You catch a nice fish while fishing alone and want to release it. How will you record the event for posterity? You can certainly take a picture of just the fish by itself, but wouldn't it be nice to get yourself in the picture as well?

We've tried a couple of different rail-mounted camera arms, as well as taking our tripod along with some bungee cord to strap it to the console. None of these options worked that well for us. The camera arms were too short, and the tripod was too bulky.

The RAM mount arm can swing out and is articulated Double-ended RAM 1" ball arm Bogen-Manfrotto Quick Release platform Closeup of RAM mount rail clamp

We've recently begun experimenting with this combination of RAM mount arms, combined with a Bogen-Manfrotto quick release platform. So far, the arms (which are PVC) seem too flexible, so we may replace them with aluminum or steel tubes. The quick release platforms look like they will work well, but we have concerns over corrosion resistance. RAM extensions at work, with the resulting image below...