Fish tv

[brandon]

found this fish tv for 100 dollars is it any good

[Rockymtnx]

I seen those earlier this fall and though what a good idea to get people into a underwater camera for a reasonable price. I haven't heard of anyone using one yet. I know that they are made by Nature Vision who makes the Aqua Vu line of underwater fish cameras.
Shop around a bit if your looking for a underwater fish camera. I ended up picking up a Aqua Vu SPC-80 Color camera offline a few weeks ago for $197.00 CDN shipped with a spare battery.
I tried it out on the weekend and love it. It works awesome.

4-inch daylight-viewable LCD monitor
80 feet of 200-pound-test cable
Built-in 1.2 amp 12-volt battery which provides up to 3-hours of continuous use
plus battery charger SPC-80
Color Emerald Shiner fish camera with 12 white lights for twilight viewing
Video Out jack for video recording or outputting to auxiliary TV
Auxiliary Power Cord with cigarette lighter end to plug into a boat's 12-volt system
Soft-sided carrying case
Easy crank-up cable storage
90-day repair warranty

[mud slug]

i got one for christmas works great upto about 10 feet of water after that picture gets dark as theres not enough light for the camera

[Rockymtnx]

Originally Posted by mud slug

i got one for christmas works great upto about 10 feet of water after that picture gets dark as theres not enough light for the camera

Does the "Fish TV" model not have LED lights in the camera?
My SPC-80 was working fine in 14 feet of water without the LEDs turned on.

In clear water how far does the Fish TV see out to?

[ULTRAlite]

Seems pretty good so far - some decent video...

Here

[Izumi]

We have one of these units too. It does have the lights but they don't do a heck of a lot. Its a good starting unit I think. We had some problems with where the power adapter met the unit itself. We had to to always wiggle it to make it work and this last week it got bad and died. The vendor replaced it we are hoping not to have a repeat. Other then that we have really enjoyed it. Really nice picture in the middle of the day and good on batteries. The camera seems to really attract the pike too and they occasionally strike it. Pretty cool.

[calgarygringo]

Got one from Santa as well. Works well for the 100 bucks. Daytime is great. We have had a few Pike come nose to nose as well. Nightime is tougher to use but works ok if you can find the right angle. I mounted mine on a telescopic painters pole and can work better for camera control and direction.
Not the best I have seen but is fun and good entertainment when it is quiet. We use ours in the shack powered off the rv battery so no power problems.

[dss44]

Is that to see down below the boat?? Kind of like a downrigger cam we have out here in BC?

[Izumi]

Great for Ice Fishing

[snubber]

Ya I bought one I love it if you buy one try to get one of those disk's that go over your hole and it helps u turn your camera easyer there only 20 bucks but really worth it

[Rockymtnx]

Originally Posted by snubber

Ya I bought one I love it if you buy one try to get one of those disk's that go over your hole and it helps u turn your camera easyer there only 20 bucks but really worth it

What disc would that be?
I have only ever seen the Ice Pod. Got the wife going to pick one up from the Fishin Hole today.




Where did everyone get their Fish TV from? I seen them at Canadian Tire yesterday for $129.99. I am sure that I seen them somewhere for $99.99 ???

[skykomish sunrise]

the power tripod with the remote is the way to go. easy to find you hook and nice to look around once in a while. anyone else notice the whites at pigeon seem shy when the camera is down?

[brandon]

I saw it at the fishing hole for 100 bucks getting it on thurs.

[Rockymtnx]

Originally Posted by skykomish sunrise

the power tripod with the remote is the way to go. easy to find you hook and nice to look around once in a while. anyone else notice the whites at pigeon seem shy when the camera is down?

I seen about twenty with the camera in the hole. They didn't really seem shy to me.
skykomish are using the Fish TV or a model with the fish camera?

[skykomish sunrise]

the fish tv model... time for a camera paint job i guess

[JackBauerHunter]

We have fished Gull and Pigeon with a Marcum numeous times and have seen a lot of whitefish, many of them coming fairly close, but never taking a variety of our hooks. We've had great luck with it for pike, burbs, perch, etc...however. Lots of great 'close encounters' and footage. Been seriously wondering if the camera has been spooking off the whites however. Anyone else experience this. How Ironic would it be to buy a camera to help you fish, only to find that you'll see them, but not catch them! LOL

[burbotman14]

i have used the fish tv and it works great
it did not seem to scare the whitefish off since i caught eight and lost five the last time i went fishing

[BigBuck$]

Originally Posted by Rockymtnx

I seen those earlier this fall and though what a good idea to get people into a underwater camera for a reasonable price. I haven't heard of anyone using one yet. I know that they are made by Nature Vision who makes the Aqua Vu line of underwater fish cameras.
Shop around a bit if your looking for a underwater fish camera. I ended up picking up a Aqua Vu SPC-80 Color camera offline a few weeks ago for $197.00 CDN shipped with a spare battery.
I tried it out on the weekend and love it. It works awesome.

4-inch daylight-viewable LCD monitor
80 feet of 200-pound-test cable
Built-in 1.2 amp 12-volt battery which provides up to 3-hours of continuous use
plus battery charger SPC-80
Color Emerald Shiner fish camera with 12 white lights for twilight viewing
Video Out jack for video recording or outputting to auxiliary TV
Auxiliary Power Cord with cigarette lighter end to plug into a boat's 12-volt system
Soft-sided carrying case
Easy crank-up cable storage
90-day repair warranty

X2 on that one. Love mine, good color screen and no more tangled up cords. My only complaint is the batter life (2 Hours on mine MAX).