Tripping your anchor

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Category: Fishing Tricks

Published on Monday, 08 August 2011 15:30

Written by KC

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Tripping your anchor is very usefull and can save you loosing one to the reef or mud pack.  
 
By drilling a hole in the front bar of the anchor, you can place your "D" shackle there, then run the chain up along the shaft and secure it with a cable tie or two at the top of the shaft.  
 
By doing this, you can drive back past the anchor, and trip it (should it get stuck) then pull it out by the front or "Fluke" end, then re-tie it for further use. We used to use copper wire before God invented cable ties.  
 
Remember you don't want to fasten it too good or you will not be able to bust the ties.  
 
For a light boat you would use less tieing strength than with a heavy or large boat.

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