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Old 02-19-2013, 05:34 PM
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Default GoPro WiFi Mod for Ice Fishing

I have used my GoPro to video me catching fish in my kayak and flyfishing on the river and use a 17+ year old Aqua-Vu for ice fishing. The Aqua-Vu is OK but I wanted to get higher resolution videos for ice fishing.

I mounted my GoPro to the Aqua-Vu camera and let it record until the battery was dead...the video was much clearer and in color (note: you need the dive housing or a flat lense for the GoPro to film underwater).

I wanted more control so I could record shorter clips and make the battery last longer but my GoPro wifi does not work underwater so I wrapped the wifi remote and the waterproof camera housing with wire wrap wire (10 or 12 wraps of the fine blue wire in the photo on the remote and housing) and ran 20' of RG174 antenna cable between the camera and remote.






I tested this setup by filling the my bathtub with water and submerging the GoPro in the tub and running the remote downstairs and it worked perfectly...now to get out on the ice to test it out in real world conditions
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Old 02-19-2013, 05:40 PM
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So does the app record video? On the phone end? And do you get a live preview (useable like an aquaview)?

I am very interested in this and want to do this w/the new GoPro Hero Black that has built in wifi.

Let us know how you make out.

Nice work!
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Old 02-19-2013, 05:53 PM
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I haven't tried it with the app yet...there is a few second delay over wifi so I use the Aqua-Vu for a viewfinder.
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Old 03-02-2013, 11:42 PM
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Default It works!!!!

Went to Gull today and tested this set up...works like a charm!
http://youtu.be/D35cof6_QII
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Old 03-03-2013, 12:17 AM
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sweet.

would be awesome somewhere with crystal clear water
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Old 03-03-2013, 12:58 PM
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Awesome video!
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Old 03-03-2013, 01:31 PM
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I wanna get one of these thing to attach to my net so as I go to land the fish I get a couple sweet pictures .anyone else do that ?
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Old 03-03-2013, 05:20 PM
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So you where able to control the camera via the remote, just by wrapping wire around the 2 transmitters/ recievers. And this transmitted the signal?
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Old 03-03-2013, 05:29 PM
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Well done jknd. Great vid . Fantastic idea very clever.
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Old 03-03-2013, 07:18 PM
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So you where able to control the camera via the remote, just by wrapping wire around the 2 transmitters/ recievers. And this transmitted the signal?
Yes I wrapped the camera and the remote and then joined the wraps with 20' of RG174 Coax cable.
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Old 03-03-2013, 07:33 PM
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Great looking video.
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Old 03-03-2013, 07:39 PM
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Great quality...crisp clear video...with fish to boot. Great job!
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Ya I never would have guessed it would work that easily, yet when I headed out to the lake I didn't wrap my phone with wire yet, and planned on doing it there. Yet it worked by just holding the wire to the phone.
I've read twice that the length you strip is important. Either 6.25 or 12.5 cm. 6.5 cm is the width of the GoPro but I went across and back with a tight turn. 13 cm is the width of the iPad mini I use. Put the wire just above the bottom of the iPad (above) speakers, and near the top of the GoPro.
I put the GoPro tripod mount onto the bottom of a plastic tobacco can, put 2 small u-bolts on the sides of the can near the top, and filled the can with rocks. Used a small diameter rope to the u-bolts and drop it down.
Once down there I drop a lure in a hole 2-3 feet away and then twist the rope a bit and just lift the can off the bottom so it will spin slowly and drop it down and wait for the delay to let me know if the lure is visible. If not another small lift. Works pretty well.
I probably never would have tried it if not for your post jkind. Thanks for sharing.
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Old 02-01-2015, 04:28 PM
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That is so awesome. Now I know what do with all my leftover wire-wrap wire from the Olden Days!
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Old 02-01-2015, 08:08 PM
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Great idea I missed this thread when it was originally posted I'll have to see if I can do the same thing. I just usually leave it run and change the battery when it runs out. If you have to turn it on and off sometimes miss the good stuff since I don't have a camera and don't look down the hole, just use the Marcum.
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Old 07-13-2015, 08:10 AM
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We tried this on the weekend. Works like a charm. Made our own bottom deployment system.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?featur...UO1Klv7U#t=112

Still working on the finer details. Vis wasn't the greatest but this is 26 ft deep.
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Old 07-13-2015, 10:15 AM
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I also like how you can hear him chomp down on the bait.
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