|
|
Posts: 157
Location: West Central WI | Due to circumstances beyond my control, I’m going to be fishing solo more than usual this year. I’m looking for advice on how to take photos of any good fish I catch. I’d hate to not have a photo of a PR or large fish if that happened when I’m by myself. If you’ve been in this situation, what camera did you use and how did you mount it or set it to get that photo? I don’t want to waste any more time to get that photo than if I was fishing with a partner, in order to get that fish back in the water. Any and all advice would be appreciated. |
|
| |
|
Posts: 1638
Location: Minnesota | Depends on phone most have a timer. Or there is a app say smile and it takes your pic just need a good holder for your phone. I all so take a widest pic I can that way I'm in the pic and I can crop it later |
|
| |
|
Posts: 626
Location: Madison, WI | Most cameras or phones have a timer. Just make sure you set the timer and start the countdown while the fish is still in the net. Once the camera is set, grab the fish, press the button and within 10 seconds you have a picture. If it's a really big fish, you can put it back in the net and review the photo and see if you need another. It's actually a pretty simple process. I'd suggest practicing pictures on a small fish or pike so when the time comes with a big one, you have everything figured out. Good luck
Edited by danmuskyman 4/16/2017 10:14 AM
|
|
| |
|
Posts: 246
| I found it helpful to take some practice pics before I had a fish so I knew where to be when the camera clicked. Some cameras have custom timers that will take a few pics in a row so you get a choice of the better one. This helps if the boat is rocking or the fish is squirming.
Edited by zombietrolling 4/16/2017 11:24 AM
|
|
| |
|
Posts: 2275
Location: Chisholm, MN | The easiest way I have found is to either prop up your cell phone and take a video or use a gopro. From there you have a short video that you can take screen shots from when you get to a point in the video that looks good. Using a timer can be a tough deal depending on how you camera works because you may not be in the best position when it takes a picture. Then you either have to reset it and take another one, keeping the fish out of water longer, or you end up with a bad picture. Gopro is best, but a cell phone works. I've had success with both. |
|
| |
|
Posts: 319
Location: Tomahawk,Wis | A friend of mine has a tripod set in the back with a bungee cord holding it against the side...
Works great for him... |
|
| |
|
Posts: 4269
Location: Ashland WI | I have a timer camera app on my phone. It takes 10 pics in 20 seconds. I usually get at least a couple good ones. |
|
| |
|
Posts: 1209
| I set my phone on my windshield, and do a video and I can see the image on the screen. then take some frames of the video for my picture. Just move slowly when your in frame. |
|
| |
|
Posts: 463
Location: Sw Pennsylvania | I use a small digital Kodak video camera. Very cheap and waterproof. Record a short video and pull pics from it. To mount the camera I use either a suction cup mount to the windshield in my Alumacraft, threaded for the bottom of the video camera or I have a PVC pipe with a plug tapped in the end I can screw the camera into in my smaller tiller set up. Works great and very easy to use. |
|
| |
|
Posts: 705
Location: Alex or Alek? | Prop it up against something and start taking a video before you take it out of the net. Then take a screen shot later. Works great. Then you don't have to worry about the fish flopping around when a timer goes off. |
|
| |
|
Posts: 154
Location: MN | The best advice is a camera with a timer that takes multiple photos so you get on good one. |
|
| |
|
Posts: 386
| If you already have one or don't mind dropping a couple hundred bucks goPros work great. Burst mode you can set it to take pics every so many seconds for as long as you click the "shutter". Can get the GoPro app on your phone to get a good view of all the pics and such. The video mode works too but the stills are generally not as clear as when you use the burst mode. |
|
| |
|
Posts: 54
| Do you ever have problems after taking video, then still shot a picture, looks good on phone, but when get pictures devolped they look blurry??
Edited by Musky 77 4/16/2017 8:47 PM
|
|
| |
|
Posts: 32785
Location: Rhinelander, Wisconsin | If you want the best results from a video, use a decent video editing program and export the frame you want in HD. No chance of a poor result from a screen capture combining a couple frames and you get the image in reasonably high resolution. |
|
| |
|
Posts: 95
| I use my IPad as my front graph using the lowrance go free module and app. it works great! I basically have a 9" graph that I can move to the front of the boat or the back using the iPad that I also use everday for work it's a no brainier. I use a life proof case and ram mount makes a spring loaded holder for the iPad. Since it's already mounted in the front of the boat I just position it the right direction and reverse the screen to take video while I'm handling the fish. Later I will screen shot it if I want a photo this system works great and is multi purpose. |
|
| |
|
Posts: 114
| As mentioned by Muskyhunter47...my cell phone's camera is set up to take a picture every time I say "smile".
I use the phone mount that came with the phone to mount it on the car's wind shield. If you have a wind shield in
your boat...same set up. |
|
| |
|
Posts: 1199
Location: Walker, MN | What ever you do, just practice a little in advance of fishing. It seems weird at the time but being familiar with your equipment and what it takes to get a good shot will help you be efficient at it, no matter what camera you use.
Cheers and hook-sets! |
|
| |
|
Posts: 815
Location: Waukee, IA | This winter I made a stand to hold my phone. The phone can be set to take photos upon voice command, I'm hoping the stand works |
|
| |
|
Location: Contrarian Island | I mcgyvered a little stand to put my phone in as well.. set it on my butt seat, and then use the voice capture... works pretty slick... |
|
| |
|
Location: 31 | I prefer taking a video and lifting a screenshot as well because then you have both, and from my experience even though you might give up some picture quality, being able to select the exact picture frame more than makes up for a little less quality. If I don't care about the quality (or just being lazy), I'll sometimes just stop the video on my computer screen and take a picture... now those can be a little blurry. For my boat video set-up I use two of the common rubber coated spring clamps, one to hold my phone to the other clamp that's clamped on the windshield... 100% agree to set up and practice to make sure the angle is correct and you are "routine ready". |
|
| |
|
Posts: 347
Location: Vilas County, WI | Cell phone tripod works really well; around 8" tall. Just tall/wide enough to keep the tripod stable if the boat rocks at all (like when leaning over the side to take the fish outta the bag).
10 bucks at Target. |
|
| |
|
Posts: 1126
Location: Minnesota. | TheShow - 4/17/2017 9:13 PM
Cell phone tripod works really well; around 8" tall. Just tall/wide enough to keep the tripod stable if the boat rocks at all (like when leaning over the side to take the fish outta the bag).
10 bucks at Target.
I think I'm going to do this but I'll fasten the 3 legs to a pc. of 3/4" plywood - size to suit - maybe 8"-9" sq. for stability! Easy to do...use 3, 1 1/2" lg. rust-free deck screws and a small zip tie to fasten.
Thanks for getting my head going. I need one!
Edited by Jeremy 4/18/2017 1:20 PM
|
|
| |
|
Posts: 14
| I use something like this - http://www.ebay.com/itm/BESTEK-2in1-Desktop-Clip-Holder-Gooseneck-C...
Then I use a photo burst app to take 30 or so pics in 20 seconds, delay the first pic for 20 seconds to give me time to get fish out of the net. |
|
| |
|
Posts: 599
Location: Michigan | One of the best purchases I've ever made is the gorillapod tripod. When fishing alone I wrap it around the steering wheel and then just put the camera on a 10 second timer.
I also love the tripod for hiking/camping as you can wrap the tripod around anything such as a tree branch, rock, etc.
If using your cell phone, definitely look into the voice command as you can keep moving your position until you are satisfied with the picture then just command the phone to capture the photo.
Edited by jasonvkop 4/18/2017 1:55 PM
(12316629_10100287017686204_8105529719477790945_n.jpg)
Attachments
----------------
 7933864_ra.jpg (30KB - 304 downloads)
12316629_10100287017686204_8105529719477790945_n.jpg (57KB - 308 downloads)
7933864_ra.jpg (30KB - 295 downloads)
|
|
| |
|
Posts: 79
| Timer is only 10 seconds on mine which turns out is longer than it takes me to get one out of the net. Gotten some really nice pics of my rear end bent over trying to wrangle a fish out of the net. Need a new camera or phone I guess. |
|
| |
|
Posts: 4269
Location: Ashland WI | ffib - 4/19/2017 2:39 PM
Timer is only 10 seconds on mine which turns out is longer than it takes me to get one out of the net. Gotten some really nice pics of my rear end bent over trying to wrangle a fish out of the net. Need a new camera or phone I guess.
The timer camera app i have starts taking pics at 10 seconds. Then takes one every 2 seconds until a total of 10 are taken. |
|
| |
|
Location: Contrarian Island | buddy uses the Picture Picture app on his iphone for voice capture.... Samsungs come standard w it... |
|
| |
|
Posts: 7010
Location: Northwest Chicago Burbs | Get the fish in the net, take a close look, call it a mental picture if you will. Pick the fish up in your arms, admire the fish, mental picture time. Put back in the water, admire the fish, let her (or him) go, another mental pic as she swims away...
But maybe that's just me. |
|
| |
|
Posts: 599
Location: Michigan | ffib - 4/19/2017 3:39 PM
Timer is only 10 seconds on mine which turns out is longer than it takes me to get one out of the net. Gotten some really nice pics of my rear end bent over trying to wrangle a fish out of the net. Need a new camera or phone I guess.
Mine is 10 seconds as well; I grab the fish first and make sure I am ready to lift for a picture, then hit the timer on the camera and just go right into the pose in my designated spot for the picture. |
|
| |
|
Location: Contrarian Island | Slamr
Posted 4/19/2017 3:57 PM (#857813 - in reply to #857230)
Subject: Re: Photos when fishing solo
Location: Northwest Chicago Burbs
Get the fish in the net, take a close look, call it a mental picture if you will. Pick the fish up in your arms, admire the fish, mental picture time. Put back in the water, admire the fish, let her (or him) go, another mental pic as she swims away...
But maybe that's just me.
-----
Andrew "Slamr" Golden
[email protected]
Silly talk.. memories fade, pics bring the memory to life..maybe if you only catch 5 a year that works!  in my boat there have been say 1500 fish the last 20 yrs... hard to remember all of those....
it's easy to get a good pic these days... I often look back at big fish pics from many years ago and the pic helps me relive the moment...to each their own tho..
Edited by BNelson 4/20/2017 10:23 AM
|
|
| |
