Salmon Strike Captured on Underwater Camera

[Leggitt57]

Below is a link to some footage we got on July 28th from the port of South Haven in the AM. If you like what you see please subscribe to our channel and thanks for watching!

https://youtu.be/nU-L8ZvqOX4

[Salmon_slammin]

Very cool! I really enjoy watching these, thanks for sharing!

[Leggitt57]

Thanks for the nice feedback. I have another 8 hours of footage to go through from two other trips out. Plus going out tomorrow, so I will be posting more very soon!

[danthebuilder]

Always enjoy watching your videos. Was wondering where you've been.

[Jim F]

Thanks for posting----very interesting!

[Leggitt57]

DTB thanks for the nice comment. We will be working to put out at least one more video in the very near future and possibly two more. We might make a longer video compiling some of the longer follows that we have captured. Boring for some I'm sure...interesting for others. Thanks again for the feedback though we appreciate it!

[Vandee]

What Camera set up are you using? and how do you go through all that footage without going crazy. I rigged up a GoPro on a downrigger ball and have lot of footage to go through yet.

[Leggitt57]

Vandee - It is the WaterWolf HD Camera, it is tied directly in line with the lure. As for going though the footage...yeah it takes patience, bad weather (so you want to stay indoors and go through hours of footage) LOL

[danthebuilder]

If you use VLC to view the footage. You can watch it at higher speed. Helps go through video pretty fast.

[Leggitt57]

I use VLC and it is a nice feature to watch it faster...but your eyes do not always thank you...watching that spoon after awhile at faster speeds can do a number on your eyes. Next time out I think I am going to run a flasher fly behind it...that will be real interesting.

[sparky30]

Be interesting if you could keep track of what type of spoon and what speed you were running in different clips, should hlp to se what spoons work best at what speeds.

[Leggitt57]

I have done a little bit of that...with a stop watch and good old fashion recording things by hand on paper. Someday I may publish (via video) some of that stuff.

[gmfishon]

Be cool to se it with a flasher. When you say the camera is inline with the spoon does that mean you have it on the fishing line ? Couldn't imagine breaking the line and losing the camera. I must have something mixed up but great video.

[Leggitt57]

gmfishon - You are correct the camera is indeed tied on the main line, then the lure is on a 4.5' leader from the camera. There is a risk of losing the camera of course but there are also things in place to try to limit that from happening. Shorter lead from the ball (30' or less) keeping it mostly away from everything else. The Leader is less # test than the mainline etc...Also at the end of the day the reward is greater than the risk.