Kangaroo_Island_Fisherman 0 Posted September 30, 2013 Report Share Posted September 30, 2013 My dad bought a gopro hero 3 for various online webinars or something along those lines, but as soon as I saw it and the waterproof housing in which it came I immediately thought of applying it to fishing. A pole mount has been ordered so I can make Gaffcam and Netcam, but something else came into mind...Berleycam.Many minutes were used pondering how best to mount the camera to the berley pot, the first idea was to just bolt it straight onto it:After a quick test out at the local jetty, it quickly became apparent that there was no way to control the direction of the camera, after all, it needs to be pointing in the direction of the berley trail.This opened up another session of sitting and pondering many ideas on how to do this, perhaps a parachute to catch the tide?? This idea was quickly dismissed as the whole video would just be of a plastic bag.The next idea was to attach a paravane onto the berley bucket in the hope of acting like the parachute but with minimised camera space taken up.This was once again tested at the jetty and just as quickly as it went in the water it was taken out as it was completely useless. Back to the drawing board...Still utilising the paravane, I thought of mounting the camera straight onto the paravane which was bolted to the top of the berley pot, with the fin of the paravane acting like the back fin of a windmill which would ensure the camera points into the berley:This was tested with success down at the jetty, so the next step is to test it out in the boat, where there is actually fish around and a decent tide running. i have tried uploading the video but I think it may be too large (250MB and is an .mp4).Cheers, KIF Chief, trihull, rotare and 1 other 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Kangaroo_Island_Fisherman 0 Posted September 30, 2013 Author Report Share Posted September 30, 2013 I couldn't upload the video for some unknown reason, but here is a snippet of the fish, this is the best view I got!!! If anyone could tell me what it is that would be helpful. bjorn2fish 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ale 301 Posted September 30, 2013 Report Share Posted September 30, 2013 Mate, kudos to you!!! Be oarsome to see it in action. Get a great insight on how it all happens! U may have to upload the vid to a third party site like photobucket then link it. Can upload it for you if u want to email it to me. May want to find a way of streaming the vids live on to the boat, the last thing u may see is some big teeth!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Kangaroo_Island_Fisherman 0 Posted September 30, 2013 Author Report Share Posted September 30, 2013 Thanks Ale,Could you please PM me your email address, I have got the file down to 17MB so it should send. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
iron chef 721 Posted September 30, 2013 Report Share Posted September 30, 2013 At a wild guess I reckon your fish is a small shark. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Kelvin 2,200 Posted September 30, 2013 Report Share Posted September 30, 2013 Given the spots, looks like a KGW Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jagger 24 Posted September 30, 2013 Report Share Posted September 30, 2013 Port jackson Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ale 301 Posted September 30, 2013 Report Share Posted September 30, 2013 I'm calling it for a small seven giller.penneshaw or kingstcote jetty? (Ive never been to either) Chief and Langley 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
savage480 1 Posted September 30, 2013 Report Share Posted September 30, 2013 One definite - Kingscote Jetty (not the main one - the small one next to it with all the tender vessels for the cray boats)Not sure on the fish. Looks a little short and stumpy for a shark and the swimming action looks more fish like, than a shark.On another note - Great footage. Can't get over how clear it is. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
savage480 1 Posted September 30, 2013 Report Share Posted September 30, 2013 Right - After a little research.I would go with a Juvenile Dusky Morwong (also called Strongie)Matches with the Dorsal and tail fin shape as well as distinctive spotting with white tips on the tail fin. Would also be fairly common in that sort of area. Kangaroo_Island_Fisherman, Chief and 4THALOVE 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
archerfish 685 Posted September 30, 2013 Report Share Posted September 30, 2013 Good call savage480...Had a bit of a good look myself, and unless anyone else can come up with something more conclusive, I reckon you've nailed it...Cheersaf Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Kelvin 2,200 Posted September 30, 2013 Report Share Posted September 30, 2013 Looks like a match. The tail especially with white, then black then black spots fits the pic. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
rotare 491 Posted September 30, 2013 Report Share Posted September 30, 2013 Yep, was about to say it's a strongie (dusky morwong), but savage480 beat me to it.An idea to stop your pot pot spinning in the current is to add a "tail" to it. Maybe get a bit of aluminium sheet, say 100mm wide by the length of you pot, and connect vertically. I made a PVC camera housing some time ago and this is kind of what I did so it wouldn't spin all over the place. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Kangaroo_Island_Fisherman 0 Posted October 1, 2013 Author Report Share Posted October 1, 2013 Thanks everyone for the replies, It definitely appears to be a juvenile dusky, thanks savage for that one.To rotare,I was originally going to say when I uploaded the video is that the paravane idea is what stops it spinning, the spinning in this video is me twisting the line because I wanted to look under the jetty, when left alone the paravane quickly pulls the pot around such that the camera is looking down the tide.I will hopefully be able to upload some new footage in this thread later on, in deeper water and hopefully with some target species in the frame!Cheers, KIF 4THALOVE 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Kangaroo_Island_Fisherman 0 Posted October 1, 2013 Author Report Share Posted October 1, 2013 If we want another mystery to solve, here is a capture from another video of what I believe to be squid eggs attached to a pylon?? If anyone can support this or suggest what it is then that would be awesome.cheers, KIF Quote Link to post Share on other sites
4THALOVE 45 Posted October 1, 2013 Report Share Posted October 1, 2013 Thanks everyone for the replies' date=' It definitely appears to be a juvenile dusky, thanks savage for that one.I will hopefully be able to upload some new footage in this thread later on, in deeper water and hopefully with some target species in the frame!Cheers, KIFplease keep posting these vids and pics mate I love looking at what lives beneath cheers 4THA Chief 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Brankim 945 Posted July 14, 2014 Report Share Posted July 14, 2014 Leopard shark! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mrballs 12 Posted July 15, 2014 Report Share Posted July 15, 2014 I can hear chewbacca close by 4THALOVE 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Brankim 945 Posted July 16, 2014 Report Share Posted July 16, 2014 Catshark... I would have named it a leopard shark Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Brankim 945 Posted July 16, 2014 Report Share Posted July 16, 2014 We trawl them up pretty often! Never trawled up a strongie. They tend to be only very close to shore in my experience. Esp around jetty pylons. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Brankim 945 Posted July 16, 2014 Report Share Posted July 16, 2014 And if you look at the strongies spots, they are more like blotches. Not perfectly round like on pot cam. I'd definitely put my money on catshark. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jaffa 81 Posted July 16, 2014 Report Share Posted July 16, 2014 It`s a common as muck strongie. Juvenile dusky morwong. Seen thousands of `em during my now long since terminated diving career. Cheers ppl. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Reeve 10 Posted July 21, 2014 Report Share Posted July 21, 2014 Unfortunately the things on the pole aren't 100% clear, either Squid eggs or could be a kind of hydroid.I'd be reasonably confident in saying that was a strongy in the photo, I'm not sure when a strongy is no longer a juvenille because I've seen those spots on some decent sized fish before! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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