Should I consider the Sea-Drop™ (850 & 950 Series) or one of the Offshore models ?

If you don't plan to use the camera for trolling faster than 3 knots, the Sea-Drop™ (850 or 950 Series) can save you money. In fact, if you plan to hand-carry the camera on a dive, or attach it to a helmet or some other structure, the Sea-Drop is the camera of choice, due to it's smaller size and weight. It's also ideal for use as a "drop" camera (letting it sink towards the bottom), or mounted with the pole attachment to a 3/4" pole (such as a boathook, gaff, or broomstick). In this manner it can be manipulated from the surface to check your prop, hull, or other underwater structures. The Sea-Drops™ contain the same state-of-the-art optics as the Offshore 1550 and 2550 Series Cameras.  Both Sea-Drops™ exhibit stability when trolling while looking forward at speeds up to 5 knots . . . with the easily attachable Sea-Tail™ provided. You can add up to 5 lbs. extra weight if desired to achieve desired depth at these speeds. These units are the best choice if you must have the Camera probe looking into the direction of travel (or upstream).

In order to offer the Sea-Drop™ at the lowest possible price, the basic Camera does not come with a monitor. See the questions above to determine whether your TV, Camcorder, or PC/Laptop will work with the system. If not, we offer COMPLETE SYSTEM pricing which includes a 7" LCD Color portable monitor.

The SeaViewer Offshore Cameras (1550 & 2550 Series) are designed especially to optimize stability while trolling at higher speeds, such as those required for Billfishing. If you check out our specs, you'll see all the unique features that have been engineered into these systems to optimize their trolling capabilities, and make them the best choice for this application. Naturally, these cameras have been designed to look backwards (downstream) at the bait while trolling.