Mornington 12/01/2020 (underwater video)

Mornington, Mt Martha, McCrae, Safety Beach, Mt Eliza
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Re: Mornington 12/01/2020 (underwater video)

Post by eddyt » Mon Jan 13, 2020 10:43 pm

Gopro hero 5 black. Connects fine but i have to pair it every time, which means i need the touch screen.

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Re: Mornington 12/01/2020 (underwater video)

Post by hornet » Mon Jan 13, 2020 11:01 pm

eddyt wrote:
Mon Jan 13, 2020 3:46 pm
hornet wrote:
Mon Jan 13, 2020 3:42 pm
Years ago last time I fished sorrento pier all the mackerel were this common size, fishing in the corner under the light at night just past the small shed. Some were absolute horses ! Dunno about now ?
Tempted to go try now! Usually they are only small. I've caught the bigger ones before, same with yakkas (but i think they are cowanyoung) but not common.
If you go burley with some chook pellets and bread soaked in tuna oil and some sea water, mix well and use sparingly just to keep them around don't over feed.
He who has the most fishing rods WINS ! :ts:

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Re: Mornington 12/01/2020 (underwater video)

Post by ChrisTaylor » Tue Jan 14, 2020 7:03 am

I might be over complicating things, but I'm envisioning a square ... rectangle? frame made with 15mm PVC pipes. Said pipes could be filled with a bit of sand or water to provide stability. Or a rectangular prism, even, with the camera sitting in the middle. Small sections of pool noodle could be attached to the top layer of pipes. This may -- and this is just speculation -- help keep the camera stable on the descent, in a current, etc.

My thinking is somewhat inspired by the SeaPerch, which I've built with some of my students.

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Re: Mornington 12/01/2020 (underwater video)

Post by i2jb » Tue Jan 14, 2020 12:48 pm

I glued a GoPro attachment to the top of a burley cage - gets great results, but I need to find & add a red filter !!

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Re: Mornington 12/01/2020 (underwater video)

Post by saph » Tue Jan 14, 2020 5:24 pm

i2jb wrote:
Tue Jan 14, 2020 12:48 pm
I glued a GoPro attachment to the top of a burley cage - gets great results, but I need to find & add a red filter !!
amazon australia trust me plenty on there.

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Re: Mornington 12/01/2020 (underwater video)

Post by eddyt » Tue Jan 14, 2020 6:23 pm

thanks a lot for all the ideas everyone! I think I will try the sinker with a loop knot first, and if that fails, go with either gluing it to the top of a burley cage or build some sort of frame.

You can get red filters off ebay too, but check your GoPro case is compatible. Most filters only work with the official "Super Suit" housing. Unless you use the camera without a case, then there's plenty of those filters too. There's also filters for aftermarket housing, but it's harder to find one that fits.

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