How do they record underwater video of lures in action?

[DetroitIron]

I just watched a couple underwater videos of pike slamming lures while trolling.

I"m wondering how the heck they record this? With a aqua view camera, the "fish camera" would have to be facing backward, and I would imagine this position wouldn't be too streamlined for water to flow around it, resulting in the camera/fish thingy wobbling all over the place. Secondly, how could you let out camera cord the proper amount (which to me would seem at least 50-60 feet), to watch the crankbait at trolling depth, and again have this camera watch the lure?

I'd love to find out how this is done.

My buddy who owns a bait and tackle shop mentioned they had a camera watching a walleye crankbait, and the walleye would just follow. When the boat make some turns, causing the lure to change motion, he said the walleye would then strike the lure.

Again, how/what camera are they using to record these lures, and how can they run this camera back from the boat without having it wobble around and go nuts, and keep it watching the trolling lure? Must be streamlined somehow.

[here2]

do search on trainwreck spinner baits i think nature vision makes them. they hooked the fish cam up to a downrigger cable (they sell an attachment now) facing backwards then ran the lureoff the downrigger. they have some cool ass musky vids for sale that i heard are awesome watching monster crush a lure in real time. but thats the only way i know.


tony

[MIfishinGuy]

there was a great article on doing this in in-fisherman i clipped out. i'll find out which issue and if i'm feeling good scan it and pm it around. let me know whos interested and then i'll scan it. i think it was called "strolling" what they did was get a little fin attachment (sold by nature vision) that made the camera run backwards, tap the original fin that is now in the back, put a split ring thru that hole, attached a downrigger release clip to the split ring, and like magic you now have a camera double-ing as a downrigger ball. i would imagine you would still have to let out more camera cable than downrigger wire, but im sure you could attach a dropper using a weaker-than-the-camera-cable leader and add weight to that to get the angle deeper.

i don't think you would need a full cannonball as the camera weighs a bit already, maybe a couple oz's of lead would do it, unless you want a true 90 degree rigging. but it would be expensive to lose a ball and/or a camera.

but if you already have a downrigger the suggested attachment would probably be cheaper and more user-friendly.

i personally don't have a downrigger so i would like to try this but haven't. i would probably have to make my own back-pedal attachment since i have an atlantis cam and haven't heard of them offering one, but my original fin already has a hole and ring in there, just put the cable thru and your downviewing. i cant remember if aqua-view uses the same method or not.

[soggybtmboys]

My buddy who owns a bait and tackle shop mentioned they had a camera watching a walleye crankbait, and the walleye would just follow. When the boat make some turns, causing the lure to change motion, he said the walleye would then strike the lure.



Best handliners right ther do this, constantly working the boat back and forth changing directions. Get 90% of your hits after a turn and the plug changes speed and attitude.