All I could say was…why didn’t I bring my rod along. 
Four…maybe five boats vertical jigging on the MN side…I didn’t want to bother them drifting down stream so I stayed in the center of the channel…Smack dab lined up with the center marker at the dam…then down stream to where the scour hole comes up to about …well, maybe you should just guess! 
This guy just wanted his picture taken to be on IdoFishing.com…and to stick his tongue out at RiverFan for not catching him! 
I didn’t even know I had a shovelnose on camera until tonight!
I was flying downstream in the currant when the camera got a snap shot of her.
I want to title this shot…
Why does dragging work?
Nice photos. I think the deep abyss of the Ol’ Miss is quite majestic.
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Nice photos. I think the deep abyss of the Ol’ Miss is quite majestic.
I agree..
Your underwater photos/videos are awesome! Thanks for sharing 
Great photos!!! Steve you should be a writer!!!
Ill let you know if we catch any of those fish today. Thanks Brian. 
No catfish? 
Not a single cat…that I can tell. But they don’t hang much in the center of the channel at the dam.
It’s amazing how much time a person can spend looking around. I spend a good 45 minutes checking out the snag just upstream of the sand island. Not a fish in or around it this time of year…in fact, very few fish on the WI side came in to have their picture taken. Even though there wasn’t any fish there, I spent the time looking at the structure and bottom layout to better understand that area when the fish are there.
One of the other interesting uses of a camera is watching your fish locator when going over an area. Knowing what sand/rock/clams/rubble/trees/logs/rocks look like on my graph is an awesome side benefit of using a camera.
Now if only I could tell the difference between a sauger and a sucker on my Lowrance, I would be a happy man!
I should have a video up in the next couple days…
Which reminds me…
I was talking with Dean about people fishing unproductive areas on Pool 4 and it was too bad that everyone didn’t have a good camera to weed out the areas without ANY fish and to check out areas for the structure it has…just for the education.
Guess what?
Dean pulled out a Marcum 820 which has the same unbeliveably clear picture as the 825, just in black and white!
I said “COOL! A try before you buy camera!”
His response was…”no grasshopper, I’m renting it for $25. per day.“
That’s just nuts!…but then I always expect the unexpected at Everts!
Here’s a chance to be your own guide!
With the New Years Holiday’s coming up, I’m going to bet a quarter this camera will be rented well in advance.
I’ll also warn you…don’t expect to do much fishing with a camera in the boat. There’s just too much to see!
‘Spose I should work on the video now…. 
I know a spot where they winter. 
Still plan on getting out with you later this winter or early spring,last year was a blast.I’m spending most of Jan.down south. 
Those are cool pics BK, I was with a buddy last spring who has a camera & I Found myself using it more than my pole. Like you said LOTS to see. Good fishin Doug
Bryan I thought that was you when we pulled out just had to many warm clothes on the recognize. I even told my Dad that I thought it was that cat guy he is to call in the spring to hook a flatty.
Cool pictures Brian!
Were those taken with your Canon in photo mode?
Dan
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This guy just wanted his picture taken to be on IdoFishing.com…and to stick his tongue out at RiverFan for not catching him!
You must have seen lots of them with there tongue out 
A question, were the fish relating to the washboard bottom?
John
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Dean pulled out a Marcum 820 which has the same unbeliveably clear picture as the 825, just in black and white!
I said “COOL! A try before you buy camera!”
His response was…”no grasshopper, I’m renting it for $25. per day.”
What a great, inexpensive way to learn about the power of these cameras. Thanks for making this program available Dean, I’ll have to rent the camera during my next trip to fill those slow-bite times.
cedarcreek, I hope your dad got over me distracting you!
Dan, those were captured by the software…too hard to get a still in the boat while drifting.
John, I don’t recall seeing any washboard bottom there…once the video is complete there will be a number of bottom compositions.
Every time I go out with the camera I wished I would have gone earlier…but with the amazing light system the Marcum’s have…no reason not to be out at night.
I think for $25. a day, Deano might need more than one camera!
HHmmmm,,,,I own one of those magnificent 820’s, maybe I should advertise to fill open boat seats? They really ARE sweet cameras…
Most of you regular P4 rats know where the “snag” is. The one right above the exposed sand bar?
Don’ fish there…not a swimmer to be found on Sunday.
This is a photo of the inside edge. I got the camera stuck getting too close. 
BK. How difficult is it to maneuver the camera in the current?
Great pics!
FDR
I was by myself with a 40 horse on a 16 foot. I was pretty much at the mercy of the current. Basically the camera stays pointing one way because the flow is holding it. With a 40, just kicking it in gear going up stream will make the camera rise off the bottom.
The further away from the dam a person gets the easier it is to “look around”.
Hope that answered your question.
Nice Pics 
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