Underwater camera angle

[Evinrude58]

Just got a camera and read somewhere that is best to have the camera looking down when ice fishing but the videos I have watched they usually seem to be looking horizonal. There even was one guy who likes to have his close to the bottom and looking upward at a slight angle. So which does everyone use and why? I can see some advantages to both horizonal and vertical.

[joemx1825]

I keep mine lure level, I suppose it could be spooking some fish but I've always seemed to have fish come upto the bait no problem.  Looking top down gives you a wider angle to see fish approaching from all sides...

[hardwater diehard]

Down 45 deg ..for quick scouting . Up 45 deg for deeper water and sitting still/scouting ..lots of fish travel just under the ice and out of your sonars cone. Most times fish will come into the camera ..especially on the flats...not sure why but they spook me sometimes as I spin the camera and poof a bluegill nudging the camera .

[Gunflint]

Just got a camera and read somewhere that is best to have the camera looking down when ice fishing but the videos I have watched they usually seem to be looking horizonal. There even was one guy who likes to have his close to the bottom and looking upward at a slight angle. So which does everyone use and why? I can see some advantages to both horizonal and vertical.

A lot depends on how and where you are fishing. Often I fish lake trout deep and it is too dark to see down or even horizontal. When shallow anything is possible.  Here is an example.

Horizontal is better if you have the light.

[Evinrude58]

For low light has anyone used an underwater light like used off docks and boats?

[HWeber]

Down,  mainly because it's quick to setup and gives a view of all sides of your lure

[Sylvanboat]

I use both approaches. Point down to hunt fish and sideways to see their depth.  Fish have swam up to the camera - never seemed to spook them.

[caldwellite]

I rigged a scuba dive flashlight on a Cabelas black and white camera years ago. It worked for deep water.