Ever wonder what is down there? - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

dos ballenas · 05-14-2012, 02:18 PM

AWESOME video Greg! i have dove La Jolla a lot in my short years here in paradise!

Those sharks are all over the place! The last one I saw was while night diving for bugs.... I guess the hoop nets chummed them up!

GregAndrew · 05-16-2012, 10:40 AM

Ok, here it is.

Made a flat lens out of a piece of good plastic and the top part of a multivitamin container. Epoxied the two together and then attached to the GoPro housing with Plumbers Putty. Used enough connectors to get the camera above the downrigger ball. Connected a 3-way swivel via 35lb mono to the ball, 65lb braid to the first connector below the camera and the third to my imitation downrigger. The braid to camera connection remains loose unless the mono should break (kinda like an anchor connection). Should the ball become stuck, I can break the mono and pull from the camera connector. This may allow me to pull the unit out backwards, or at least pull the camera from the ball (only sticky tape holding mount on).

Billy V · 05-16-2012, 11:39 AM

Jacques Cousteau would be proud. Nice video Greg.

I've got a few spots where I would want to see the play back right away.
Do you have that capability yet ?

GregAndrew · 05-17-2012, 07:44 AM

No, I have heard that the LCD Backpack really sucks the battery dry so I have not bought it yet. But I am certainly considering it.

05-14-2012, 02:18 PM	#1
dos ballenas Vampyroteuthis infernalis Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 585	AWESOME video Greg! i have dove La Jolla a lot in my short years here in paradise! Those sharks are all over the place! The last one I saw was while night diving for bugs.... I guess the hoop nets chummed them up! __________________ ____________________________________________

05-16-2012, 11:39 AM	#3
Billy V Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Bay Ho Posts: 1,382	Jacques Cousteau would be proud. Nice video Greg. I've got a few spots where I would want to see the play back right away. Do you have that capability yet ? __________________

05-16-2012, 10:40 AM	#2
GregAndrew Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 2,384	Ok, here it is. Made a flat lens out of a piece of good plastic and the top part of a multivitamin container. Epoxied the two together and then attached to the GoPro housing with Plumbers Putty. Used enough connectors to get the camera above the downrigger ball. Connected a 3-way swivel via 35lb mono to the ball, 65lb braid to the first connector below the camera and the third to my imitation downrigger. The braid to camera connection remains loose unless the mono should break (kinda like an anchor connection). Should the ball become stuck, I can break the mono and pull from the camera connector. This may allow me to pull the unit out backwards, or at least pull the camera from the ball (only sticky tape holding mount on).

05-17-2012, 07:44 AM	#4
GregAndrew Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 2,384	No, I have heard that the LCD Backpack really sucks the battery dry so I have not bought it yet. But I am certainly considering it.