Finally got my gopro!

[dorado50]

Wow! that's totally awesome! All I got was a new bait net!. Enjoy........

[FISH11]

i'm glad for you, that you got your Go Pro. I know the felling I wanted one for a long time and finally got one 5 weeks ago. It take a little learning. First I found it's good to mount it close enough to reach the control from your seat. The biggest reason is if you leave it on all the time it runs down your battery. The most important thing I learned is you can turn it off from the remote but that doesn't turn off the Wi Fi. In order to use the remote you need the Wi Fi on the unit, that is basically a network and so that take a lot of battery power. If you are able to reach the camera and turn the WI Fi on and off then your battery will last all day. I have 3 batteries but I don't like having to open the case in order to change the battery while out in the ocean. For a mount I first got a tripod mount the unit did not come with. That way I can put it on any tripod threaded unit. Next I purchased a bicycle handle bar mount that could be used on any camera I made 2 different lenght poles using 3/4" PVC with a 90 degree fitting at the end and about 6" of PVC at the top going horizontal so thats where I put the bicycle handle bar adaptor so that it sits off center instead of in the middle of the Kayak. 1 mount is about 36" tall the other is about 12". Either pole pushes into a 3/4" end cap that is secured to a piece of cutting board and mounted on a Scotty Fish finder mount about 4" from the botton on the pole I driled a slot about 1" long for attaching a short bungee for safety. I can put the mount on any of the Scotty mount on the Kayak and the Scotty fish finder mount rotates so I can change where the camera point. The short mount works great up frt. for face shots and the longer one is for from behind and over the shoulder shots. The slot in the PVC near bottom is when I clip a short bungee I made using the clip that OEX sell for leashes, and bungee straps. I works great and Even held up last Monday when I rolled the X13 I took out to La Jolla. Even when the kayak was upside down in the water no problem. Too bad I didn't have it on to get some of that underwater video. HA HA...

[bwana]

Be careful of those stock mounts. I found my GoPro. I too have been trying to figure the best way and spot to mount mine on my yak.

I was walking a sandbar in Bolsa Chica trying to make bait for a friend when I skirted a dead bird in the water. Just on the other side was something circular in the sand. I dug up a GoPro.

Got it home, recharged the battery and it had 3 underwater videos on it. Apparently it came off during the US Surf Open on the south side of the HB pier. You can hear the jet skis taking the surfers back out. Then it gets stuck under the HB pier.

I found it 3 days later. During its travels it records schools of bait, croakers croaking, a shark mouthing it. It's a testament to the quality of the GoPro product that it continued to work and still does to this day.

I replaced the lens cover on the housing as it was scratch from the sand and I bought a back up battery.

I sent the videos to a friend at the DFG. She is an Environmental Scientist and got a kick out of the croakers and fish in their natural environment not affected by divers filming.

You can see the unedited videos on youtube. WARNING, it's like Where's Waldo as all videos contain a lot of shots of fish and croakers croaking, you just have to keep watching.

I never got around to a condensed version which would make for more enjoyable watching vs. staring at dead water until fish come into view.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kO_Qbfha2fY

A school of bait swims by at the start of this one:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uoPSIm0nKdg

This one starts out with croakers croaking and one swimming by:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nTz4sy9XE-s

[jorluivil]

I follwed Greg's lead and haven't looked back.

http://www.bigwatersedge.com/bwevb/s...ighlight=mount

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[FISH11]

This is the shorter one I made to use in frt. to get all the face on and holding Fish pictures. I can use the same base and put the longer one if I want from over the sholder shot. The base is the Scotty fish finder mount base it fits any Scotty rod holder deck mount for about $14 the rest is very inexpensive PVC and some stainless steel bolts and nuts. PS> I also think you can use the base that was part of the box the camera came in if You secure the base from the box to a hatch or something else using some pop rivets like are used on eyelets, etc. That gives you 1 extra mount that doesn't stick on.

[nacho66]

Will, here is one I followed. enjoy your new toy. (http://palmettokayakfishing.blogspot...rsion-for.html )

Regards, Nacho

[William Novotny]

I will go get some pvc today and play around a bit. Last night I got creative and made this hand crane from an old 2 piece fishing rod. Don't let how narrow it is fool you, I reinforced the inside with 2 part epoxy, then drilled through and fitted a bolt through with the same threading as the stock thumb screws. Just to be 100% safe I attached a lanyard incase of failure. It has 2 points of adjustment and will be great for getting underwater shots.