Tournament anglers credit underwater surveillance for success in recent competitive events

Anyone who’s fished North America’s best bass lakes in recent seasons has seen the signs: Clearing waters; schools of trophy bass shifting deeper and deeper; tournament game plans revolving around off-shore structure,anglers mining small, specific sections of underwater real estate.

For Jeff “Gussy” Gustafson—the popular, successful FLW Tour bass pro—probing deep water has long ranked high among his impressive set of fishing skills. Beginning almost two decades ago, Gussy launched an incredible string of tournament wins, taking the title at Canada’s most prestigious bass tournament, the Kenora Bass International in 2000. He won the event again in 2008, along with partner Chris Savage. In 2005, Gustafson and partner Scott Dingwall won the inaugural International Falls Bass Championship—another highly competitive bass event that attracts a who’s-who list of elite-level anglers.

On August 25, 2018, Gustafson and Dingwall won the two-day I-Falls Bass Championship for an unprecedented fifth time, extracting 40-pounds of smallmouth bass from small, deepwater sweet spots. “In the summer, almost every hump on Rainy Lake has walleyes on it,” noted Gustafson, ranked #11 in the FLW Tour’s Angler of the Year race. “But only certain spots hold big smallmouths.

“While scouting for bass in prefishing, down imaging sonar helped tell part of the story, but we relied on the optics of my Aqua-Vu HD7i Pro underwater camera to show us what species was living on each spot. In our three days of practice,” Gustafson recounted, “we spent a lot of time idling around looking at fish on different spots.

“The camera showed us that the bass seemed to be in groups of five to eight fish, hanging slightly higher off bottom than the walleyes. It was an efficient method of searching because one of us could run the trolling motor and the other guy could scope with the Aqua-Vu. We could get super accurate by going over exact waypoints where we marked fish, drop the camera and get instant species verification—as well as seeing fish size and where they were set up relative to the rocks.”

Gustafson and Dingwall, who bagged over 20-pounds of smallmouths each of the two tournament days, fished a one-two punch of presentations. “We felt our chances of catching four pound smallmouths were better fishing deep than working the banks,” noted Gussy, who’s earned renown on the FLW Tour for his ability to locate big bass away from the banks. “We caught our fish on a variety of baits, including swimbaits, hair jigs and tubes like the Impulse Fatty Tube. We would cast over spots first with fast-moving baits and then follow up in slow-down mode with the tube.”

“In the tournament, we were able to return to the few spots where we’d scoped big smallmouths hanging around and pluck a few of them off,” he said. “Having the confidence to fish slow on some of the spots was huge, because we knew they were holding four pounders.”

A common, though rarely talked-about tool in bass tournament boats for at least the past decade, Aqua-Vu cameras are now acknowledged as key fish-finding tools by anglers such as Gustafson and Bassmaster Elite Series pro Ott DeFoe. For DeFoe, concealing the camera within boat storage is no longer an option, as his newest high-definition version is mounted to the deck of his Nitro bass boat, right beside other electronics.

After his third 2018 visit to the St. Lawrence River—a late August Bassmaster Elite Series event—DeFoe called out a key advantage  provided of his Aqua-Vu. “Those fish on the St. Lawrence sit so tight to the rocks, that even with my space-age Humminbird graphs, I couldn’t always pick them out,” he said. “But the underwater camera leaves nothing to doubt. After dropping the optics, I could see the fish clear as day. It gave me the confidence to stay and fish. I was able to execute the right drift, angle and speed and eventually boated a smallmouth over 4 pounds and another at almost three.

“The good and bad about using a camera,” DeFoe laughs, “is that it finds them with 100-percent certainty, but doesn’t guarantee they’ll bite.”

Which might still be better than fishing for the “wrong” species. Gustafson, who in May placed 7^thout of 180 anglers at the FLW Tour derby on Kentucky Lake, discovered another key use for his Aqua-Vu. “We used to mark fish on our graphs on this lake and you could just about guarantee they were bass,” he reflected. “Now, the lake is absolutely infested with Asian carp. You mark a lot of fish that look just like bass on sonar, and you can waste tons of time casting to fish that are actually carp. Instead, I was able to lower the camera around these ledges where I was marking a lot of fish and see immediately whether they were bass or carp.”

Similarly, in brushpiles, flooded timber and even beneath boat docks, Gussy says his Aqua-Vu gives him the advantage of verifying with total accuracy the presence of target species versus alternative fish.

Previously considered a useful tool in deepwater only, Gussy recently found a new use for his underwater camera. “I’ve just started experimenting with a telescopic pole attachment Aqua-Vu makes that probes under docks and shallow cover. Pretty cool to see where bass position beneath docks and exactly what the support beams and other structures look like. Really helps me pinpoint the sweet spots with casts on tournament day.

“That’s the whole key to this tool—I don’t need to catch them during prefishing, I just need to see them. If I can go into a tournament with foreknowledge of bass location, I’m already ahead of the game.”

New upgrades, great value highlight hand-sized Aqua-Vu® micro 4.3 Stealth

Crosslake, MN – Now nearly eight years ago—about the time Apple® unveiled its fourth iPhone—fishing’s first handheld underwater viewer landed in anglers’ hands. The original Aqua-Vu micro Underwater Viewing System opened the lines of communication between humans and fish. More to the point, the pocket-sized camera showed anglers exactly what was happening beneath the surface, live. Valuable visuals like bass or crappies buried in cover appeared clearly on the Aqua-Vu screen, yet still aren’t easily discernable with sonar.

On the eve of the fishing industry’s ICAST show, Aqua-Vu is set to unleash its most affordable, portable underwater camera yet: the micro 4.3 Stealth. Merging major value and dynamic underwater video, the handheld micro Stealth offers nice upgrades without boosting price.

“The viewscreen on the micro 4.3 Stealth screen is noticeably brighter and sharper than our previous entry-level underwater camera,” says Aqua-Vu president Ben Gibbs. “For under $250, anglers can be studying the underwater layout of their lake— and the whole system fits right in their tackle box and in the palm of their hand.”

Beyond the LCD itself, which expanded from 3.5- to 4.3-inches, Gibbs notes multiple system upgrades. The camera optics received a substantial boost in resolution, providing greater detail and picture quality, amplifying discernment of vegetation, fish and baitfish down to identification of mussel shells.

Penetrating dark and stained water, the bottlecap-size micro camera also features integrated auto-activated infrared lighting. Even in dark or dirty water, IR lights still make it possible to discern underwater terrain in front of the lens.

Aqua-Vu engineers enhanced the unit’s power and video output system, adding a new magnetic dual battery charging / RCA video-out port. “The magnetic port lies flush with the display unit,” notes Gibbs. “This new enhancement makes the LCD completely IP67-waterproof—another boost in value. It also provides easier battery charging because the magnetic input is self-aligning; doesn’t require the user to line up pins and holes, which can also break.”

Connecting the Aqua-Vu micro camera to monitor, 50 feet of ruggedized cable is marked with depth indicators in 1-foot increments for precise deployment. The backside of the display sports an integrated cable wrap for tidy management of extra camera cable.

Standard equipment on all micro 4.3 Stealth systems is an Adjustable Trolling Camera Fin with clip-on ballast weight, as well as a special Ice Fishing Camera Clip for hardwater use.

“To verify what I’m seeing on sonar, I mount my micro Stealth camera right in the console of my boat,” says Aqua-Vu pro, Brian Brosdahl. “The monitor has a female coupler that I connect to a portable Pro Snake mount—clamps anywhere I want it, right beside my sonar screens. Aqua-Vu is just as valuable in my boat as it is in my ice fishing house.”

micro® Stealth 4.3 Handheld Underwater Viewing System:
> 4.3-inch color LCD with integrated cable wrap
> Rechargeable lithium-ion battery with on-screen indicator
> Magnetic battery charger
> 50-feet ruggedized camera cable with depth indication
> Advanced LCD and camera optics
> Adjustable Trolling Camera Fin & clip-on weight
> IP67 Waterproof
> RCA Video Out

Available at major outdoor retailers late this summer, the new Aqua-Vu micro 4.3 Stealth Underwater Viewing System carries an economical retail price of $229.99. For more information, visit www.aquavu.com.

Ingenious Aqua-Vu® XD™Pole Camera Adaptor reaches out and reveals fish in previously inaccessible locations

Crosslake, Minn.– Beneath the surface, things rarely match the imagination. Consider the waterscape beneath a boat dock. Any idea what’s down there? Nope, but sure would like to know. What about that big sunken tree you’ve tried to fish? Who knows whatmight be living in that snag-infested thing. Any bass below that patch of lily pads? Crappies hiding in the cabbage?

What sonar can’t show, Aqua-Vu can. The innovative underwater viewing company, Aqua-Vu now gives anglers and aquatic explorers the ability to literally reach out and spy on fish in those difficult-to-reach locations. The new XD Pole Camera Adaptor connects Aqua-Vu optics to any threaded telescopic pole. Think of it as an underwater telescope, bringing remote fish and hard-to-reach sweet spots within visual range.

Suddenly, professional and recreational anglers can go underwater, see fish and immediately understand those previously mysterious fishing spots.

“The XD Pole Camera Adaptor has given me a totally new application for my underwater camera,” says Bassmaster Elite Series angler, Ott DeFoe. “I can poke the Aqua-Vu right up under a thick mat of vegetation or beneath a row of boat docks, and confirm right away whether any bass or baitfish are in the vicinity. It’s an awesome prefishing tool because I can find good fish or eliminate unproductive water without even making a cast.”

For use with all Aqua-Vu XD cameras, the Pole Cam Adaptor instantly slides on and off the optics via the patent-pending Quick-Attachment™ slide rail. One of several new Aqua-Vu XD accessories, the XD Pole Cam Adaptor works with any standard threaded pole. DeFoe often transforms his telescopic Superstick® push pole into an underwater probe, attaching his Aqua-Vu HD camera to the end. Similarly, Florida based angler Joe Balog simply uses a telescopic painter’s pole, found at most any hardware store.

“I love fishing boat docks, skipping jigs and soft plastics way up under those big shade-producing platforms,” says Balog. “But it wasn’t until I started looking under docks with my Aqua-Vu that I really understood their underwater layout. The pole camera really opened my eyes and showed me all the little sweet spots. I can see right where the bass and baitfish position on them and exactly how to pick them apart with my casts.”

Inspired by demand from tournament bass and crappie anglers, the new Aqua-Vu XD Pole Cam Adaptor (MSRP $29.99) provides an exciting means of silently probing and peeking beneath boat docks, brush piles, vegetation and other shallow cover. It is also ideal for checking boat hulls and engine lower units. Now compatible with all current Aqua-Vu LCD systems, plus the new Multi-Vu XD, the XD Pole Camera Adaptor is one of several modular underwater viewing accessories available at www.aquavu.com.

“Sonar alone isn’t always enough to tell you those vital details, such as fish presence, fish species and the layout of underwater cover,” notes Balog. “I’ve got my Aqua-Vu mounted right up in the bow beside my sonar, which gives me the best possible underwater view, no matter where I’m fishing.”

Sonar-GPS-Underwater Camera Connection Delivers Primo Big Fish Picture

Crosslake, MN (April 6, 2018) – Who knows how far angling technology will eventually take us? Maybe someone at the CIA has a clue. All we mere-mortal anglers know is that things like GPS and sonar make fishing more productive and efficient, which pretty much defines technology itself.

Beyond the traditional fish-finding tools, Aqua-Vu Underwater Ice Fishing Cameras add realism and adrenaline to the operation. What’s more electrifying, after all, than actually witnessing the strike, whether through polarized lenses or an Aqua-Vu screen?

Cameras, of course, aren’t just about underwater sight fishing and keeping kids entertained. Advanced underwater cams are equipped with probes that reveal water temperature at the depth you’re actually fishing—often a totally different degree than the surface temp shown on your sonar screen. Ice anglers, for example, are discovering the frequency with which fish flock to warmer pockets amid otherwise near-freezing water. Only way to know for sure is to drop the camera optics, and see for yourself the actual temperature and any fish in the neighborhood.

Another step forward has occurred as enhanced sonar screens now do justice to live color video. Consequently, folks who run video-enabled units— such as Raymarine eSeries or the new Raymarine Axiom Pro— gain the bonus ability to plug their underwater camera right into their sonar screen.

Want to watch sonar and live underwater video at the same time? You got it. Sonar, GPS map and video? Yep. How about capturing still images and underwater video clips for later reference, or to share with friends? That’s possible, too. As is using your underwater camera to visually confirm fish species and the real-life appearance of structure, and then saving the spot as a GPS waypoint—all on the same unit.

While we’re at it, why not just deploy an underwater drone? Apparently, someone out there has nearly perfected a such a device and armed it with fish-seeking sonar, an attached LED lure and 4K video that transmits to a smartphone.

Beam me up, Scotty.

For now, in case you’re wondering about the leading edge of current fish electronics, all we can say is, “Watch this.”

New Aqua-Vu® micro Revolution Series applies reel technology to underwater viewing

Crosslake, MN (September 30, 2017) – Cast. Reel. Catch. Nothing’s more fundamental to fishing success than this simple action, accomplished hundreds of times each day on the water, almost as an afterthought. Other than the lure itself, the reel likely remains the single most important fishing tool ever invented.

It’s a fact even an engineer can’t question. Count the product designers at Aqua-Vu among the biggest fans of the fishing reel. The leading-edge angling optics company has applied the same familiar, orbital process to underwater cameras—albeit with a slight adjustment to the reason we use a fishing reel.

Deploy. Reel . . . Reveal.

Primed to once again rewrite the rules of underwater viewing, Aqua-Vu recently revealed the micro Revolution™ 5.0 and micro Revolution™ 5.0 Pro. Loaded with high-tech upgrades, these exciting new handheld underwater cameras are actually headlined by a singular, literally revolutionary innovation.

Instantly retrieving dozens of feet of camera cable with the mere turn of a handle, the patent-pending micro Revolution Cable Management System™ adds infinite convenience and user-friendliness to the act of underwater viewing.

“For ice fishing or openwater fishing, this is one of the biggest new product home-runs of the year,” asserts Brian “Bro” Brosdahl, legendary fishing guide and professional angler. “For years, anglers who use underwater cameras have had to deal with extra camera cable lying on the boat floor or on the ice. The Aqua-Vu micro Revolution makes this a non-issue; it saves so much time and energy by giving folks a smooth, easy way to pay out camera cable and instantly retrieve it— even in deep water—just like a fishing reel.”

Integrated into the rear of the unit’s monitor, the Revolution Cable Management System revolves around a liquid-smooth ball bearing drive, which locks into place when not in use or engages instantly to retrieve excess camera cable. An easy-grip handle folds down seamlessly for compact in-pocket storage of the entire Aqua-Vu unit.

Beyond the most efficient new means of storing, deploying and retrieving camera cable, the razor-thin micro Revolution monitor has been completely re-engineered. A 5-inch high resolution LCD offers a brighter, more colorful smartphone-grade interface. The solid-state viewscreen is rated IP67 waterproof, rendering real-world fishing weather irrelevant.

Both the micro 5.0 Revolution and micro 5.0 Revolution Pro feature on-screen display of camera direction—optimized for pinpointing fish, ice or openwater. (micro 5.0 Revolution Pro adds on-screen water temperature and an internal DVR for recording video clips.) Exclusive Aqua-Vu micro camera is thumb-sized and includes 60-feet of ruggedized cable, with depth-indication marks for quick reference.

For maximum versatility and viewing angles, removable Camera Position Clips and a removable, adjustable Viewing Fin are both included, allowing for viewing in upward, downward and sideways lens orientations. (The Viewing Fin also accepts additional clip-on weights and stabilizes the camera while trolling or drifting.)

Additional standard equipment includes adjustable infrared (IR) camera lighting, integrated Sunshield Screen Protector and RCA video-out port for connecting to auxiliary recording or viewing devices. Both micro Revolution models also feature a magnetic, waterproof charging port for convenient, quick recharging.

Brosdahl: “One quick demonstration of the new Aqua-Vu micro Revolution and folks immediately realize this has already become the new standard in handheld underwater viewing. A whole new ultra-convenient way to reel— and reveal— the underwater world.”

Available in retail stores nationwide, purchase of the micro 5.0 Revolution (MSRP $349.99) and micro 5.0 Revolution Pro (MSRP $449.99) qualify for a free Pro-Viewing Case/Car Charger Accessory Pack ($60 value.) Both underwater camera systems also include an internal rechargeable lithium-ion battery for up to 8-hours of continuous use and a battery charger. For more information, visit www.aquavu.com.

Aqua-Vu HDi Underwater Cameras set gold standards in clarity, versatility & low light viewing

Crosslake, Minn. – Ice fishing leader Brian “Bro” Brosdahl sees things just a little differently. Like the deadeye sharpshooter or the saltwater flats guide who always spots shallow water bonefish first. Some say it’s the key to Bro’s legendary status—the hardwater MVP who’s always got a trick up his sleeve, a hot little lake no one’s discovered, or some super secret lure.

But if you ask Bro himself, he’ll tell you absolutely, what he sees below the ice and how he views the fish themselves makes all the difference in the world. “Last winter was an absolute blast,” exclaimed the ever-admired fishing guide. “Through the big beautiful HD screen, my clients and I had so much fun watching perch, big bluegills, walleyes and everything else swimming down below. Learned a ton, too.”

Bro recalls buying one of the first underwater cameras ever built—an Aqua-Vu—over twenty years ago. “It was incredible seeing for the first time ever what was actually happening beneath the surface. I’ve used a camera every year since. Gotta tell you, though, when Aqua-Vu put one of their new HDi systems in my hands last winter it was like the first time I watched an IMax movie—total wow factor. The underwater images were incredibly bright and colorful. In clear water, the HD10i screen looked like something out of National Geographic—blue-green water and vivid, lively fish. Man, I could even see all the little underwater details: flecks of glow paint on my spoon, greens, reds and browns in leafy vegetation. Even the eyeballs on crayfish stared right back at you.”

New for the 2017-18 ice fishing season, Aqua-Vu designed four high-definition underwater viewing systems. Brosdahl’s aforementioned HD10i Pro features a 10-inch LCD—the largest camera screen available, paired with high-definition underwater optics. Each new Aqua-Vu—HD10i Pro, HD10i, HD7i Pro and HD7i—features an advanced, reconfigured XD Camera Housing. The versatile new camera allows the user to instantly connect any number of XD accessories via a Quick Attachment slide-rail. LED floodlights, trolling fins, an attachment for a telescopic pole, and Aqua-Vu’s Live Strike set-up give users an exciting, modular array of viewing options.

“Aqua-Vu invented the concept of down-viewing—pointing the lens toward the lake floor to get a bird’s eye view on fish,” notes Bro. “The new XD Camera Housing lets me aim the optics in any direction I want. For sight-fishing big panfish, down-viewing is ideal. I can see everything: fish coming from all angles and levels and how they’re acting, activity-wise to different jigging moves. When a real tanker perch or wide-body bluegill comes in to investigate, you see it on screen, and the adrenaline really gets pumping.”

Utilizing a specialized light-gathering lens, the Aqua-Vu HD camera lens provides a crystal-clear aquatic picture, even in lower light conditions. “I took the Aqua-Vu 10i to stained water lakes last winter and sight-fished where no one thought it was possible,” Bro marvels. “We saw crappies 30 feet deep on portions of Lake of the Woods, even in the evening. I’ve never seen a camera capable of clarifying those conditions.”

Connected to a 7- or 10-inch color LCD, these high definition camera systems include 75 or 125 feet of rugged cable and integrated, adjustable infrared lighting. The HD10i Pro and HD7i Pro both offer real-time digital displays of water temperature, depth and camera direction; the HD10i Pro also features TouchZoom technology for magnifying any segment of the screen. One other elite feature: All Aqua-Vu HDi units now sport detachable LCDs that are RAM mount compatible for direct wiring in a boat or wheeled fish house.

“You might think you’ve used a camera before and seen all you needed to see,” Bro asserts. “But these HD systems take things underwater to whole new levels of awesome. You’ll see the subsurface world like never before. I fish every available day and still learn new things via the Aqua-Vu screen. Not only that, when you watch a big fish bite, it’s like you’re a kid again—laughing out loud way out in the middle of a frozen lake. How can you beat that?”

Available at major outdoor retailers in early winter, the new Aqua-Vu HDi Underwater Viewing Systems come with everything you need to find and study the fish you seek—all in spectacular HD color and clarity. With a suggested retail prices starting at $599.99, these high definition cameras include LCD monitor, XD Camera, 12-volt battery and battery charger and a custom soft carrying bag. For more information, visit www.aquavu.com.

Ingenious new optics accessories compatible with modular Quick Attachment™ System

Crosslake, Minn. – Key in a single YouTube search for “underwater strikes,” and your device quickly kicks out over a hundred thousand hits. Even after filtering out the usual riff-raff of YouTube weirdness, you’re still left with hundreds of hours of spectacular underwater footage—and the undeniable impression that anglers today can’t wait to see what it really looks like when big bass, muskies and other fish attack.

In many ways, underwater sight fishing or video fishing, as it’s being called, has morphed into a sport all its own. Anglers from Florida to Canada and beyond increasingly realize that watching fish react underwater isn’t just a ton of fun, it’s also incredibly instructive in terms of making fish bite.

“What I’ve learned has been invaluable,” says Florida bass authority, Joe Balog.

“Watching muskies emerge from the inky depths to pursue my lure builds an incredible sense of anticipation,” adds Dr. Jason Halfen, angling electronics guru and owner of technologicalangler.com.

Exceptional about what these anglers and others are now doing compared to folks using traditional point-of-view action cameras— in which footage is recorded and viewed later— is the unique ability to watch fish react on screen, as the action occurs live.

Aqua-Vu, the principal innovating company within the underwater angling movement the past two decades, recently issued new high-definition video technology with exciting video fishing capabilities.

Engineered with a new, specialized camera housing, the company’s versatile XD Camera® is compatible with a variety of intriguing underwater viewing accessories. The Aqua-Vu Live Strike™ System connects underwater camera to fishing line, playing the underwater action in real-time, right on an Aqua-Vu LCD.

“I’ve used Live Strike repeatedly in lakes and rivers throughout Florida, and have watched in real-time how bass react to lures and live bait,” Balog notes. “Never before was I aware of how often bass followed our offerings but didn’t bite.

“Much of this material I’ve captured and shared on social media. Folks can’t get enough of the underwater video we’ve posted. Aqua-Vu has really revolutionized underwater viewing with this set-up.”

Halfen, who uses Aqua-Vu systems to educate anglers about fish finding and sonar interpretation, has also discovered the thrills of on-screen sight fishing. “The Live Strike system lets everyone in the boat watch the lure and fish interacting with it, live on the crystal clear Aqua-Vu monitor,” he says.

“Ultimately, this helps us improve our fishing decisions, such as replacing under-performing baits. When muskies, walleyes or bass come in for a look we see every fin twitch and gill flare in HD video. When fish turn away, we can adjust and change to a lure with a different action or color. And when you see fish strike, it’s almost as fun as reeling them in . . . almost.”

One of several new Aqua-Vu XD underwater viewing accessories, Live Strike™ is an interactive, real-time underwater sight fishing system offering unprecedented potential for on-the-water excitement and education. The simple-to-operate accessory gives anglers the ability to monitor trolled or drifted lures directly on an Aqua-Vu LCD screen, at depths from 5 to up to 100 feet. The patent pending XD Camera Housing with Quick Attachment accessory compatibility is available with all HDi series and 715C underwater viewing systems.

 

 

Intuitive AV Connect System goes wireless, mobile, and socially interactive

Don’t be surprised when your smartphone goes full A.I., 3D and solar powered—all at once. Or when your device lets you interact with lifelike holographic images. Or when something called ‘augmented reality’ endows your phone with Star Trek Tricorder powers, scanning, analyzing and enhancing anything in your world.

If you’re a mere Earthling-angler, you’re just happy your phone lets you to stay connected with fishing buddies and the latest hot bite. That weather app on your phone’s pretty handy, too, informing you when that t-storm on the horizon’s about to rain on your parade.

But until your phone acquires artificial angling intelligence and tells you exactly where to cast next, a new app called Aqua-Vu Connect just might be the most fun you can have outside of battling a big bass.

Aqua-Vu, the leading-edge underwater camera company, recently uploaded the radical angling app, as well as a matching mobile underwater viewing adapter. Aquatic technology has gone ultramodern, streaming live Aqua-Vu video on your wireless devices, no matter if you’re fishing an urban reservoir or a wilderness lake without Wi-Fi for hundreds of miles.

“AV Connect is both an intuitive app and a wireless underwater camera device that creates its own Wi-Fi hotspot,” says Aqua-Vu president Ben Gibbs. “There are hundreds of thousands of Aqua-Vu cameras in the field. So we engineered the AV Connect System to interface with any existing underwater camera or brand equipped with an RCA video-out connection.”

Available for free download for iPhone, iPad and Android devices, the AV Connect app streams live Aqua-Vu or other underwater camera video live. The intuitive app also allows users to record live video clips or still photographs, instantly stored in the phone or tablet’s photo library, where they can be uploaded to Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and other social media.

Featuring a credit card sized video module, the AV Connect™ Universal Wi-Fi Adapter includes an RCA Video Out cable/adapter and 12v battery connections. The efficient video module connects to and can be powered either by the underwater camera’s internal rechargeable battery or an auxiliary 12-volt battery. Set up takes mere minutes to complete.

“AV Connect adds a whole other level of interactivity to underwater viewing,” Gibbs affirms, “Anyone with a phone within about 25 feet of the video module can share in watching what’s happening below. If you’re in the boat or on the ice with a couple buddies, everyone can watch what’s happening below the surface, at the same time—all on their own handheld devices.”

AV Connect Applications:

• Record exciting underwater footage and text, Tweet or email it to friends.
• Remotely monitor tip-up and deadstick lines while ice fishing inside a shelter – link to multiple underwater cameras with the same device.
• Monitor real-time video feeds from underwater “trail cameras” set under boat docks, brush piles or while ice fishing.
• Network and link to an underwater camera from anywhere in the boat.
• Use an Aqua-Vu Mo-Pod to pan a remote underwater camera and watch the action on your phone.
• Record underwater footage of a hotspot, send to friends and link footage to a GPS coordinate.

“Now, anyone with a smartphone and an underwater camera can immediately view, record and share their subsurface discoveries,” Gibbs reports.

Available to consumers now, the Aqua-Vu Connect Universal Wi-Fi Adapter (MSRP – $149.99) works with any RCA video-enabled underwater viewing system or camera brand. To download the free AV Connect app, visit the App Store for either Apple or Android products.

About Aqua-Vu
The Original Underwater Viewing System, Aqua-Vu is manufactured by Outdoors Insight, Inc., and has led the underwater camera category in design, innovation and quality since 1997. They were the first to offer a true high-definition underwater viewing system, and other original features such as on-screen displays of water temp, depth and camera direction, IR and LED light systems, DVRs and Digital Zoom. The Central Minnesota based company engineers other popular outdoors products, such as the iBall Trailer Hitch Camera (iballhitchcam.com) and Odor Check Moisture and Odor Control System (odorcheck.com). For more information on Aqua-Vu, visit www.aquavu.com.

Aqua-Vu 715c Underwater Camera Ranks High on Ezvid Wiki List

Not many years ago, owning a high definition LCD TV nearly required a second mortgage—or a winning Lotto number. But even though they came with astronomical price tags, the colorful images displayed on these dazzling widescreens carried an undeniable “wow” factor.

Fast forward to the here and now, and find the homes of most folks furnished with at least one, if not two or more of these vivid viewscreens. Thank rapidly advancing technology for plummeting prices, which now make HD within reach for everyone.

Traversing a parallel, albeit aquatic path, Aqua-Vu® recently engineered the on-the-water equivalent of modern-day LCD TV. The new 715c Underwater Camera gives anglers and boaters all the color and flat-screen performance they demand, and at the lowest retail price . . . ever.

Manufacturer of the world’s first and finest underwater cameras, Aqua-Vu recently re-energized the category it created in 1997, offering enhancements such as IP67-rated waterproof monitors and color CMOS camera optics. “IP67” isn’t just another techno-term, but rather a military standard that measures relative protection against dirt, dust and water. IP67 indicates the maximum levels of protection in all categories (go ahead and Google it.) Accordingly, these new underwater viewscreens even operate, well, underwater—although we don’t recommend it.

“I’ve been a major fan of Aqua-Vu underwater cameras since their original systems, which were both expensive and bulky,” says Michigan bass pro Joe Balog. “Their newest technology, though, is simply amazing. The 715c is a super well-designed camera that’s compact, easy to use and it’s really affordable.”

More proof of performance at a petite price: The 715c features adjustable underwater LED lighting, Smart Power^TM Management System for maximum battery life, and an anti-spooking stealth fish camera endowed with micro CMOS optics. Built around a 7-inch color LCD, this economical Aqua-Vu incorporates a smartly designed adjustable screen protector that doubles as a sunshield. Fifty feet of rugged camera cable wraps neatly around an integrated housing. Packed up, the entire system slips into its Custom Storage Bag, which fits smartly into boat storage, or a 5-gallon bucket.

Additional benefits include an intuitive menu-driven operating system, plus an RCA video-out for recording or playing video on an auxiliary TV. Powered by a rechargeable 12-volt battery and battery charger, the Aqua-Vu 715c is performance packed and priced for easy purchase (MSRP $299.99).

“A lot of folks in my boat who haven’t operated a camera in a few years are pleasantly surprised by how much easier they are to use than previous models,” reports Balog. “That’s what technology is all about, whether it’s HDTVs or underwater cameras. Things just get better—more user-friendly and affordable—all the time. And that’s also what you’d expect from a category leader, whether it’s or Samsung®, Sony® or Aqua-Vu.”

About Aqua-Vu
The Original Underwater Viewing System, Aqua-Vu is manufactured by Outdoors Insight, Inc., and has led the underwater camera category in design, innovation and quality since 1997. The Central Minnesota based company builds many popular outdoors products, such as the iBall Trailer Hitch Camera (iballhitchcam.com) and Odor Check Moisture and Odor Control System (odorcheck.com) featuring Scent-Lok Technology. For more information on Aqua-Vu, visit www.aquavu.com.

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