Tackle Review - Gorilla Pod

[Paul Schlagel]

Ok, so I'm passing the winter by posting these tackle reviews, mostly new stuff that I tried during the '08 season. Here's another.

This installment is actually one of the Christmas gifts I got from my wife. It's a super-cool tripod. If you ever fish alone, you need one of these in your boat. I don't get a chance to fish along all that often. When I have I don't take pictures of the fish I caught. I really don't need any more pictures of myself holding big muskies, but on a world-class lake like Mille Lacs, it's only a matter of time before I catch a real monster and don't get a photo. My wife took care of that with this cool tripod. I think she got it from Amazon.

The cool thing about the Gorilla pod is that it can be used anywhere. The legs are flexible so it can be used on uneven surfaces. The legs can even be wrapped around something to get it up higher, like if you wanted the camera at chest height or at eye-level

This spring I'll have to practice with it in my boat so I can figure out the best place to position the camera and where I need to stand

Photos:
1) New, in the box
2) In use, holding a camera
3) Holding a camera again, note the rear leg in on a 2X4 to demonstrate how this thing can easily handle uneven and broken surfaces
4) Holding the camera again, this time the camera is positioned at shoulder height by using the flexible legs to grip a tree branch.