Hi guys,
Will be heading to Harry Atkinson for the first time this weekend. Plan is to get there Saturday arvo and stay out over night. I have a question about the anchor I should be using over there. Currently I only have the plough type but should I be using the one designed for reefs? Thanks for advice in advance.
what ever anchor u are using have in mind you will lose it
I lost few types of a anchor out there
but I would putt away plough anchor, and have go with reef anchor as they are much cheaper if you lose one or two
good luck and tight lines
you have bigtide flow on saturday night so i wouldnt trust a reef anchor (wouldnt trust it at night in any tide really) dont want to wake up 40k off straddie eh....or bumping into a charterboat....what charterboat ?
ive done several overnights there and yeah i lost 1 anchor (think the rope/chain tangled round some pipeson new structure from anchoring too close) but if you use a sandanchor rigged with cable ties you should be ok about 40 meters off the new structures.... remember you will swing round a couple of times overnight
youll pick up the structures really easy on a sounder if you work on the gps points on the government site...
id get there early arvo and grab some live whiting &or pike in the rouse first (legal size if summers)
might head out myself yet so if you see an old green 1/2 cab with ausfish stickers wave n say hi....
hope this helps
Cheers Chris
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I lost an anchor there too but more expensive was the 8 plait rope so that trip cost me $400 to replace.
Cheers guys, will be out from about 4 in the arvo there in a blue centre consol tinny so come say gday if ya see me.
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