Test Footage of my home-made hatcam

Panthrosan · 09-29-11, 09:17 PM

Made my own Hat-Cam for 75 cents, took it on its first trip today and got one fish before I ran out of batteries on my camera. I forgot to fully charge it so only got about 25 minutes of film before it ran out but at least I got this one on there. 2 casts after my battery ran out I caught and landed a nice 4lber so the moral of the story is.....charge your damn camera lol.

http://youtu.be/QsyhEFYVYYM

Bassboss · 09-29-11, 09:51 PM

Nice lill fish Panth! Might wanna try hold the camera up a little higher next time, or getting a stiffer brim hat so it's not saggin down (and yes, Im 99% sure I know you did it!

)!

Panthrosan · 09-29-11, 10:48 PM

I used an old hat I had laying around so it was laying low on my head. Going to Walmart tomorrow and buying a few different hats to try out next. All the setup is, is a proper thread bolt 1/4" - 20 from Home depot and then eyeballed the center of the hat as far back as I could and drilled a small hole there. Then I threaded the bolt through the hole with a washer to evenly distribute the bolt and then threaded on the camcorder. Hope to have the new version ready tomorrow afternoon and take it out again......with a full charge on the battery.

keithdog · 09-29-11, 11:07 PM

I always enjoy watching hat cam videos. Looking foreward to seeing more from yours. Good luck finding that perfect hat.

islandbass · 09-30-11, 05:05 PM

I'd like to borrow that the next time I go snowboarding, skydiving, or fishing. Nice!

09-29-11, 09:17 PM	#1
Panthrosan BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Rockville, Maryland Posts: 106	Test Footage of my home-made hatcam Made my own Hat-Cam for 75 cents, took it on its first trip today and got one fish before I ran out of batteries on my camera. I forgot to fully charge it so only got about 25 minutes of film before it ran out but at least I got this one on there. 2 casts after my battery ran out I caught and landed a nice 4lber so the moral of the story is.....charge your damn camera lol. http://youtu.be/QsyhEFYVYYM

09-29-11, 09:51 PM	#2
Bassboss BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Shawano, WI Posts: 7,761	Nice lill fish Panth! Might wanna try hold the camera up a little higher next time, or getting a stiffer brim hat so it's not saggin down (and yes, Im 99% sure I know you did it! )! __________________ If you can't fix it with heavy squats or fish oil, you're probably going to die.

09-29-11, 11:07 PM	#4
keithdog BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: IN Posts: 8,308	I always enjoy watching hat cam videos. Looking foreward to seeing more from yours. Good luck finding that perfect hat. __________________ Just one more cast, and then some!

09-30-11, 05:05 PM	#5
islandbass BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: WA State Posts: 1,783	I'd like to borrow that the next time I go snowboarding, skydiving, or fishing. Nice! __________________ ARX "If people concentrated on the really important things in life, there'd be a shortage of fishing poles." Doug Larson (Shimano 2005 Reel Catalog)

09-29-11, 10:48 PM	#3
Panthrosan BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Rockville, Maryland Posts: 106	I used an old hat I had laying around so it was laying low on my head. Going to Walmart tomorrow and buying a few different hats to try out next. All the setup is, is a proper thread bolt 1/4" - 20 from Home depot and then eyeballed the center of the hat as far back as I could and drilled a small hole there. Then I threaded the bolt through the hole with a washer to evenly distribute the bolt and then threaded on the camcorder. Hope to have the new version ready tomorrow afternoon and take it out again......with a full charge on the battery.

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