King Strike

[jrogers]

Fairly short video, but I thought it was worth sharing this from last week trolling. A fairly clear video of a king hitting (and missing!) a troll herring. This is from a GoPro mounted to my downrigger.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WCX5JoO8vMc

 

[bkbaker]

Sweet!! Fish on!! How deep you running that camera? Good light. Did you land the FISH!!?

 

[Kardinal_84]

That's super cool! Always interesting to see what you normally can't. Thanks for posting!!!

 

[jrogers]

Sweet!! Fish on!! How deep you running that camera? Good light. Did you land the FISH!!?

That one did get away, but others didn't. The camera was at around 25ft. I was running live video up to my Garmin, so this cable adds lots of drag and I can't get much deeper than that, but it is nice since you know if you herring is still there.

 

[alaskanap]

How do you get the go pro hooked to you garmin unit. I would love to do that with mine.

 

[AKFF]

Wow! Awesome video! It's amazing how fast fish can move. Thanks for sharing.

 

[jrogers]

How do you get the go pro hooked to you garmin unit. I would love to do that with mine.

Here is the case I am using to get the video out:

http://www.eyeofmineactioncameras.com/Hero3_Underwater_SD_Video_Out_Housing_GoPro_p/euvh-3s.htm

 

[alaskanap]

Jrogers. Are you happy with the way it works. I really want to order one now.

 

[jrogers]

Yes, I am happy with it. Doing it again I might get one with a 100' cable. I have a 50', and then run a barrel connector and another 50', making sure the splice never goes into the water. You should be aware that this cable that is at least 1/4" in diameter adds a lot of drag to the downrigger, and really scopes things out, although you can still catch fish with it on, as evidenced by the video.

 

[DMan]

That is way awesome!

 

[Blood_Vessel]

What attachment do you use on the downrigger to mount the GoPro? Way cool video and how nice to have a live feed!

 

[jrogers]

What attachment do you use on the downrigger to mount the GoPro? Way cool video and how nice to have a live feed!

I have a 12 or 15lb downrigger pan weight that has a fin. I drilled a hole in the fin and bolted a gopro mount through that. I will try and take a picture sometime if this is unclear. I also built a tethering line out of heavy leader that I attach in case it comes free somehow that attaches to the downrigger cable. It seems to track really well since the downrigger ball has a big fin on it.

 

[Blood_Vessel]

Good idea! i will have to give that a shot. I can picture it but if you willing to share i wouldn't mind a photo.