How to anchor up kayak fishing
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- Опубликовано: 8 сен 2024
- How to make an anchor system for a kayak and anchoring up kayak fishing.
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The Yakler
Kayak: Ocean kayak Trident 13
Drysuit: Typhoon PS330
Rods: Uglystik GX2
Reel: Shakespeare Sigma 20
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Website: www.theyakler.co.uk
damn bro 7 years later and this video is still helping people
thanks for taking the time to actually go out on the water with a current and demonstrating how to anchor and retrieve your anchor! also what not to do. as a beginner i rather learn it by watching and not experiencing a potentially dangerous spill😂😅
Good morning to you too, I thank you for taking the time to make this video. I have learned from your experience. Have a nice day
I learnt a lot from this Video, by not doing what he does.
The last thing you need in your boat is a hot mess of anchor line when you need to up anchor.
I fail to see the difference between reeling in your anchor line and drifting or doing it your way and pulling it all in first and winding it.
You are still drifting, maybe for even longer.
Sorry couldn't hear half of your video, I think you know why...
Great tips. Just received the same anchor today. Just need the reel and float now.
Cool idea. Have you tested breaking the quick tie on your anchor? It looks too thick to me. I use the same system on my 18.5’ fiberglass boat and that’s about the thickness of a tie strap I use. I think your kayak doesn’t have enough buoyancy or stability to be able to pull hand enough to break it.
Secondly, if you need to use tie straps to hold your knots together something is wrong. Either you’re using the wrong rope or your knot is the wrong one. Try proper marine rope or just use a “Boline” knot. Best knot ever. I’ve used them for decades. Never ever slip and can always be released by hand even after pulling a 21’ cabinet cruiser off a beach at low tide. Check it out. You will be amazed.
I really like you anchor trolley. I’m going to build a mini “Rocna” anchor for my kayak and use your connection method.
I’d love to hear back from you about your impression of the boline knot.
Thanks for your video.
good vid if you dont have to worry too much about getting it stuck like mangrove and grassy bottoms you can just slid a rope in the back run the rop too your mid yak cleat and just reel it up and tie it when navigating. The anchor tie wrap idea is solid 👍
Many thanks for taking the time to share safe a anchoring technique, good clear instructional video.
drunkinpiper cheers mate
Greetings from Australia. Give or take a few minor details, this is how I used to anchor. However, after having to cut off a jammed anchor assembly ( the chain itself was wedged in the reef) I modified my design a bit, courtesy of RUclips yakker, Zoffinger. Instead of chain, I now use a 10 inch piece of concrete reo bar cable tied to the short section of thicker rope attached to the anchor. This way, if the steel bar becomes wedged, hopefully, the rope can detach with the cable ties. 10 inches seems to be adequate weight to hold the anchor head down without being too cumbersome. Mind you, I lost that anchor in some really rough terrain with wind, current and swell moving me about in all directions, so it is possible that any anchor method was doomed.
good review on anchor procedure in and out of kayak.. thanks
nice demo
Good vieo thanks
Looks like your an ocean yaker.
I'd suggest a stick with a flag on the anchor bouy.
When your in big waves those surface floats can be hard to fine.
(Do what the lobstermen do - they have way more experience at losing stuff)
Does this work: toss the anchor line off to the opposite side of the boat as you heave the anchor.
That way the line drifts behind you and doesn't get kinked to begin with.
Hey what's up brother ..anda bien con el grampin de leo ese porta cabo ? Thank you 😊
Great video, I have a fishing kayak and have only used it in the summer. I would like to get a suit like yours so I have a longer window to fish in, do you use a dry suit? Have you any advice in equipment to wear? What to get/ what’s cheapest etc. thank you
Nice vid. I can tell you put a lot of thought and work into it. The anchor system seems a bit complicated for a kayak. Of course, I am an inland feshwater kayaker in the Midwest USA, and not an ocean kayaker like yourself. We do have high seas in the Great Lakes, but if it is really high seas, I want to get off the water rather than anchor.These days, instead of a big heavy anchor that takes up space and can get snagged in the depths, I bring and empty bag and fill it with rocks or sand from the beach when I arrive. I use that as an anchor. It holds well and even if there is a little drift, who cares? I am only kayaking, not yachting. I just toss it overboard with some thick line. I like a little thicker line simply because it has less tendency to get knotted up as thinner twine tends to do.
Cheers yea I sometimes use other forms of anchors such as onion sacks full of stones. It depends on the ground I'm fishing. I just wanted to provide a video for guys fishing around the UK as we have really strong tidal flow and anchoring can be an issue for new kayak anglers.
The Yakler Well, and there is the perfect response; tidal flows. In the Great Lakes in the USA/Canada we get big waves, but we don't have enough of a tide to be concerned about. Of course, in England you could be swept out to sea by the tides and that would not be fun. Tell me, what is the fascination of kayak fishing in the ocean? Big ocean, tiny boat. Why don't folks just get a proper boat, even a row-boat? I love canoeing and kayaking, but I don't quit understand the fascination of putting a bunch of equipment on a tiny kayak and heading out to sea. A lot of times the kayaks are less than 12 feet in length. My kayak is nearly 20' and I wouldn't want to fish in it. I know it is immensely popular today so I must be missing something.
Price,maintenance, transport and storage of anything other than a kayak is just not worth it. Kayaks are a great way to have fun without the hassles
+Mehran Mahdi I a m with you on that, Mehran. somebody tried to GIVE me a 26 ft sailboat. No thanks.
Great video , i have yet to go on my new and 1st ever kayak , sits in the garden waiting :) a bit nervous l as i am 56 and just about to set out on the yakking journey , with some help from guys like yourself making these vids , i joined "Sussex kayak fishing" on Facebook ......... what a Great bunch of people , a few have offered me to let them tag along one day ( not fish ) just so i am not alone on my 1st launch . i have experience of the sea and know it's not a place to mess with . Hopefully our paths will cross if you fish in west Sussex . thanks for the videos , they REALLY are being VERY helpful , i am really into making my own stuff as apposed to spending hundreds of £s on posh gear and you seem to be the same , so keep the vids going , great work 👍👍
baz Cheers Baz I bet you can’t wait to get out. The guys from Sussex kayak fishing are a great bunch of guys and they regularly get together so you shouldn’t have to go out on your own. I should be out fishing and making videos again in the new year just had a few challenging months lately. Hopefully you get out soon 👍
@@Theyakler Cheers Mate , i am still going through your videos , had a gang of us in me summerhouse watching your cod pig video ALL were glued to it :) i am now ready to go on the water ( not fish) just to get used to the kayak , and better take a dive to test the drysuit and life jacket etc . so wont be long now :) i am getting Great tips from you as i go through your vids , so please keep em coming as they really are a great help , Thanks again & Tight Lines 👍👍🍻
Great to see people giving advice about kayak fishing, but i agree with many comments on here, some dangerous advice in this video for newbies, safety should be the most important factor when teaching other people, the sea is dangerous and can the last thing you want is to promote bad practices. a lap full of paracord and pulling up the anchor side on to the tide is a recipe for disaster! sorry for negative feedback but you should do a updated video and remove this one.
thats cool mate thanks am gona do your method,thanks dazzy
Very good information! Thank you for sharing!
No worries
Keep up the great work! I'm looking forward to watching additional RUclips videos of yours!
very well put together video I learned a lot thanks
Scot Betts glad you found it useful 👍
Hello mate, great videos keep them coming! just getting into fishing from a kayak and have purchased nearly all the components for the trolley and anchor system! I've watched several videos on this now and some people use a cleat to secure the trolley to prevent it moving, I noticed some people do this and some don't! Is this down to preference or ?? I personally wouldn't think there would be a need for it as the tidal flow would keep you in the same direction?! Thanks in advance!!
instead of attaching to the trolley you should anchor to the kayak after passing through the loop. I saw someone who had theirs tied to a ring have a boat wrap their anchor line and pull them against the swim platform of the boat wedging them onto the platform. they tried to cut the line but couldn't get their hand between the platform and the kayak... if it was tied inside the kayak, he could have cut it?
Please do not attempt to retrieve your anchor in tide like this display. It is in my opinion, very dangerous and likely to tip you out. Shuffle the trolley from the rear, grab your reel and set it to free spool then continue to shuffle the anchor warp to the bow. cleat off your anchor trolley to stop it moving then retrieve your anchor whilst in the most stable position, into rather than broadsides to the tide which is asking for trouble.I Kayak and anchor in the Bristol Channel with its high tidal range. To do so like in this footage would be suicidal
russ jones Each to their own. I've never had an issue and I've been doing this technique for a long time.
The Yakler If you retrieve at midships you're pulling yourself parallel to the tide and swell, which is absolute madness and a great way to get wet. In a big tide, it's a pretty decent way to get drowned.
Custador never had an issue but understand what you mean with the strong tides. If you have a video explaining it your way feel free to post the link in the comments.
russ jones, I followed Yaklers method approx a mile of Stout point Bristol Channel. The kayak capsized, I managed to get back on and paddle to safety. This method is dangerous in the fast currents of the Bristol Channel.
Daniel Hughes-davies your full of it
Hi,
Can you please confirm if this anchor is suitable for inflatable kayak?
What is the weight of the anchor?
Your pad-eyes are too high - Trolley lines shouldn't be up across your decks. Your cable tie to the anchor tail is far to thick - The strain you'll put on that to break it, when it goes (if it goes before the dive line) you'll dump arse-backwards into the drink. You've got no thicker line from the dive reel to the chain, which you need several feet of about 6mm paracord or similar so the line doesn't abrade through on the rocks. You need three to four times your depth of line out in tidal waters, and you should NEVER retrieve an anchor at midships in a tide - Newbies watching this video are going to get hurt if they follow it, seriously.
Custador again never had an issue but cheers for the advice.
Custador please make a video of the correct procedures and drills and post it in the comments below. I've been kayaking all over the UK in strong tides and never had an issue in the last 5 years. The 100 or so other kayak anglers around the Solent of which many have done it the same way also don't have an issue. If it bothers you that much please teach others your way by making a video. When I started kayak fishing all I had was people like yourself preaching advice and quite frankly were very unhelpful to be honest. I started making videos and giving advice on my website to help others that are new to the sport and not put them off. I understand this is a passionate topic for you so please teach others your way because I get a lot of feedback from people I've helped get into the sport and they have praised me for helping them out.
The Yakler Good for you - So have I, since I was about 10 years old. That you personally have never had an issue is all well and good, but you're still rocking a setup and a procedure that is bloody dangerous - Particularly how you haul up the anchor amidships. You even point out in your own video that you've pulled parallel to the swell. If you capsize doing that your line will tie you to your own hull! What you as an experienced kayaker can get away with does not equate to what a newbie can safely do. Same as driving a car, a seventeen year old needs to follow the drills right to stay safe, where you and I probably have all sorts of bad driving habits we get away with.
I agree with Custador. With such a high anchor trolly, it will go up and over your deck, which might cause wear and tear to your kayak and your rope
Custador Kinda rude one if those types if it works for him and he is comfortable with why keep saying it
Hi mate what weight anchor do u use and how long chain it is? I've been out with my old kayak about year ago and have anchored but once tide picked up I start to drift with anchor together with tide, and I wasn't enjoying at all 😅 but I still ended with 1 dogfish on the drift 🤣 watched your vids at oxwich bay and went there, it awesome place to fish! But after that day I sold my kayak, and now I'm itching to go out again and bought a new one so need your advice on anchor weights ? And when I watching your vids they really inspiring me to go for another chance 👊 pls more videos 😉👍
2.5kg with up to a meter of heavy chain works for me. Glad my videos inspire you mate I’ve got a few videos in production just struggling to find the time to edit them.
@@Theyakler thanks mate will wait for them!
What brand of jacket & pants are those?
I'd recommend recording audio separate from Go Pro inside waterproof case...can barely hear you.
Thanx for video
That twisted up lines would annoy me to death!!!
Like your set up very easy to copy and clear, going to Looe in the summer months, and will be nice to stay anchored for once, looked at all the kit can get it all done for close to £ 50 so thank you and safe fishing :)
Sidewinder to anchor trolley
Hi great video, what is the box you have on the back of your kayak
It’s called a vittles vault
The Yakler Any thanks 👍
Could not hear a thing gave up sorry.
Invest in some headphones, really helps in videos if you're having trouble hearing! You won't regret it I promise!
..tried the headphone trick..sound even worse..
How do you let go the anchor quickly in an emergency? The eye on the trolley should be a guide only withe the anchor secured to cleat close by that can be let go instantly in an emergency. You should not have to mess around with the trolley to get to the anchor line!!
Cheers for that, great information. Just one question when anchored would you recommend having a clip-on safety line attached from yourself to the kayak. The reason I'm asking is I would worry that once anchored up and I fell off the kayak I would be carried by the tide whilst the kayak stays where it is. Whereas when drift fishing falling off is not such an issue as you will drift with the kayak before being able to get back on.
Personally I wouldn't attach myself to the kayak as it could cause you a world of trouble if you get caught up in the lines. I know you can carry a safety knife but that safety line could potentially be doing the opposite if you fall in.
Cheers for the reply, so I guess don't anchor in a fast tide flow.
Cool vid, what do you keep in the back (inside your "vittels vault") could be an idea for a rainy day video haha, really liking the vids!
+garybieske Cheers bru yea I've been meaning to do one for ages on my vittles vault. Only thing is it changes a lot but I'll definitely do one.
+The Yakler haha, I'm sure it does, any sort of fishing is an ongoing thing I think!
Awesome video.What's the name of this place?
Hillhead
Great vid. I have a question though. I bought an anchor kit which comes with everything you need. However in the instructions, it says to put the rings 18" from the end of the yak, but you've got yours much closer to the ends. Any thoughts? When I was attaching it, my initial thought was to do it as you've done, but I then caved and followed the guide! What's best?
To be honest I've put mine towards the end to stop my kayak angling off in the tide so i'm as straight as possible. It doesn't make to much of a difference though and to best honest it's probably better the way you have done it. If you get any twists it will be easier to reach back where as I've had twists in the anchor trolley and had to come back to shore to fix them because I couldn't reach.
That's great, thanks
is it safe for a front and back anchor? in "tied water?
Figure of 8 knots don’t slip, widely used in climbing.
What size chain do you use?
Why do you need the chain and not just tie the reel line to the anchor? I'm assuming there's a reason,I've just bought my first anchor but it has no chain
This might be a bit late.. The chain weight makes the anchor lay flat on the sea bed so it drags flat then engages the prongs in the sand or rocks. I have to say there are quite a few holes in this video.. Its not great.
I don't see how you can quickly disconnect your anchor using that system. What happens if you have 5 seconds to drop that anchor? It looks like you would have to cut your anchor trolley line with a knife.
It takes no time at all to pull your anchor trolley to the side of your kayak and disconnect. Some kayak anglers have the anchor reel on the kayak with the line fed through a loop in the anchor trolley and connected to the anchor itself on the other end. The only way to disconnect from that quickly is to cut the line and loose the anchor.
Don't feed the line through the ring in the trolley 'one way'. You let the line out from your real, then pull a loop of line through the ring and around a cleat, adjust the trolley to where you want it, and then tie off on the cleat. In this manner, both the reel and the anchor are on the same side of the cleat, so you can untie from the cleat and throw the reel overboard (hopefully w/ a float on it) if you need to disconnect quickly.
retrieving your anchor side on to the tide with a lap full of string is reckless.
Charles Grewcock cool story Bro
Verry good rig
oh subscribed too 👍
is it safe too use a front and back amchor? at the same time?
I don't see why you would need both because your kayak anchor will naturally stop you from drifting in the direction of the wind and tide. I personally wouldn't want to paddle with two anchor setups on the kayak against strong wind and tide.
Awesome vid bro! 🤙🏼
Cheers Mate
Fix you sound but thx good video
What kayak do you use I'm from Portsmouth which is around the same area you fish I think??? And looking to get something
I have a Trident 13 and I live in Portsmouth as well just fish Gosport A lot
+The Yakler do they have any meets or competitions local any time soon??
We have a meet called Smutfest on the 5 June on Salterns car park for smoothounds
Not correct, what happens when the air is strong???
Was that off Hill Head?
Hawks TV It was off the Lifeboat station
why no Beard? it looks terrible.
I want to see a video with your anchor hung up and you breaking that zip-tie without pulling your self in or going over when it snaps. I anchor a 19' jon boat on the Mississippi river and don't use any chain. That much added weight in the kayak is dangerous
Pity i couldn't hear most of it.
did you watch your video before posting it? the audio is horrible
Evening, are you ex forces?
What a bunch of pathetic moaners regarding sound clarity!!!! Great vid thanks to a novice like me . Learnt loads . I could hear perfectly well, maybe you should forget about purchasing headphones and invest in a digital hearing aid!!! Thanks
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Crap full of faults the line his useing is crap it wouldn't break away from the tie not a hope not good
seems inefficient
go pro is not good for recording human conversation
Alot of shit talkers on here why watch the channel just to talk shit that's sad. If you don't have anything nice to say why say anything world is already full of enough negative and miserable people