fish tv camera

[truckhuntfish]

does anybody have any ideas or pics for me on how you hold camera in position after under the ice.  am new to camera thing and am getting frustrated using clothespins (dont laugh please)

[icejunky]

try this, it is what I use, works great

http://redrockstore.com/Catalog/index.php?crn=74&rn=1797&action=show_detail

[gone_jiggin]

I second that Icejunky. I just started using the fish tv camera this year and have used the "compass" and it works great. You just need to find the right depth then turn the "compass" to find your jig.

[little black jig]

I made a "camera compass" out of a 5 gallon bucket lid.... works like a charm!

[Iceman50]

I have the Fish TV unit and I use the Ice Pod meaning it's a little Tri-pod and a rubber stopper that goes around the cord and then rests right in the top middle of the Tri-pod. Then with just a little twist of the rubber stopper you can change direction and raise and lower the camera. Ice Pod is made by Nature Vision Products.

[BIGCREW]

I made a stand for mine,its adjustable from 1 foot to 3 feet it just sits on the bottom,I use a rubber ball to hold the cord tight,its alot better than it just hanging there and I also hated the overswing when you just wanted to turn it a little bit on my first atempt I made legs for it to sit on the bottom but then I only had 1 depth to view and was hard to set up. now I just drop it down the hole find my bait and its set takes about 30 seconds.I made mine from an old 6" check valve flapper and some stainless pipe,I know most guys dont have one of these laying around but some concrete in a container will work as long as it fits through the hole

[truckhuntfish]

thanks for replies , seen a guy on the lake yesterday with a 2 x 4 with a slot in it and a tennis ball on cord. only cost me 3 bucks for 3 tennis balls  and works great   i got 2 tennis balls for sale now   haaahaaaa

[JerryofWNY]

I've also used the ice pod it did make the camera easier to use. It was still a PIA to turn the cable to find the jig and then every once in a while to have to readjust because of current changes or a critter bumping the camera. At my age crawling around on the ice isn't as easy as it used to be. Last year I bought the Mo-Pod from Nature Vision. Expensive at $100 retail, (I saved quite a bit at an ice fishing show) but it sure makes the camera a pleasure to use. Wireless remote control allows you to pan the camera without leaving your seat. Marcum makes a similar product but it is not wireless. I've been told the cable between the unit and the controller is 10'. It sells in Cabelas for $49.95.

[trebblehook]

I built a 4 legged stand, about 10'' high, and bolted the camera on. Then lower it down, and it rest on the bottom up out of the silt. Camera also can be angled toward the surface, to look a couple of feet off the bottom. Turn the cable, locate your jig and set the camera down. Never moves, and stays put when there is a little current.