Halibut Anchor lost

[Red boat]

June 1 / 25 I have left my Anchor with a big white float out on the water. We could not pull it after halibut fishing the big motor was giving us trouble so we unclipped and had to leave it till next day to pull it. On Monday when we returned it was no where in site.
We have left it do South from Trial Island just past the shipping lane in 180 ft. Of water.

If anyone pulled it in good faith and willing to return it then please Tex or Call at 236 508 4547
I will come and get it and happy to offer $ 50.00 for your generosity
Thank you.

 

[bryce]

what was tide doing when you went back opposite tide could have it sucked under?

 

[Red boat]

We were there at slack currant the next morning and the water was flat with no movement. We could see a long way at boats with floats that was on anchore. But not our big white ball.

 

[kaelc]

How much chain and how big an anchor? Currents weren’t too bad that night but if it didn’t set or the chain wasn’t long it could have pulled out and dragged, I’ve had weighted 2X prawn traps with 5-8lb weights on the line drag a mile in much less current. Most people that far offshore have stuff to do so, hard to imagine pulling 500 feet of halibut anchor, when it was down for less than 24 hours but keep an eye on Facebook marketplace.

A Facebook post will reach more people, not sure if there is an oak bay group or not. Hope you get it back. I’m going out Sunday but will not be going close to there but I’ve had a Victoria crab trap end up in Westport so it could have gone some distance so I’ll keep an eye out.

 

[Red boat]

I had 15 lb. Claw anchor with 30ft of chain and 400ft of led line plus the float..
This was a heavy rig for to be drift off with tide or currents.

 

[eroyd]

Hopefully not wrapped around some freighters prop shaft.

 

[kaelc]

I had 15 lb. Claw anchor with 30ft of chain and 400ft of led line plus the float..
This was a heavy rig for to be drift off with tide or currents.

5/16 line? Definitely less drag than my hali anchor if it was. I'm hopeful going out that way Saturday and Sunday I'll keep an eye open. I could see her getting drug under in a current for sure, might have compressed under water and sink due to the leaded line? I'm no scotchman physicist. I tried to fish out a buddies anchor once, but he had cut the rope and only salvaged the scotchman during a close-to-disaster incident.

 

[Red boat]

All the years I used that rig I have never able to sink that float under in any current or
tidal movement.
So if no one touched it it should have been there where
I unhooked that morning.

 

[ziggy]

All the years I used that rig I have never able to sink that float under in any current or
tidal movement.
So if no one touched it it should have been there where
I unhooked that morning.

Any chance it could have been swept up by a tug with a tow? They tend to vacuum up anything in there path.