Sea/Drift Anchor
Submitted by Stevef on Fri, 2008-12-05 11:34
Hi, Just wondering what length rope people generally think is best for using a drift anchor. I had mine on a fairly short rope, and the bloody thing snapped at the knot last time I was out. I am thinking that a longer rope would end up putting less stress on the anchor and rope.
Any opinions appreciated
Cheers Steve
roberta
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Hubbie's is not too long (rope) cheeky buggers got in before
you could say anything, but we lost a really expensive sea anchor, floated to King Neptune, son in law tried to retrieve, now with the new sea anchor he's attached a couple of cray floats just in case something happens, gives you time to retrieve.
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Simon C
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mine is about 3m, seems to
mine is about 3m, seems to work. I attach it towards the front of the boat with the breaking rope up on the rocket launcher.
Bodie
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Ours is out about 6-7 metres
Ours is out about 6-7 metres long. Does the trick. Ours is tied to the middle of the boat most of the time, but if the winds blowing its either one on the back and one on the front, or if you put it 2/3s the way upto the nose, your boat pulls on an angle so you dont have as much wind resistance.
Depends howmany are fushing too.
Auslobster
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LIke to shorten it up...
....if currents/wind are causing a funny drift. With the centre console I like to put it amidships or a bit towards the front but if three lines are in water the shorter rope means less interference with the fishing. Length of rope payed out doesn't seem to affect the drift rate.
Used to have a small float on my sea anchor but an albatross chewed it off and flew off with it. Seeing as how their nests are on islands in the Southern Ocean, that's a long way to fly with a float!
till
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Hey it didn't go anwhere
Hey it didn't go anwhere with it, it just made sure you didn't have it.