There is a television program that does just that
http://www.hooknlook.com/, except it is a SCUBA diver with a
professional underwater camera, and speaker system.
In there early programs, they used a humminbird side scan fish finder (998 I believe).
Here is a saltwater forum post.. that displays (and offers) a mount for
the GoPro. This poster has several cool videos from under his boat (Tampa Bay and GOM area).
http://forums.capmel.com/post/my-best-underwater-video-to-date-6219698?pid=1277006791#post1277006791I have 5 underwater camera's, and I have been playing with trying
to record underwater and see what my fish finder is displaying (except for the
GoPro, the other camera's are rated to around 15'). I took a 10' piece of pvc,
and an end cap (starting inside), I tapped a 1/4 x 20 thread, then screwed in
a 3/4 inch long - 1/4 x 20 bolt. This is the same thread found in most camera
mounts (you have to purchase the screw type mount separate for the
gopro).
Waiting for the water to clear up.
I recently tried to record under the boat on Texoma, and the water is too green.
I am going to try and record on Lake Murray (Oklahoma), as the water is very clear
(reason why we dive there).