Chasin' Dreams
Well-Known Member
How many of you guys have lost anchors and line due to them getting too hung up while anchored for Halibut?
I'm asking because I have a windless anchor system on my boat on the bow. I've never had any issues with losing an anchor before although I have had to work at dislodging it a couple times pulling from different angles when it was hung up pretty good in reefs.
I am contemplating putting some quick release links in the rope every 50' or so from 100' to 300' just to be safe in case I have issues in the future or in case I wanna unclip and leave it with a Scotchman floating while I run over to visit near by boats/friends fishing close to me or when having to move the boat if fighting a larger running fish etc..
I see a lot of guys using the anchor from the stern system with bow to stern line, ring, etc but just wondering is that system used mostly because they are used by boats without windless systems on the bow or is it more used because guys wanna be able to unclip from the anchor quickly when there is a problem with it hanging up, or when moving the boat to fight bigger fish?
Personally I haven't seen too many large Hali's that needed to be chased by unclipping from the anchor. But maybe I just haven't heard of too many of those instances?
Just curious on avid Hali fisherman's thoughts on this?
I'm asking because I have a windless anchor system on my boat on the bow. I've never had any issues with losing an anchor before although I have had to work at dislodging it a couple times pulling from different angles when it was hung up pretty good in reefs.
I am contemplating putting some quick release links in the rope every 50' or so from 100' to 300' just to be safe in case I have issues in the future or in case I wanna unclip and leave it with a Scotchman floating while I run over to visit near by boats/friends fishing close to me or when having to move the boat if fighting a larger running fish etc..
I see a lot of guys using the anchor from the stern system with bow to stern line, ring, etc but just wondering is that system used mostly because they are used by boats without windless systems on the bow or is it more used because guys wanna be able to unclip from the anchor quickly when there is a problem with it hanging up, or when moving the boat to fight bigger fish?
Personally I haven't seen too many large Hali's that needed to be chased by unclipping from the anchor. But maybe I just haven't heard of too many of those instances?
Just curious on avid Hali fisherman's thoughts on this?