Saturday - Ramp 27 from the GPH2 w/Wifi Remote

So I finally pulled the Go Pro Hero 2 I have out and used it again. Having the remote made a HUGE difference in ease of use and sparing the labor post session sorting out the keeper shots. The funny thing about this camera though is it always makes my belly way bigger and it shrinks the waves - Go Pro needs to fix that...

Helmet Mounted GoPro 2 Tenkara Pictures

I tried out the remote/wifi setup - I was targeting a big catch to get pictures of the Daiwa Soyokaze 27SR getting bent while kicking a big bluegill's tail.

I think the funny thing is when you want something to happen, it usually doesn't - the fish weren't taking. I caught two the whole afternoon. The first was very early on and I didn't have the camera on; the second was a big one, but I filled the SD card and couldn't get it on film.

The wind was really up and casting a No.3 level line was very hard - there is always tomorrow....

GoPro Hero 2 Ready to Go

There is a little more involvement in setting up this version of the GoPro. Not hard to do, but there is an order to it. Now I'm all sync'ed up! Now I just need to be in some waves to take some cool shots (and not have to spend lots of time afterwards sorting through hundreds of off-shots). Stayed tuned...

They Work!!!

Tried out two things today - the paipo I recently finished and a GoPro Hero 2 La and the kids got me - both work great! The paipo catches smaller waves very easily. I'm not sure how it would handle steeper waves yet (the rocker it has is very subtle), but it picks up beach break at the spot we go to in Virginia Beach really well. It turns really snappy too - lean to the inside of the turn and you're going; then pull the other way and SNAP - you've just made a good cutback. The rail and template shape work to promote maneuverability. I caught some good waves that peeled (relatively speaking - this was beach break after all) and the board got on to clean face pretty easily - all in all, the board is great and will be a good traveling partner. The only way I'll get skunked now is if it's flat. The GoPro Hero 2 worked great as well - so good it even caught my weird hair loss spots on my forehead (duckdiving picture). This HD version is bigger than the 5Mb version, but the pictures are also sharper and more defined (but you knew that). If you haven't gotten yours yet, don't hesitate - go out, get one then get outside! La tried both and from the picture, she positively endorses both!

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