Since everybody is asking questions I have one as well. My rode is made of three sections for anchoring in different depths.alot of time the knots get hung up on my ring, what size of ring is everybody using?is there a knot that passes through the ring easier?thanks
TW. When you pull your anchor line, wouldn't the knotted line be the one under load? I'havent met a knot yet that can't be undone with the right fids and a hammer though.....
Seems things have gotten complicated over the years. I am still using the same system Bennie showed me 25+ years ago, in the days when he, black and gold and myself were the only ones anchoring. Here's how; on the bottom of your Scotchman attach a shackle, pass your rope, rode thru the shackle, at the end tie on another shackle that will NOT pass thru the Scotchman shackle. Use a slip ring anchor only, (you will never loose) chain then rope, at the chain and rope connection tape in 2 stainless welding rods bent a little pointing towards the anchor. These catch the Scotchman shackle and hold your anchor the same as the $60 plastic things. If you gun tape all knots they will slide thru the shackle and not catch or hang up. Tie your boats bow rope to the smaller shackle, go thru your bow cleat then follow the boat and with a soft eye hook on your cleat midships. When stuff happens, big fish, tide, tug or any reason to release, snap a Scotchman to the soft eye and let go. Rope and boy slip forward and away you go. No need for a rope down the side of your boat, I believe this to be very dangerous. It takes longer to describe than rig and all costs rope, Scotchman and $10 of shackles. HM
Totally agree. This is the safest method because you can attach a quick release to let the bow rope loose and drop the anchor without having to run up to the bow and untie. My bow line runs back to my rear cleat where it is attached with a quick release on a trigger. If something happens and we need off anchor, simple pull on the trigger and we are free. When it's time to pick up and move we fire up the engine and run forward towards the bouy and the ring on the very end of my rode slides down to the trigger where we can grab it easily and then pull up the anchor by pulling the line through the ring attached to the bouy.rope down the side of the boat being a problem? cant figure that out? why would i walk up to the bow when i can slide the line right to me at the rear helm? maybe a different style of boat but i would hate to un-hook at the bow in some of the water we hali fish in..
Thanks for being so patient with us Albertans….we normally only get one or two weeks a year to enjoy the fishery that you have year round. Totally different techniques compared to lake fishing. It is constantly a learning experience. The first time out to BC fishing, the guide used the scotchman system for his anchor when we went for Halibut. I was quite impressed with how easy it was to retrieve the anchor after it was brought up and hanging from the buoy. He didn’t use a tag line between the buoy and the boat though just had the buoy floating at the bow by the cleat. Since that I have been doing the same with my own boat with the exception of having to braid in a stainless quick link in the rode because of the windlass. Curious about the extra 50’ between the buoy and the boat though, what is reasoning?.I use a 50' section with a small float at 25'. Same bow to stern sliding line. Both ends of 50' have a stainless "clip" for releasing. Definitely would not want to be 100' or more away from anchor buoy. Had a couple hang up their downriggers on my rode and didnt understand that they needed to back off to release it. As they pulled my boat closer they got the idea.. Just some retired Albertans checking out what we were doing while i honked and yelled at them to stay away.. Could have passed behind my boat while trolling.. They were clueless as to what was going on.. I took it easy on them once they backed off the rode while our boats were less than 70' apart.
Exactly ive seen some VERY bad things out there guys anchoring on FULL moon tides?? who the hell does that?? you may have at most 2 hours really not worth the time and VERY dangerous as the currents switch VERY fast and HARD...