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When I anchor I used to tie off with a knot gripper write on the front of the boat now I added a front trolling motor and a sonar unit so I am going to have to move the gripper to one side or the other will my boat now drift off from where i want to fish or will it still hold true.
Huntindave
03-10-2002, 11:29 AM
Yes, it will drift off to one side. This can be a good thing. By putting a gripper on both sides of the bow area you can "swing" your boat by moving the rope location, allowing you to cover more water without disturbing the fish with the motor. :)
I 2nd the posts about having cleats on both sides of the bow, so that you can work a big area, by just reanchoring. I do that all of the time.
However, in big waves, and wind - I want the boat - pointed straight into the wind. It simply takes the big water better.
I do as many folks do on mille lacs.
Take about a 5 foot rope - and put a snap on the end of it.
Put a loop in the other end, and loop over the cleat.
Then about 3 foot from the snap - put another loop - and tie your anchor to this loop.
The idea is that you drop your anchor - in very windy weather - tied to the loop - that is hooked to the bow eye on your boat.
The anchor will pull straight - and you will nicely weather vane into the wind.
However, you really don't want to have to reach down to the bow eye to get the anchor. You simply tug on the rope that attached to the cleat - this will let you get to the end of your anchor rope - and you pull in the anchor.
Easy - pulls straight - and you don't have to worry about falling over - by reaching over the bow of the boat in big waves.
Take care
REW
muskiedaze
03-11-2002, 03:35 AM
I haven't touched a cold wet anchor rope in years. I invested in a Power-Pro anchor winch. It works great. For 200 bucks, one of my better investments. It holds 100 ft of 5/16 rope so you can slip back in a pool pretty well. In a river you can position your boat much more precisely than by running to the bow and heaving an anchor overboard and waiting for it to catch.I really like mine.
john