kell
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Post by kell on Feb 12, 2013 20:34:14 GMT
Nearly have everything sorted so I can start and learn how to paddle but what do I need in regards to an hours etc
I have heard of a bush anchour for clamping to bushes etc
Dose anyone have any thoughts on what I should get ?
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Post by Izzetafox on Feb 12, 2013 20:51:12 GMT
Kell. Mate,
You can get a tree anchor from AGM Discounts, having said that though the price has gone up since kayak anglers have been buying them. Or you could just get a couple of those cheap plastic work clamps, drill a 5mm hole in the handle and thread a piece of thin rope through and it is just as good,.
Mind you most of the time if there are rushes or undergrowth. Then if your paddle is leashed push / throw it in there and that often works just as well.
Terry
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Post by philpot on Feb 13, 2013 10:57:59 GMT
This might sound daft Terry but obviously I have my sea anchors which are no good for fresh water so I popped builders sand into 1lt and 2lt plastic milk bottles. The built in handles are perfect to clip a warp onto and cost nothing.
My thought was that I could rest them in reeds, on the bankside or of course at the bottom of the pond/river. What do you think.
Phil
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Post by Izzetafox on Feb 13, 2013 11:22:50 GMT
What I have for 'mud anchors' is........
One bag of ready mixed concrete.
6" Eye bolt for fence posts
Two nuts and penny washer for each bolt
Plant pot of chosen size.
Thread bolt through from bottom of plant pot.
Thread a nut then the washer and another nut about half way up the bolt.
Stand pot upright so that bolt is pushed high in pot and add wetted concrete mix, jiggle bolt as you fill to keep the eye vertical out of the pot.
Let it set and cut off pot.
Add carabiner/shackle and rope and you have a great mud anchor obviously you can have it, any weight you want dependant on pot size.
A heavier one will also work as an anchorage on a towpath too.
Terry
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Post by philpot on Feb 13, 2013 11:48:57 GMT
Right got you.
I would think that is quite heavy Terry and obviously needed for places like the Trent. I think because I am not fishing in any fast moving waters in the near future, I will try the milk container idea, I can always add an extra container to create more weight and one thing I quite like is that, stood upright in the crate, they will take very little space to store. I must check just how much each one weighs. How heavy is your mud anchor Terry.
Phil
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Post by Izzetafox on Feb 13, 2013 12:33:00 GMT
Not sure as to the actual weight Phil but as I say you can vary it with the size of the pot. I just want it to stay put and overkill is better than under. ;D Can I suggest that for the milk carton you add water to the sand. It will make it more dense for a given volume, there will still be a lot of air in between the sand so the water will make it heavier....if you know what I mean.  Terry |
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Post by philpot on Feb 13, 2013 12:45:42 GMT
Already done Terry, my thoughts exactly.
I will give it a try this weekend, mind you the snow is coming down big style outside my office in Sheffield at the moment, you watch the lake will be frozen with my luck.
Phil
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Post by spadulike on Feb 13, 2013 13:04:31 GMT
Thats not snow, its just a spinkling of ...whitr wet stuff.
Im just nipping to see a customer on petre street so it better not snow too much.
My office window has a bot of a white out and the mway has stopped again.
Ill make myself a mud anchor tonight , ive got an empty 4l milk bottle somewhere.
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