OK so how about this system: (Waljojo deserves some of the credit on this one)

You take an old thumb-burner reel and spool it with 20 lb spectra. Don't tie it to the spool. Just tie a big not on the end and then wrap it on carefully. When you get to the end of your line, you slip on a bead, sliding cork or bobber, crab float and then another cork/bead/knot to stop the float is the line breaks at the anchor. Below this is a large swivel or release snap to which you can clip or tie a disposable (coffe can) anchor.

If you panic, hook a big fish or any other emergency arises, you simply click the bail on the thumb-burner, the spool lets all the line go and the float set up tells you where your anchor is. Just paddle back to it and spool it back onto your reel.

Please tell me what we are missing here. Will this work?

I think the easier approach, is to tie you line to the yak from the anchor with a easily slipped knot. If you look in some maritime knot books, you'll see a knot that uses a ring and pin. the knot sits in the ring with the pin thourgh it. when you need, you pull the pin, the knot slips out of the ring, and is free from the boat. A crab trap bobber, and it all rolls off the yak for retrieval later. I'll see if I can find it. Scott

Scott, I have had a similar idea for a couple of years now to do the same for night time fishing with chunks (follows the rudder project). The only difference is to add some flashing or steady colored lighting so I can come back to my anchor and the same exact spot to toss out another chunk.

Another possibility is to use the Mooring Hitch:

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Our problem is not having enough room for anchor line because of the scope needed to anchor in big water. The idea is to not have a hand anchor line at all by putting it on a reel with a rod stub. 400' to 600' of 30# super braid takes up a heck of a lot less room than any line that I'd want to pull by hand. It also has waay less drag than a conventional anchor line. Lead through a carimbienner(sp?) then stuck in a rod holder it worked pretty well. Our short test run worked okay especially since I yaked until the tide went slack. There was a bit of a breeze which was enough to unsettle our "anchors" (JCB used a railroad spike). But I think it can work well with a bit more head scratching. Standard anchoring procedure up this way is: drop and set the anchor; throw out all of your line (400'-600')with a bouy regardless of depth; and cleat the bitter end. If you get a fish on, you toss the end, chase the fish, then come back and pick up your anchor line at the bouy. JCB suggested to do essentially the same thing by using a reel with a small stopper knot(small enough to pass any guide)in the end and not fixed to the reel. Fish on, disengage the reel and let it all out; then come back and get it at the float when the 60# nook breaks you off.



BTW the smartcast stank at anything greater than 40'.

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Yeah Waljojo,

I think we just need to figure out what anchor to use where and maybe even have two different reels for different depth holes for anchoring. It seems like 300-500 plus feet of line would be laborious to have to pick up all the time if you were only fishing 15 feet of water. Another good idea I just got today from somebody who catches alot of fall and spring chinook is to fish near the pilings. In these areas, we could just clamp on with a rope and a quick release or the hitch detailed above. Thanks for posting that BTW Mrsinbad.

mrsinbad,
mooring hitch = great knot!....thanks!!!

james

Oh by the way, jimmy C Black, are you the indian of the kayak fishing group?
How many people get that one, probably many?
And how many times has that one been commented on?

steve

jambay,

every once in a while I get a PM from somebody about it. I just picked it out of the blue when I was signing up for the local fishing forum one day. I always thought that was one of the funniest things I ever heard and, incidentally, the initials JCB are my initials backwards.

Anybody who's wondering what we're talking about should pick up Frank Zappa & the Mothers of Invention's album: We're Only in it for the Money. It's hilarious, unique and extremely addictive.

JCB/BCJ

I haven't had the opportunity to try this yet but had another idea. If I were to use a reel that I didn't care much for, I could just clip the buoy on and, when I needed to, throw the whole works. This seems like it would be safer and simpler. You'd just need to grease your reel real good in between trips.