Tie to Gear or Drift at Night? What say you

[Big Jay]

My name isn't Andy its Adam.

What ever you say Alan

[reelaxin]

Big Jay, Relax......Your taking to many roids. Put the barbells down thats enough for one day. Get the hair growing cream out and smooth it on.

This will show up in the "classic quotes of 2009" thread some day.

From a dumbarse Carolina boys prospective if you are in the ocean and you run across someone else’s stuff floating around out there that doesn’t belong to you why in the world would you even think about tying off to it? If it doesn't belong to you, don't touch it - my momma taught me that when I was about 2.

Preciate the entertainment this morning

[Capt Lindsay]

This argument will continue for eons. However, whether a boat ties up or anchors, it is a better technique to handle everything from the cockpit without risking anyone on the bow deck.

When we head offshore for an overnighter, we always rig our "tag line." We have a 5/8" tweisted nylon line with 12" eye splices in ecah end. We have a couple of them. They are long enough to reach from the bow cleat to the port side tower leg with enough extra to be able to tie the end to the tower leg when running.

We tie the "tag line" off to the bow cleat with one spliced eye.

Everything is then handled from the cockpit tying the anchor line and a retrieve line, 1/2" polypro, to the other eye splice with heavy duty carabiner screw-together clips. When the anchor goes overboard from the cockpit, we turn the boat 30 to 45 degrees and back away from the line leaving plenty of room. We carry 2200' of 1/2" nylon. There are 3 600' shots each with 4' eye splices in each end large enough to do a loop to loop by putting the whole fish tote holding the next 600' through the eye. The final 400' is 3/4" that we use for inshore anchoring or for emergencies. It has large eye splices too.

Once the anchor is set, the "tag line" runs from the bow cleat to the "junction" of the anchor line, the retrieve line, and the "tag line." There are times when we use an anchor release at that location. If we do, we hook a ball to the junction so we can retrieve the anchor line later if we need to pop off.

The anchor is retrieved using an anchor ball, the best contraption ever invented.

In any case, everything offshore is done from the cockpit. It is far safer than working on the bow deck even if you have a bow rail.

Capt. Lindsay Fuller
June Bug Charters
Beach Haven, NJ
609-685-2839
http://www.Fish-JuneBug.com

[Fluka Brasi]

This argument will continue for eons. However, whether a boat ties up or anchors, it is a better technique to handle everything from the cockpit without risking anyone on the bow deck.

When we head offshore for an overnighter, we always rig our "tag line." We have a 5/8" tweisted nylon line with 12" eye splices in ecah end. We have a couple of them. They are long enough to reach from the bow cleat to the port side tower leg with enough extra to be able to tie the end to the tower leg when running.

We tie the "tag line" off to the bow cleat with one spliced eye.

Everything is then handled from the cockpit tying the anchor line and a retrieve line, 1/2" polypro, to the other eye splice with heavy duty carabiner screw-together clips. When the anchor goes overboard from the cockpit, we turn the boat 30 to 45 degrees and back away from the line leaving plenty of room. We carry 2200' of 1/2" nylon. There are 3 600' shots each with 4' eye splices in each end large enough to do a loop to loop by putting the whole fish tote holding the next 600' through the eye. The final 400' is 3/4" that we use for inshore anchoring or for emergencies. It has large eye splices too.

Once the anchor is set, the "tag line" runs from the bow cleat to the "junction" of the anchor line, the retrieve line, and the "tag line." There are times when we use an anchor release at that location. If we do, we hook a ball to the junction so we can retrieve the anchor line later if we need to pop off.

The anchor is retrieved using an anchor ball, the best contraption ever invented.

In any case, everything offshore is done from the cockpit. It is far safer than working on the bow deck even if you have a bow rail.

Capt. Lindsay Fuller
June Bug Charters
Beach Haven, NJ
609-685-2839
http://www.Fish-JuneBug.com

Do you have any problems with the loop to loop splices going through the ring on the anchor ball?? I like that setup but always worried that you would not be able to retrieve with the ball if you spliced like that.

As to the OP, I was looking for a way to SAFELY sink my boat for insurance money... you think you could start a post on that?? I hear lots of guys have done that as well.

Or maybe you have some tips on stealing lure des.... oh forget it.