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 Taking fish pictures when you fish alone
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07/13/12 12:24 PM
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Wirebender
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So, you hear that it is not true if you don't have a picture. As I fish alone most of the time, how do I take a decent picture of a big fish without laying her down on the boat floor?
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Re: Taking fish pictures when you fish alone
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07/13/12 12:40 PM
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MAC-ATX
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I suggest a camera mount. Or even better... a video camera!
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Re: Taking fish pictures when you fish alone
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07/13/12 12:41 PM
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HARD WORKN HAROLD
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DON'T LET THE CLOTHES FOOL YA
Life is too short to fish with a dead cricket!
PB: wife of 40 years
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Re: Taking fish pictures when you fish alone
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07/13/12 12:41 PM
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Mike_Soriano
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Only way I can do it is to hold it out with one hand and snap the pic with the other..always good to leave the lure in for size relation since most pics taken by yourself will be from a funny angle
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Re: Taking fish pictures when you fish alone
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#7756312
07/13/12 12:48 PM
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JacksonBean
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So, you hear that it is not true if you don't have a picture. As I fish alone most of the time, how do I take a decent picture of a big fish without laying her down on the boat floor? Great question! Here's what I figured out. I take my iPhone and start a video and put my phone down on the dashboard so it's pointed at me. Then I do my glamour pose with the fish  , throw her back and stop the video. Then later, watch the video and when it comes to the right spot, pause the video and screen shot the screen. Then you have a pic of you and your fish! Then just delete the video so you don't look like a weirdo. Tight lines, Jackson
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Re: Taking fish pictures when you fish alone
[Re: Wirebender]
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07/13/12 12:49 PM
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WasThataBite
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If u have a IPHONE down load a timer camera app. Do the reverse camera and set the timer. U can then see the screen shot before its taken. Works good for me.
PB: 10.78 lbs at Lake Fork
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Re: Taking fish pictures when you fish alone
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#7756545
07/13/12 01:52 PM
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Bank beater 1
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Like this 
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Re: Taking fish pictures when you fish alone
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07/13/12 01:58 PM
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RangerCrawford
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I extend my pedestal seat all the way up and have a rig I made out of a bungee cord I can hook the fish onto.....the seat provides a frame of reference and the fish is back in the water fast
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Re: Taking fish pictures when you fish alone
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07/13/12 02:02 PM
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BigLeslie
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Camera timer apps are available for android and iphone. I simply lean the camera somewhere on the boat (usually the middle or back seat) hit the button and in 5 or 10 seconds it takes a pic. As mentioned above, the video trick is a good idea too, but the camera timer activates the flash so better in low light conditions.
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Re: Taking fish pictures when you fish alone
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07/13/12 02:29 PM
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Klinger N Ok
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A tripod works good, using either the timer or a wireless trigger. If it's just a point and shoot camera, a Gorillapod works well using the camera timer.
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Re: Taking fish pictures when you fish alone
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#7756721
07/13/12 02:34 PM
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Paparon
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Like this What bait is that? Looks like an old Bomber with a new body.
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Re: Taking fish pictures when you fish alone
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07/13/12 02:45 PM
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Anthony65
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Re: Taking fish pictures when you fish alone
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07/13/12 03:05 PM
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AdanV
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You can also take a pic with a scale. Here's my current PB for this year: 
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Re: Taking fish pictures when you fish alone
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07/13/12 03:05 PM
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Jacob_Breaux
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When I'm fishing solo, I use the front camera on my phone. I just hold the fish with my left hand and hold the phone in the right and take the pic. Good thing is you can see the pic before you take it. The pics come out ok, but they make the fish look bigger. 
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Re: Taking fish pictures when you fish alone
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#7756843
07/13/12 03:06 PM
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Bank beater 1
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Like this What bait is that? Looks like an old Bomber with a new body. Custom painted mud bug. Now retired after too many big mean pigs like this.
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