What do you get when you combine a motorized retrieval spool, a camera controlling footpad, and an LCD monitor? Nature Vision's new MAV (Motorized Aqua-Vu)! It's the first hands-free motorized underwater viewing system.

If you're a frequent fisherperson, then you know how hard it can be to sit there waiting for the fish to bite. With MAV, the wait is over. The motor lowers and raises a camera that captures what's underwater and onto the 10.4-inch flat-screen LCD monitor so that you can track fish patterns. 

The system also displays camera depth and water temperature (in case you want to take a dip). The LCD monitor can be seen from anywhere in the boat. Other features include Auto-Off (when the camera is fully retracted), multi-colored Spectral Response lighting (for low-light viewing), and an external video-output jack for watching the underwater world on two monitors, or for video recording.
   

How It Works. The MAV is powered by the boat's 12-volt system, which can be mounted anywhere. According to the press release, "Bass anglers typically prefer the monitor and footpad mounted in the bow, which allows them to cover twice the water in half the time; walleye anglers may chose to place the unit in the transom, to view while backtrolling or jigging."
   

MAV will retail for under $2000. Locate the nearest dealer here.