, very simple solution that I have used as well |
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| I attach a length of rope to my net handle just long enough to clip it to the other side of the boat so you can net the fish then clip the handle in so the net doesnt fall in. You then have time to gather yourself and camera equipment while letting the fish rest a bit in the net while you get ready for the pics. Best piece of advice I ever received for fishing solo. |
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Location: Michigan | I use a simple digital camera on a flexible tripod and attach the tripod to my steering wheel. Then I put the 10 second timer on, grab the fish, start the timer, and take the picture.
I believe some of the newer cell phones have face-forward cameras which can be voice activated. This will ensure the picture is to your liking and in focus before you take the picture.
Here are a couple solo pictures from this year.
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Location: Western NY | I got a separate pedestal for the bow and inserted the part of the tripod with the screw on it to hold the camera. I use a Panasonic camera with a 10 second self timer. It has worked excellent and the quality is much better than a phone camera. |
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