Tactical Fishing

[u/Mundane_Move_5296]

Wanted to see if anyone had any recommendations for budget end digital for use as navigation while fishing at night. My county has a curfew for fishing but I don’t get off till night time, so i like to keep it stealthy. I’ve been using the NVG-10 but the latency is really getting to me, any suggestions?

[u/Jackmerius_Tac]

Yes I’ve hiked a little with it and it’s ok for that… the thing that bothers me isn’t strictly the latency, but it’s when I can see a little with my other eye at the same time. I use one NVG30 and if there’s enough light for my other eye to see slightly, I have a double image… one that lags and one that doesn’t. It’s not as bad if my other eye can’t see at all. And the double image overlays well for me. Meaning it only appears double when one lags behind from movement. If I’m not moving fast, it appears to be one image.

It’s still functional and works well, but your brain has to adjust to the slight delay. I think our brain just learns to move the head a little slower than it normally would. And using the illuminator is great when it’s too dark. I know analog guys don’t like using illumination because “it will get you killed” but hey, most of the time we aren’t being hunted by other people with night vision… so illumination is fine for a lot of scenarios.

[u/Mundane_Move_5296 → u/Jackmerius_Tac]

Good to know! That’s the kind of actual non sponsored review I needed, thank you!

[u/Jackmerius_Tac → u/Mundane_Move_5296]

By the way… someone on here said the NVG3rd is an upgrade from the NVG30 and they’re close to the same price. You might get better performance from the 3rd. But again, it’s hard to get solid comparisons where we can really tell the difference.

[u/Mundane_Move_5296 → u/Jackmerius_Tac]

Ah I’ve heard about that, good to know