Windy Point
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What are you guys using, dry bag, Pelican, plastic container, nothing?
Cellphone protection on the boat
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Windy Point
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Sized for just the phone or does your case house wallet, keys and whatever?
Windy Point
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That makes sense.
I use nothing but then again, I fish no playing with my phone. LOL! However, you should get lots of response as many on here such as @Red Hering have donated a phone or 2 to Lady Erie. 
just the phone.
RAM Mount for iPhone
RAM Mount for iPhone
I'm sure if you wanted a larger "wallet" for your phone it would still hold your phone. They have a bunch of sizes and we pound waves at 40 mph and have never had one move at all. I have 7 RAM balls mounted around the boat, love those things.
Just holds the phone. Keys are in a locked compartment and don’t bring a wallet out with me.
Are you concerned about water intrusion or breaking it/losing/dropping?
Water intrusion... most phones are now rated at IP67 and newer ones are IP68... it could sit in your transom underwater all day and have no issues.
If it goes overboard... that's a problem, while under power I have a magnetic phone holder, I have tried the ram solutions, but they are very hard to insert and remove the phone, the magnet solution works great, but you need a special case that matches the holder... I'll see if I can remember the name if you are interested in it.
Water intrusion... most phones are now rated at IP67 and newer ones are IP68... it could sit in your transom underwater all day and have no issues.
If it goes overboard... that's a problem, while under power I have a magnetic phone holder, I have tried the ram solutions, but they are very hard to insert and remove the phone, the magnet solution works great, but you need a special case that matches the holder... I'll see if I can remember the name if you are interested in it.
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Yea you beat me to it. I've taken underwater videos of fish with mine. Only problem is you have to press record in air before submerging the phone as touchscreens don't work underwater. Also stopping recording on a wet touchscreen is tough.
Windy Point
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Truthfully all of the above.
Me I'll be busy working the boat and fishing equipment and besides I'm not glued to my phone. But if the worst were to happen I would want my phone protected. Floating on the surface is much better than wishing I had done something better. lol A ram for the wife is a good work around. It will not be as handy as hand held but far less chance of oppps.
So for me I can see my phone, truck keys and wallet - possibly the wife's phone as well.
My boat is aluminum so the magnet idea will not work for me.
Windy Point
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I scuba dive and have seen and found many a poor guy's bad day.
The magnet holds the phone, the mount itself is either screwed or uses a suction cup.
anonymoose
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On the boat - nothing
In the canoe - dry bag
Wearing waders - ziploc
In the canoe - dry bag
Wearing waders - ziploc
they look like they would be good for boat keys too, where did you find those?
