Was wondering what a good sea anchor for fishing offshore when anchoring is not possible. And where to buy.
Was wondering what a good sea anchor for fishing offshore when anchoring is not possible. And where to buy.
A sea anchor is good where the wind is making you drift too fast. They don't help if the current is the major factor.
Two main types - sea drogues and parachutes. You can get the drogues at most chandlery outlets. Have seen an ad in BnB or QFM for the parachute.
It is worth having one or the other on board. I have a drogue and it has been used several times with varying degrees of success.
the type that looks sort of like a funnel work very well, you can tie them off to various points on your boat to allow you to drift sideways or which ever way you want the boat to be when drift fishing, as well as slowing you down in a bit of wind.
$54 at Bias....i have one works well....
..Greg...."Termites pay the bills"..... Trailcraft 475...75 Hp E-Tec
guys , i was told to look at a para anchor $150 or something
They say it really slows down the drift rate. Was fishing with PBA at deep tempest on Saturday and we were drifting too fast. Caught caught 4 fish.
Last edited by timddo; 24-09-2007 at 01:17 PM.
I have a yellow one that is made out of sort of thick canvas/nylon stuff with a rigid ring at the large open end, it has a small rope on the small end so as when you want to pull it in it sort of collapses it, I tie it off near the windscreen of my boat and it will drft perfectly sideways (thats what I want) and will slow it down in a good bit of wind.
OH I forgot it only cost about $40 when I got it some years ago.
Noelm,
i have search the internet for hours and couldn't find the para anchors, I knows bias doesn it for $150 + rigging kit of $50. Thats just more money + more money.
No wonder people say Bring out another thousand or two or three or four.
Hopefully i should have your radio in the mail today.
cheers
tim
hhmm it does sound a bit expensive, I just looked at the Whitworths catalogue and they have them from $18 upwards, the $18 one was listed as "medium" do you have a store near you?, if not www.whitworths.com.au should see you on your way.
OH and I hope the radio is in one piece when it gets there huh!
Timddo,
Heres, the link,
http://www.paraanchors.com.au/
Actually they are a bit more that 150, they were around the 194.50 mark, but as people have said they are very good.
regards
Honda
Hi fellas, I have seen this topic on another site, and some said they just use a Bulka Bag, the type with the draw string bottom, {so got the opening, } made sense to me, would work the same way & a hell of a lot cheaper.
Eddy
just had a look on the back of the Catalogue there is a branch in Brisbane (Woolloongabba) and one at Mooloolaba.
It will be good if boats just had handbrakes!!!! Stop at that reef
mate just get the para anchor , the model you want is fishermens 4 or fishermens 7 . i have a 21 ft boat and got a fishermens 7 on bill cortens recommendation and it is great .
buy from them directly and alby will probably do a good deal for you .
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