anchors away

[Punchshot]

Are anchors required as part of the yak set up - hit a pod of stripers , and need to stop drifting by them with the wind and tide - Punch

[ruge13]

If you plan on bottom fishing for fishing a location for an extended amount of time then go for it, and use an anchor. If drifting is the problem than an anchor you don;t want. Chances are, if you chuck an anchor every time you get into fish one of two things are going to happen. First, you run the risk of spooking the fish. Second, if they just popped up and you ran into them and are drifting by them, they are not staying there long enough to throw out an anchor and fish. You will want the mobility to keep up. I never use one. If drifting is the problem, a drift chute would be the general consensus for a solution I think.

[bluewatr]

Although my yak is easily outfitted with one.... I rarely paddle with it... I leave the anchor behind 97% of the time...

drift chute is the way to go....

Ruge13 is on the money!

[Punchshot]

thx 4 the information guys

[capemike88]

I think that I am going to get one of those drift socks as well. Can you make them, or where can you buy them and how much are they.

Thank's again,

mike

[notime]

I bought one last year at Cabella's. They have a good selection.

[Wes]

Better not to be anchored up if you are into a school of feeding fish in my opinion. I use a drift sock pretty often, does a decent job slowing you down in wind. People have made them from buckets which work but obviously don't stow easily. Smaller sizes from Cabelas are around $20. I just bought a little anchor to see if it will hold bottom in the Hudson. I've been working my butt off to stay over schools of fish waiting for them to start eating and thought I would experiment but I don't expect to use it much at all. Anchoring in current in tidal areas can be dangerous. I'm going to rig it so I can drop it with a float.

[capemike88]

That's a really good idea! I have never thought or using a float on a kayak anchor, but it makes perfect sense, especially in the Merrimac with all of the fast currents. I know some really good schoolie place in there, but they pretty much all have a decent current with them, maybe I can fish them with a kayak after all.

mike

[FLYRODER]

A lot of the guys I fish with use this 1:

http://www.kayakfishingstuff.com/item.jhtml?UCIDs=1143483%7C1147414&PRID=1211389

It works great.

[rockfisherman]

I use floating nylon rope with my anchor. No need for a float. I have a jam (clam) cleat on the yak and the rope goes thru it. If you need to lose the anchor, just lift up and drop the line and you're free. Come back and pick up the floating line later.