NorCal Kayak Anglers
Kayak Fishing Zone => General Fishing Tips => Topic started by: TheLocksmith on November 05, 2017, 03:06:49 PM
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I’m thinking of adding an anchor to my hobie... so far I havent need one. What are your guys thoughts? Is it necessary?
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It depends on what your needs are. If you do decide on one, search for QRAS.
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I�m thinking of adding an anchor to my hobie... so far I havent need one. What are your guys thoughts? Is it necessary?
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If you will fish where there is current, like the bay and delta, then yes. If for the ocean, u can use a drift chute.
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When Diving from my hobie I always use an anchor.
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[/quote]If you will fish where there is current, like the bay and delta, then yes. If for the ocean, u can use a drift chute.
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I fish a lot in the bay near the tubes and I manage to keep fishing just fine without an anchor
I was thinking I would need an anchor to go on the Oceanside like Monterey. What is a drift chute?
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If you will fish where there is current, like the bay and delta, then yes. If for the ocean, u can use a drift chute.
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I fish a lot in the bay near the tubes and I manage to keep fishing just fine without an anchor
I was thinking I would need an anchor to go on the Oceanside like Monterey. What is a drift chute?
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[/quote]When you say keep fishing do you mean you are catching fish? Have you caught a sturgeon without an anchor. Stripers and halibut no anchor......stripers on the anchor with bait is a pleasant rest... :smt006
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If you will fish where there is current, like the bay and delta, then yes. If for the ocean, u can use a drift chute.
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I fish a lot in the bay near the tubes and I manage to keep fishing just fine without an anchor
I was thinking I would need an anchor to go on the Oceanside like Monterey. What is a drift chute?
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[/quote]When you say keep fishing do you mean you are catching fish? Have you caught a sturgeon without an anchor. Stripers and halibut no anchor......stripers on the anchor with bait is a pleasant rest... :smt006
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I’ve never caught a sturgeon in my life! I would love to! I don’t even know where to start with that.
Halibut I’ve tried once about 2 weeks ago by trolling some rig that I got from Hi’s Tackle, but turns out I was doing it alllll wrong!
I would love to learn the 2 above! That’s why I’m here on this forum to learn from others that know better.
As for stripers I do ok I think for doing this kayak fishing thing for about a month. Still trying to figure it out.
I would say I have about 20 hours of fishing time total from the kayak [emoji23]. (Life time)
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When Diving from my hobie I always use an anchor.
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Oh yeah, and that. Forgot that I was using an anchor last week diving... Lol
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When Diving from my hobie I always use an anchor.
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Oh yeah, and that. Forgot that I was using an anchor last week diving... Lol
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I’m fishing rod and reel! Tooo scared to ever try that!
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It depends on what your needs are. If you do decide on one, search for QRAS.
Whats is QRAS?
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It depends on what your needs are. If you do decide on one, search for QRAS.
Whats is QRAS?
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Quick Release Anchor System. Lots of Youtube videos on it.
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Anchor could be a death sentence if you tip over and can't release it from your yak, especially in heavy current, sleigh ride, or swell. That's why you want to have a QRAS. Also, better to have it at the bow or stearn instead of midship on a heavy current.
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QRAS tutorial:
http://www.norcalkayakanglers.com/index.php?topic=16289.0
A drift chute is a device that when needed it's a good idea to find a better day to fish.
Also, the search function is a fantastic tool on NCKA.
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You can do a lot of kinds of fishing for a lot of years without any need for an anchor. So don't feel that you need to set up your kayak with an anchor trolley and an anchor just to have one.
But there are some kinds of fishing where I find an anchor useful, such as when jigging over schools of fish, sturgeon fishing, and spearfishing. If you encounter experienced kayak anglers who are using anchors while fishing, and you find that it's hard for you to fish in that area and for that species without an anchor, then you could consider setting up your kayak for an anchor.
To anchor your kayak, you need to install an anchor trolley, so you can run the anchor line out to the bow or stern of your kayak, so the kayak will stream out on the anchor rope in line with the wind and/or current. Attaching an anchor to the side of your kayak is a recipe for disaster, because waves and current will be hitting the side of your kayak and trying to flip it over.
Be very cautious about anchoring in any significant current, because you can get in trouble very fast. For example, your kayak could swing somewhat sideways to the current, the current could hit the upstream side of your kayak and flip it over, and you could get swept away from your kayak.
If the wind and waves increase while you're on anchor, things can start to get kind of exciting. If this happens, immediately paddle or pedal upwind to take tension off your anchor line, and then pull up your anchor.
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Setting and pulling your anchor in our bay system is the most hazardous thing you'll do on a day of bait fishing, unless of course you bring a big sturgeon to the boat too soon.
With that said, if you want to bait fish the bay system for stripers or sturgeon an anchor is a must have, if you do have an anchor the QRAS is also a must have, pretty much an absolute must have.
As said before, in moving water never ever try to anchor off the side of the yak.
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This is what I use