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Location: Pittsburgh, PA | for those of you guys that dont have a foot controlled trolling motor, do you anchor to stay on a particular spot when its windy? or do you just drift over it quickly? about a year and a half ago i was fishing a stretch of timber. it was pretty windy out and i was getting blown away from where i wanted to cast to. so i put the anchor down. i ended up putting hooks into a 41"er on a figure 8 and she went directly under the anchor rope. i quickly took my rod and put it between the anchor rope and the boat and grabbed it from the other side with my other hand. i was afraid the fish would get hung up on the rope or something, almost lost hold of my rod in the process. |
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Location: Rhinelander, Wisconsin | Other than where it's required by law, I don't even carry an anchor anymore. If I fished heavy current and areas like wing dams, I'd need one. Or two. I used to anchor up when it was too windy to hold, but with the new electrics, don't need to anymore. |
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Location: Pulaski, WI | I've anchored when fishing by myself to get a fish released. I prefer to use a drift sock to slow down a drift. It has a quick release and float, so it can be dropped f you get a fish. I'll sometime anchor on a spot if i want to try a lot of different lures.
John |
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| Or, you can use your outboard to hold your position. It is an alternative and does work if you dont have a trolling motor. And, they WILL hit at boatside with the outboard running , say, idle speed. You may scare off some of the more neutral or negative fish but other will pay no mind to it. |
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| Is it legal to fish with your outboard running at idle speed as long as you are reeling your bait in constantly? |
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Location: Elkhart, IN | The one thing you have to watch out for is the fish can wrap you around your anchor rope. What I did before I got my trolling motor this last year is drift. |
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| In very heavy winds I will sometimes set up drifts as well. I normally don't like to do this but
on those really windy days it sometimes pays off. It also makes for a more comfortable day.
I have anchored in the past. This past fall it was very late in the year and I wanted to fish a very steep shoreline drop off. The wind was just hammering it and I knew that if I raised a fish it would probably be on a sucker. I anchored off the vertical drop and this way was able to fish the suckers with much less difficulty. It was definitely a low percentage deal and I moved
every 15 minutes or so but the circumstances called for it.
Bill C. aka the greenduck |
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| Using your outboard is an option as long as it is legal...so check the regs in the area you will be fishing....thanks "guest". |
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Location: Northern IL | An anchor is a very important tool and I wouldn't be prepared if I didn't have one regardless if I had a trolling motor or not. Wind or no wind anchoring on a spot once a school of muskies are located is a must! Just as a trolling motor can be the right tool to check a wide sweeping bar or back in coves an anchor would be the right tool for checking a contact point.
The problem with anchoring in timber is you may not get your anchor back, so I would either tie myself to a tree or use a trolling motor. |
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Location: The Yahara Chain | Try using a driftsock, it works great on windy days.
Buy the biggest one you can find. |
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