Rear Anchor Rigging

Since I'll be hitting the bay for sturgeon soon I decided I want to anchor up from the stern so I can face my bait.  



This is what I came up with.  The yellow line is a yoke.  There is a loop in the middle and each end is attached to a float.






I put a caribeener style clip on the center eyelet on both sides of the tankwell and doubled the bouy line through the clip and up to the handle.






For a quick release I run a ballpoint pen (for now) through the handle and run the line around it.  A pull of the pen releases the line and it runs through the clip and free of the boat.

I tested it out today on Lake Cunningham.  With the exception of the rear handle getting in the way once or twice the release worked great.  I'm gonna rework the handle so its removeable.  Re-rigging the anchor line while on the water was easy as the clip is within reach.  The only problem is I need to test it out in heavy currents to see how the yak will react.  I'm running ten feet of shock cord to absord windwaves and boatwakes.  Other than that I might lengthen the yoke or just run the line up one side and sit crooked in the water.  Any advice?  Hows your yak behaving in the current?

Art

I attach / hook a bungee cord between two eye loops and then I attach my main anchor line (with a quick release clip) directly to the bungee cord.

I clip the anchor on the stern side and fish with the current.

Hey, that is cool!  I am figuring something out for Friday so I appreciate the info!

BTW-Cool sticker

Joel, how does your boat sit in the current when you anchor off on one side?

scwa, I agree it is a pretty damn cool sticker  

Hey... how do I get some of those stickers?  I want a few for my paddles and one for the back of my tailgate to cover a scratch  

Art - it seems to work out somehow.  

Chuck-I'll bring some on Friday if the weather lets us go.  Otherwise shoot me a PM with your address and I'll shoot you some.

Hi Sean,

Could I get a couple of those decals?  I fish with Joel, Bill, Chuck, John, Mike, Stu, Kevin, Eric and others.

I will paid for them.  No problem.

Ken

hey sean...can I get a free brand new malibu pro kayak from you? Just ship to my address - appreciate it....

....please ship next day air  

Art - it seems to work out somehow.  

How much of an angle?  Is your line stilll pretty much in front of you? If you swing side to side how does that affect your positioning?  Your bow ever cross over your line?  I only ask cause when I used my drift chute I would tie off to one side.  The result was many weird angles and bad hooksets.  Plus if I do set into a sturgy I don't want to flip over the side.

Scwa, that sticker is developing quite a cult following.

Art - I'll have to demo you sometime or I'll take photos...

I anchored off the side last time and it just about rolled me in the ripping san pablo current.  I moved it behind my seat and that was a tad better, but I still felt uneasy.  It's like waterskiing endlessly.

Here's my version of the agarcia style.  I made a yolk that clips onto the rear seat clips and has a loop in the center for hooking the anchor line.  I got the line at and hook/clip at Home Depot for less than $10.  The line even came with the spool thingy.  
 

Here's a closeup fo the hook/clip.  It looks perfect.  Hopefully it works!

That's looking pretty sweet Sean...  hopefully I'll see you in the AM.

Erik

Unless it snows (which is a possibility), I will be there.