Drift set up.
Submitted by Gav475 on Mon, 2012-07-30 11:39
Am planning my next trip to Exmouth with the boat. Last year was the first trip up there with the boat and I was struggling with the sea anchor set up. Because of the tides the boat drifts toward the anchor rather than away from it as it does in Perth local waters. Is it worth using it at all! What is the preferred set up for tidal areas, or is it just a case of fishing the slack water on the drift either side of the tide change and anchoring the rest of the time, bearing in mind that the boat is only a 4.75 Quintrex.
till
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If the boat drifts towards
If the boat drifts towards the sea anchor you probably threw it out the wrong side ;)
black gen
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i know exactly what you mean,
i know exactly what you mean, recently in coral bay out in 120m of water we had a similar thing happening as sometimes the wind and current work in different directions...what you do is when you have your first drift, zero your gps cursor onto your boat so you are sitting at 0.00km. then as you drift away from the cursor , the direction/bearing on your gps to get back to the cursor is the direction you need to drive away from your spot in order to drift right back over it.
sometimes it plays on your mind as your driving in a direction away from your mark you think wont be right because of the wind...but give this method a go and you will improve your catch rate as you should be hiting the mark more often
good luck
Jess
Paul G
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What is a seaanchor.
What is a seaanchor.
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carnarvonite
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Sea anchor / drogue
Its like a parachute that you hang out from the boat into the water to slow its drift down
carnarvonite
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Black gen
Black Gen has got it, zoom your GPS right in and see which way you are going to drift before setting up your drogue because in most cases you won't need to use it.
If its a school of fish you are chasing, DON'T drift on them, anchor because with each drift you are going to split the school and end up scattering them and you get bugger all compared to what you could have got.
Gav475
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Thanks lads. The aim is to
Thanks lads. The aim is to try to slow the boat down. I think your onto it carnarvonite, dont use it. Im sure the boat was moving faster with it out. Maybe thats why a charter operator I went out with in Exmouth a few years ago who I wont name, but has a big yellow boat, drives with about 50 meters of anchor, chain and rope out. When he stops it slows the boat until he drives off and he just lets it free wheel behind the boat again. Couldnt believe what I was seeing. Gunna come unstuck eventually.
carnarvonite
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Anchor yanker
Get yourself an anchor yanker, a large float with a set up that allows you to clip it over your anchor rope, drive off and it pull the anchor up and lets it hang under the float so you don;t have to bust your bum pulling it by hand. Once the anchor is up all you do is back down and coil the rope in till you reach the float.
I regularly anchor in over 120-140 metres of water and it takes a couple of minutes to pull the anchor up and you are on your way.
black gen
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one other tip when your
one other tip when your drifting is if your in a boat with a cab, open all the windows, or roll the clears up as when they are closed the boat cab is like a big parachute, when they are open or rolled up the wind can pass thru the cab and your drift will slow
Dizzy
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Good advice.I reckon this
Good advice.
I reckon this boat would drift faster than a 18' skiff on a spinnaker run ........
mart
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anchor yanker
Hey Carnarvonite, i have used that method few times years back with a crew i was with at gnarloo only becuase the boat was big=bigger anchor and loved it, if your using that method in 120/140mtrs deep, roughly what is a good length of anchore rope would i neeed for that depth ?
carnarvonite
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Double
You will need double the depth at least because you can never lob directly over your target every time so may need to hang further back etc.
If you are slightly off line turning your outboard can swing the boat over to a point or tie off on one of your bow rail feet so you change the angle and make the boat hang off to one side.