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05-29-2019, 06:21 AM
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Anchor ropes and trout
My anchor rope must be a trout magnet. Yesterday, a frisky 18" 'bow takes a chironomid suspended at about 13 feet down and decides to fight around the canoe instead of swimming off. After two minutes it runs between the anchor rope and the canoe so I decide to lift the anchor and the indicator just sits there so I figure it's gone. Nope, still on so I lower the anchor again (i didn't want to drift away from a hot spot!) and continue the battle. Heads for the rope again but in the meantime I figure it's time for the net so I grab the leader to hand line but the middle chironomid snags in the rope and then my finger while trying to free it, but by then the tippet has snapped and trout is gone.
This was not the only time so I can't imagine using two anchors as recommended by some!
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05-29-2019, 09:15 AM
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Fun challenge. It is even worse anchored in a tube. More fun when the fish is 24" and you are completely out of control
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05-29-2019, 12:46 PM
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Is an iPilot too much for a canoe?
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05-30-2019, 07:52 PM
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Originally Posted by Mr Flyguy
My anchor rope must be a trout magnet. Yesterday, a frisky 18" 'bow takes a chironomid suspended at about 13 feet down and decides to fight around the canoe instead of swimming off. After two minutes it runs between the anchor rope and the canoe so I decide to lift the anchor and the indicator just sits there so I figure it's gone. Nope, still on so I lower the anchor again (i didn't want to drift away from a hot spot!) and continue the battle. Heads for the rope again but in the meantime I figure it's time for the net so I grab the leader to hand line but the middle chironomid snags in the rope and then my finger while trying to free it, but by then the tippet has snapped and trout is gone.
This was not the only time so I can't imagine using two anchors as recommended by some!
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Hmmm...
I never seem to have that problem.
Once hooked, the fish is completely under my control.
As an alternative, you could use a sledgehammer fly rod (6wt+) and just horse it in like the gear guys do. Hahahahaha!
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05-30-2019, 08:04 PM
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Hmmm...
I never seem to have that problem.
Once hooked, the fish is completely under my control.
As an alternative, you could use a sledgehammer fly rod (6wt+) and just horse it in like the gear guys do. Hahahahaha!
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Let me guess, you whisper them to your hand then tell them to spit the hook?
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05-30-2019, 08:10 PM
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Hmmm...
Maybe I AM the fish whisperer. Explains a lot.
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05-31-2019, 09:06 AM
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ShortsideK needs to catch some bigger fish
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05-31-2019, 08:40 PM
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ShortsideK needs to catch some bigger fish
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He does, catches tons of dinkies...8 to 10 inches, maybe the odd 13 or 14 incher, that's why he has it all under control!
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06-01-2019, 02:20 AM
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Anchors and or drift socks are always behind the boat, and set as straight down and tight to the boat as I can, and then I cast crosswind and let drift downwind, so to speak. Had a tiger wrap the motor once in MB, I forgot and left it down, it ran at me and under the boat. I've had to pass the rod under the anchor line a few times, not often though, they usually just go away, not back under.
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06-01-2019, 11:15 PM
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So easy to control
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06-02-2019, 09:07 AM
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So easy to control
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Yes, I've seen pontoon people have an easier time with big trout because they can maneuver with the flippers. I'm going to get flippers for my canoe.
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06-03-2019, 04:30 AM
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[QUOTE=goldscud;3984244]So easy to control
That's a nice looking fish, but nothing in the picture allows me to get an idea of the size.
Also, I believe you're on a float tube without an anchor. Don't see any problem controlling any fish in that. Big whoop.
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06-03-2019, 07:18 AM
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[QUOTE=ShortsideK;3984642]
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So easy to control
That's a nice looking fish, but nothing in the picture allows me to get an idea of the size.
Also, I believe you're on a float tube without an anchor. Don't see any problem controlling any fish in that. Big whoop.
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One thing for sure, it ain't no 8 or 10 inch dinky from Cardiff Pond!
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Tube is anchored. Fish was 32".
I use an anchor very often from my tube and at times it is challenging keep the fish from going under you (just like in a boat)
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06-03-2019, 01:44 PM
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wow! What a fish. 32" in a float tube. That sounds like a blast. Nice one!
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06-03-2019, 03:17 PM
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Tube is anchored. Fish was 32".
I use an anchor very often from my tube and at times it is challenging keep the fish from going under you (just like in a boat)
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Please tell me you were using at least a 5 or 6 wt rod?
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[QUOTE=Mr Flyguy;3984657]
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Originally Posted by ShortsideK
One thing for sure, it ain't no 8 or 10 inch dinky from Cardiff Pond!
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If a guy only uses sledgehammers for fly rods, of course he would not enjoy catching 10 - 12"ers.
That's where 3 and 4 wt. rods come in. Additionally, they can (and do) handle much larger fish with ease.
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06-04-2019, 06:06 AM
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Quote:
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Tube is anchored. Fish was 32".
I use an anchor very often from my tube and at times it is challenging keep the fish from going under you (just like in a boat)
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I'm from Missouri.
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06-04-2019, 06:27 AM
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It is good to be proud of your home state
I like to use a 7wt for trout over 30" who think they are salmon
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06-04-2019, 05:36 PM
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It is good to be proud of your home state
I like to use a 7wt for trout over 30" who think they are salmon
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Right on.
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