Let's go out of state and try and catch a fish we had not caught before... Saugeye in Oklahoma's Thunderbird Lake!

More on the Oklahoma quest to catch a Saugeye! Only one but did have a fun time fishing for other fish!

Here is a run to Texoma that was fun!

Back to Texoma again where I kayak fish a cove on a chilly October AM...

Back to 2008 and Brockdale Park!

How about answering the mail on a kayak fishing question?

How about a trip to the local lake in preps for kayak fishing the next day. Was hoping for enough Shad t be caught in cast or two... 37 casts later!

YouTube Shorts video to answer the mail... "Is the glue flexible when cured?"

It does not appear flexible. It has held for two seasons without issue.

YouTube Shorts video where I went kayak fishing for Striped Bass in the little Heritage Featherlite Kayak one chilly October morning on Lake Texoma. Was a fun time, caught several Striped Bass with the largest going 6 pounds!

Go Pro Hero 5 to Phone Underwater Camera Rig

Been itching to get more underwater camera actions shots. Wanted to try a camera setup that uses the Wi-Fi connection to a mobile phone to get live action shots of what is happening underwater.

Understood the Wi-Fi connection is lost soon as the Hero 5 goes underwater. The Go Pro will keep recording but you can no longer control the Go Pro with your phone.

Found a workaround that uses cable like in Cable TV cable to maintain connectivity when the Go Pro is underwater.

Made a rig and planned to field test is soon as the hand heals but while testing the rig my sinking the camera in a bucket, learned the Wi-Fi connection stayed connected.

I did not lose connection until I was 20+ feet away from the bucket. Will have to test this in a pond. But, this is promising!

Do check back, plan to try testing the connection with and without the rig to see if the Hero 5 stays connected!

DIY Live Underwater Video Feed | GoPro to Phone Rig | Field Test

Finally, I was able to test the DIY GoPro to Phone Rig that would allow me to control my GoPro using my phone as well as allow me to see the live video feed to my phone.

Simple rig that used PVC, COAX TV Cable, a metal extension with a GoPro mount to hold the GoPro and another mount to hold the phone.

While testing the rig in a bucket the GoPro would stay connected via Wi-Fi as far as 20 feet without the rig.

However, in the field, the camera lost the Wi-Fi connection. I needed the DIY GoPro to Phone Rig to stay connected.

The rig worked!
- I could start and stop the recording, turn it off and surprisingly... back on too!
- I watched the live video feed; no fish but it was a field test more than a fishing trip.
- And, even stay connected up to 10 plus feet away. I did not have to have the phone touching the cable.


Links are included in the description and a live stream I hosted to detail how I made it...link.

Don't forget to add a skeg. For our Pelican Catch 100 it was a game changer. Liking the no holes required!

This was a fun trip earlier this year...

This was another fun trip that took us out of state... able to catch a fish we had never caught before! This took us to Oklahoma.

Here is a video that may be of interest to some... what's in our kayak jacket?