A gadget too far or the next big thing...?

Will underwater cameras become as common as fishfinders on pike fishing boats before long - or has technology finally gone too far.

Second generation underwater cameras have a 360 degree field of view, meaning you can keep the area around your bait under surveillance, depending on depth and water clarity.

Will they take all the skill and element of the unknown away from fishing, or will they enable us to increase our knowledge of what goes on beneath the surface.

More here. Underwater footage on the same site shows a pike hitting a bait fish.

Hi-tech finally goes mad..?

The only surprising thing about Fishingcam is it's taken this long for someone to bring it out.

A firm called Sanderson Environmental are marketing an underwater camera you can place near your baits to see what's going on under the water.

No more wondering what's going on down there. Now you can watch your baits in glorious technicolour thanks to a lead with a built-in camera, that transmits CCTV pics via a special fibre optic line.

Ultimate pike fishing accessory - or has technology finally gone too far..?

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