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imaheelsfan · Posted: Tue Jul 15, 2008 9:26 pm Post subject: Nearshore anchor

During the summer I do a good but of fishing on the nearshore AR's. In the past 5 years I have lost probably 8-10 anchors. What type of anchor do you like to use? Is there any type of ancor that is easier to retrieve? There has got to be a better way.

lunkerlure · Posted: Tue Jul 15, 2008 9:37 pm Post subject:

Attach your chain to the head of the anchor then to the shank with either clothes hanger wire or tie straps. Dave has a How To on here somewhere.
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Capt_Dave · Posted: Tue Jul 15, 2008 9:47 pm Post subject:

http://www.fryingpantower.com/modules.php?name=Content&pa=showpage&pid=16
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Capt_Dave · Posted: Tue Jul 15, 2008 9:47 pm Post subject:

The article is FUBAR for whatever reason....so here it is....

How to Trip an Anchor.......

Bottom fishing can be an expensive venture if you are not careful with your ground tackle. Here is a great way to keep from losing all that expensive hardware. It is called Tripping your anchor. Let me say this first, this method of anchoring is for fishing only. This is NOT for anchoring in emergency situations.

When you are out fishing and your anchor gets Hung about the only thing you can do is pull around it and hope you get it back. This is because the anchor is being pulled by the shank. You can easily bend, break or lose your ground tackle in this situation. In order to keep from losing it, you should set it up so when the anchor gets hung you can pull it by the crown instead. How? By Tripping it.

First drill a hole in the crown of your anchor. Then take your chain (You are using chain right? ) and use a shackle to attach it to the hole you made in the crown. Now take the chain and run it up the length of the shank. Leave enough loose chain so the flukes can move freely throughout their entire range but not enough that it can tangle or get in the way of the anchor setting. Now take a stiff wire coat hanger and attach the chain to the top of the shank. Here is where you will have to experiment a little. Try to use just enough wraps to hold you anytime that the anchor is not hung. You want the clothes hanger connection to be the weak link in the setup.

For example I use 3 wraps on my 25 Aquasport, 6 wraps on the 54 foot Gypsy and 10 wraps on the 65 foot headboat Captain Hook.

Here is how it works. Your anchor has slid all the way into the ledge you were trying to fish on. You go to pull it up but the anchor is Hung. Well it is real easy to get it back. You pull forward on the rode, just like you were using an anchor ball, in an arch. Once you are in front of the anchor, line the boat up straight on the rode and slowly apply engine pressure. The clothes hanger wraps break and now you are pulling the anchor from the bottom by the crown and out it comes. It takes about 5 minutes to put a few new wraps on and away you go to catch that next grouper. Thanks to your Tripped Anchor you still have all that expensive ground tackle and rode.

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imaheelsfan · Posted: Wed Jul 16, 2008 7:58 am Post subject:

I remember seeing that on here now. Don't know why I never did it. Stupidity I guess. Thanks, guys.

STUMAN · Posted: Wed Jul 16, 2008 10:07 am Post subject:

Mighty Might anchor and you'll never lose another one. Get them at Boaters World.

blueoceaneyez · Posted: Wed Jul 16, 2008 8:24 pm Post subject:

Capt_Dave · Posted: Wed Jul 16, 2008 10:07 pm Post subject:

I respectfully disagree with you. Youa re better off learning how to use a real anchor. This anchor will tie you to structure and if youa re diving or fishing in shallow water over a wreck...Sure fine...it works. If you are anywhere deep (60 foot or better) you will miss what you are trying to fish on.

Also....I do not want my anchor where I am trying to fish. Give me a decent sized anchor....some FATT chain....I am a Happy Cappy.

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imaheelsfan · Posted: Thu Jul 17, 2008 7:34 am Post subject:

DO you use chain with a Mihty Mite? I would think so, but the guy at Boater's World said no. What to do?

blueoceaneyez · Posted: Thu Jul 17, 2008 8:12 am Post subject:

We always use chain. Don't always trust the people that work in stores - some of them don't know jack and some will just lie to look intelligent.

On our boat the deepest we anchor is a wreck in 324' of water. We only carry 500' feet of rope and 10' of heavy chain. This is what works for US. We have no problems & we get right on the spots we want to fish.

Down here in this part of the Gulf the majority of people use wreck anchors, store bought & homemade.

We havent had a "real" anchor in 2 years and won't ever get one again.
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BILLFISHIN · Posted: Thu Jul 17, 2008 11:14 am Post subject:

I like Ricky Holdens set up. Don't know the name of it but its an aluminum anchor with 6 or seven tongs in it. They bend straight and release. Then he just bends them back to the way they should bu using one of his front cleats.

Capt_Dave · Posted: Thu Jul 17, 2008 1:17 pm Post subject:

imaheelsfan · Posted: Thu Jul 17, 2008 2:46 pm Post subject:

I normally try to anchor "up drift" of my spot. I then let out rope to get directly over it.

STUMAN · Posted: Thu Jul 17, 2008 5:15 pm Post subject:

I have anchored in 200+ feet with a 1.5 scope with the mighty mite on a 27' boat. I use about 15' of chain. No problems yet. I do keep a "real anchor" on board but I probably will never use it again. For fishing on nearshore ARs like imaheelsfan asked about you can't beat the mighty mite.


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