Anchoring
Submitted by Swan River Fisher on Sun, 2011-12-18 08:44
Hi guys
Just wondering, do any of you anchor in depths of 30-40m behind garden island or just drift? I know you don't anchor on 5 fathom because waves build up over the shallow water.
We were going to anchor up because fish were everywhere in 30m but i was thinking what happens if a rogue wave appears.
Also, how much anchor rope do you guys have?
Thanks
Lamby
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A rogue wave will not break
A rogue wave will not break in 30m but just remember you will pay out a lot of rope to do it safely in that depth especially with swell. I carry a 100m of rope & probably 20m in chain.
Ben do you guys have a drift anchor??
Swan River Fisher
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nah mate no drift anchor yet.
nah mate no drift anchor yet. Would you advise getting one? Theres one in the paper for $160 for 6-9m boat.
We originally had 10m of chain on the boat, but when we anchored in 3m of water the chain scraped the fibreglass and made chips and stuff. Now we have 4m chain and 25m of rope.
I pose this question because yesterday grandad got knocked over by a swell and landed on the motor cables and snapped my 6 day old overhead rod (I was fuming but the main thing is that he's ok). the motor wouldn't start so we were thinking of throwing anchor- but we didn't have enough! The motor eventually started.
Cheers
sea-kem
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On a good day and as Lamby
On a good day and as Lamby said lots of rope and plenty of chain as this is what sets the anchor. I've some some good spread out ground in 35m I want to anchor on this year and send down a berley bomb. Should be interesting.
Love the West!
Lamby
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Yes get yourself a drift
Yes get yourself a drift anchor much better way of fishing & you can cover more ground etc. you know how to use one? $160 sounds fairly expensive have a look around.
I am confused how the chain scraped the hull?? you're going to need that 10m of chain back & more rope
Swan River Fisher
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yes i know how to use
yes i know how to use them
chain scraping the hull- when the boat went up and down in the waves, the chain pulled tight and chipped the fibreglass, then slack as the wave passes, then tight again as another wave comes.
Measured the rope/chain and have 5m chain, 45m rope. We are going to get another 50m of strong rope and connect the two ropes by a big stainless steel shackle.
Thanks
Lamby
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ok great, you will
ok great, you will notice your trophy has a handy cleat for this anyway!
As for the chain issue, all the chain needs to be let out not matter what depth that keeps the anchor down & in place so in 3m even with 5m of chain let it all out so you are tying off with rope yeah?
Swan River Fisher
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yeah!will do that from now on
yeah!
will do that from now on and will add the chain back on.
Thanks
mako magic
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Ben look at the drift anchors
Ben look at the drift anchors that oceanside sell, very good quality, alot of FW members on here use them
Swan River Fisher
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ok thanksill see if they have
ok thanks
ill see if they have a website to browse
hooty
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Agree with Lamby, you will
Agree with Lamby, you will get pretty tired of pulling the anchor at 30-40m to check a new spot if the fish are not on the bite. Also the more chain, the more rope, the better the anchor the better the boat will hold. The down side to that is that it cost you big $ when you get snagged. Drift anchor or two is the way to go.
Cheers
sea-kem
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Just use a reef anchor that
Just use a reef anchor that you can drive off. Generally use a drift anchor. But I reckon if you hit the right spot and anchor you lure in the big beasts.
Love the West!
joe m
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As long as you have the
As long as you have the length of rope and chain nothing wrong with dropping anchor. I catch 90% of my dhuies on the pick and swear by it. Just need to make sure you put it in the right spot and take in to consideration wind and current. If im not holding within 10m of my waypoint the deckie is in for a work out. Not uncommon for me to anchor in 40-50m using 100m rope and 15m of chain. Its a good work out without a whinch but remember...no pain no gain!
Joe M
Swan River Fisher
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yeh i suppose your
yeh i suppose your right.
might try anchoring in 25 or so metres next time
cheers
till
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I think anchoring is good for
I think anchoring is good for bait fishing, but its not really the best for jigging.
I can think of one day out of two rocks when Pete D wanted to film some sambos while I was jigging and Brad fished bait. I was getting smashed while the boat was drifting, but we anchored up, Pete got in the water, the jigs totally stopped working and the bait started getting smashed!
Swan River Fisher
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oh cool will keep that in
oh cool will keep that in mind. we were using lucantas jigs and bait when we were drifting and the jigs were pulling up fish. Good to know!
Thanks