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Posts: 3396 05/04/10 08:48 PM - 2 Limits 2012 - 10 Limits 2011	Tags : shrimp, shrimping, ponce, tides, volusia, oak hill, fishing, mosquito lagoon, capt lee noga, edgewater, titusville, brevard, shrimplight, led, greenie, light, nets, cfn, oakhill, haulover, florida, central florida, shrimp light There is a flat, square piece of metal at the head of the anchor in the picture. Drill a hole in it and secure your shackle end of the chain to it. Pull the chain along the shank and use two medium zip ties to secure the chain to the eye where you would normally secure the shackle. These zip ties will need to be replaced from time to time. Leave a small amount of slack in the chain before ziptying it to the eye. If your anchor sticks to the bottom and doesn't want to come out, the zipties will break when sufficient force is applied and your anchor will "pull out bacwards by the head. Last Edited By: CaptLeeNoga 05/05/10 06:06 AM. Edited 2 times.
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wishiniwasfishin		#1	[url]	[-]
Posts: 2261 05/04/10 08:56 PM - 3 Limits 2012 - 9 Limits 2011	? I'll bite. How?
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specialist		#2	[url]	[-]
Posts: 3396 05/04/10 09:08 PM - 2 Limits 2012 - 10 Limits 2011	Sorry for the delay wishin, I put the picture up first because I wasn't sure if I had the size right. I was editing the post while you typed.
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NiteOwl40		#3	[url]	[-]
Posts: 599 05/04/10 09:27 PM SPONSOR Resident Engineer LED GREENIE	wishiniwasfishin wrote: ? I'll bite. How? Easy - leave the anchor tied to the cleat, put motor in revers and gently pivot the boat 180 deg around the anchor to the front side of the anchor. Anchor should slide out because the force is no longer on the shank but directly opposite the shank and on the front plate. Probably slide out b4 you complete the pivot to the front of the anchor. You always face toward the anchor doing this manuever.. If you pivot around the anchor 180 deg and it's not free, give more reverse power after straightening the motor to stop the pivot turn. Purchase the ledgreenie™ Pro HERE ! Designed and Built by Niteowl40 & Family
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CaptLeeNoga		#4	[url]	[-]
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wishiniwasfishin		#5	[url]	[-]
Posts: 2261 05/05/10 07:59 AM - 3 Limits 2012 - 9 Limits 2011	Cool. What if I don't use one of those types of anchors? I use 25# navy's. I am guessing Night Owl's suggestion is my best bet.
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Frankk		#6	[url]	[-]
Posts: 533 05/05/10 10:10 AM	What if you are hung on a cable or wreck? I like the breaking string method that specialist described the best. No need to maneuver (sometimes no room) just haul away and pull it out backwards when the string snaps. Most all commercial fishermen do it that way. Do any of you offshore guys retrieve your anchor using a buoy? When we have our rally (I hope we do it ) I can show a few anchoring tricks and cast net if anyone is interested. I see people struggling with things that are easy if you know the trick. I did a lot of diving in my life. (started in 1947 with only a mask) When I first started diving seriously with tanks, I found anchors on every reef and obstruction. They had accumulated for a long time. Most weren't worth anything, but I soon had a few customers buying my anchors to resell. When I had accumulated about 90 or so my father said, me or the anchors were leaving as the back yard was unmowable, but in either case the anchors were going to be gone. I guess that was my first economic collapse. Best regards Frankk
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Sea Worthy Posts: 103 05/05/10 01:15 PM	yes my hubby uses an anchor ball (buoy) and has one of them anchors that has soft metal(lead) hooks so they will straighting up if hooked one something not sure of the name but i'm sure you all seen them has lost a few before he got this set up seems to work good last year in the keys it was stuck good and i thought we would lose it played with it a bit then ran anchor rope to a cleat on back of boat give one good tuck and up it came hade to rebend two hooks on it but still works fine
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retiredmrbill		#8	[url]	[-]
Posts: 733 05/05/10 01:16 PM - 1 Limits 2012 - 1 Limits 2011	I have only one suggestion to add to the discussion. Don't do what I did and not secure your anchor rope to the boat before you throw it over. I guess I was having a senior moment that night. Fortunately I was able to get it back since the line floated. After that I LMAO.
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doozie		#9	[url]	[-]
Sea Worthy Posts: 163 05/05/10 03:13 PM - 2 Limits 2011	Thats the anchor we lost at HC....so we need to drill a hole and follow instructions...Thank you all will print this out for Lou.
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specialist		#10	[url]	[-]
Posts: 3396 05/05/10 04:17 PM - 2 Limits 2012 - 10 Limits 2011	Any of you divers should check into the area around CM75 at Riverbreeze. I know two boats that lost anchors in the channel area just last Saturday night. One of them was a first time use. I lost one there about five years ago. It was before I learned about the reverse tie trick. My Danforth was stuck on something and wouldn't give. I did a complete 360 around the anchor pulling from all directions. I almost damaged my boat by securing around a cleat and using the engine to help apply force. I don't have any idea what would hold an anchor that tightly at Riverbreeze, but I was forced to cut the line. The following week I found a line floating in the water and pulled up someone elses anchor. I call it the need an anchor take an anchor, have a spare leave it here program.
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wishiniwasfishin		#11	[url]	[-]
Posts: 2261 05/05/10 06:18 PM - 3 Limits 2012 - 9 Limits 2011	specialist wrote: Any of you divers should check into the area around CM75 at Riverbreeze. I know two boats that lost anchors in the channel area just last Saturday night. One of them was a first time use. I lost one there about five years ago. It was before I learned about the reverse tie trick. My Danforth was stuck on something and wouldn't give. I did a complete 360 around the anchor pulling from all directions. I almost damaged my boat by securing around a cleat and using the engine to help apply force. I don't have any idea what would hold an anchor that tightly at Riverbreeze, but I was forced to cut the line. The following week I found a line floating in the water and pulled up someone elses anchor. I call it the need an anchor take an anchor, have a spare leave it here program. The channel at riverbreeze was man made (or deepened) there are areas that have TREMENDOUS structure, even right near the ramp. Typically the structure is more graduated, but just north of the ramp, it almost looks like coral reef. Last Edited By: CaptLeeNoga 05/06/10 05:01 PM. Edited 1 time.
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