Worth $40? We'll See...

I've struggled for quite some time to take good video of my fishing.  I usually fish solo, so a cameraman other than myself really isn't an option.  I've tried juggling a camera and a rod with horrible results (usually a lost fish).  I've got one of those Gorillapod tripods, which I like, but really doesn't get the action up close.   

Heck, I've even tried making a hat camera system, but no matter how much you wear it, it just feels odd having a camera mounted to the brim of your ball cap.  That's basically the reason why all of my fishing footage recently has consisted exclusively of release shots like this:

Now before I go out and dump big money on one of those GoPro HD cameras and chest harnesses, I think I might blow $40 on a pair of unbranded spy camera sunglasses.  I mean I love my Kodak Playsport for pretty much any other video scenario (like snorkeling off the Keys), it's just difficult to use when you've got one hand on the rod and the other trying to land the fish.

You can find a bunch of these sunglasses on eBay or by doing a simple internet search.  They claim to shoot 720p HD video, come with polarized lenses, and are expandable via MicroSD cards.  What more could an angler need?  Well, besides a rod of course.

Some companies are selling what seems to be the identical item (with poorer image specifications) under hunting branding for quite a bit more moolah Interesting...

I figure they're either going to work, or be deemed crap and quickly handed down to Lilly, but heck, why not give it a try?  Odds are on the latter of those two scenarios, but even then they'll cost less than a tank of gas does these days.