Check the anchor manufacturer’s guide for your boat’s length, displacement and hull type. 8. Rope or Chain When Anchoring. A properly sized all-nylon rode, either twisted or braided, is fine for light ...

Boat Anchor Basics. Anchors work by clinging to the seabed, which prevents a boat from drifting. This can keep your boat in place when you are fishing or keep you in the same spot for swimming. It is ...

Quick Tip: I recommend practice deployment in the same way I recommend life-jacket wear, man-overboard drills, and operating flare guns before the time comes when that gear is actually needed. Enough ...

That's a process that can actually involve motoring back up over the anchor to make sure the chain doesn't get too taut. Turns out staying put isn't as easy as just stopping everything. Source: JeffHK ...

The Power-Pole is a hydro-mechanical arm that raises and lowers at the touch of a button to anchor a small boat automatically in depths up to 10 feet.Frank Sargeant John Oliverio, inventor and CEO ...

A haul of set net-fished salmon are spread out on Ekuk Beach on July 12, 2024. (Deon Lopez, KDLG) On social media, set netters educate drift boats on how to prevent damage to set net gear.