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Permalink Reply by Rick Newman on January 25, 2016 at 9:29am

It is sometimes said that the oarsman / guide is responsible for the success of the fisherpeople on board. My point is their job is to correctly place and control the boats location and progress, keeping it in proper relation to the shoreline at the speed of the current so as to maximize the opportunities and provide the angler with best chance of catching fish.

Control with the oars is usually the most effective rather than dragging an anchor. Unfortunately sometime the anchor might be deployed but the current speed to much and the anchor is drug along the bottom.

Overcoming variables such as wind is where skilled oarspeople earn their money.

Rick N

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Permalink Reply by Phillip Westendorf on January 25, 2016 at 5:18pm

Rob,

Generally the anchor is used to hold fixed the boats position relative to a location you wish to fish.  The oars and the hull design allow you to reduce the speed as you move through a hole or to allow a fisherman to fish as you move downstream.  

Dragging it on the bottom isn't a normal means to limit speed.  As pointed out above, it does damage to the river bottom, not a good thing for the Bugs who live there awaiting to hatch.

My anchor weighs 28# and holds my 16 ft. Hindman in most water I have fished.

IMHO,

Dorf

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Permalink Reply by chris towles on January 27, 2016 at 12:57pm

I was a fishing guide for a few summers, and I would see guys always trying to anchor mid current to get at some spot. Not for me...anchoring in current is a good way to sink a boat. Ever gotten your anchor stuck? It's not a fun experience. I only anchor in slow water, along banks and in eddys.

I look at it this way, it's just like kayaking. There are river features you want to hit along the way. Some may be mid current, some might have eddy service. If you want to get to that feature mid current you may be hitting it "on the fly" and only get one shot. If there is eddy service, use it to your advantage.

I try to focus my fishing on known good spots that are convenient to stop, bank fishing and stuff mid current is a hit on the fly thing. I'm happy to slow the boat down when possible , but I'm not kill myself in heavy current rowing upstream so you can get a 4th cast at the hole that didn't produce a fish in the first place.

Permalink Reply by Phillip Westendorf on January 27, 2016 at 4:39pm

Rob,

Check out this out on EBay.  Only $17.50 shipping from Oregon.  

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Pyramid-Fishing-Anchor-Weight-32-Pounds-A-g...

Hyde Drift Boats also sell Pyramid and Spike Anchors.

http://hydeoutdoors.com/onlineflyshop/accessories-parts/anchors-sys...

G'Luck,

Dorf

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Permalink Reply by Mike Thomas on January 28, 2016 at 6:03pm

I just saw a pic on there looking through old threads doing some searches, guy used a small stack of barbell weights, making them into a wedge of sorts. Looked like a good idea

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Permalink Reply by craig curtis on January 28, 2016 at 7:32pm

I have an old pyramid anchor that was rubber coated so I wasn't loosing chunks of lead every time I dropped it in the river or dragged it. I think it was like a bed liner coating, finally wore it out and recoated it with Plastisol, now it's bright orange and easy to spot if I ever loose it.

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Permalink Reply by David Witton on January 30, 2016 at 3:49pm

That Plastisol sounds interesting -  where did you get it? Amazon has a bunch of Plastisol printing supplies, but that didn't sound right...

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