How to Properly Tie a Kayak Anchor Using a Anchor Knot and a Zip Tie
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- Опубликовано: 28 авг 2015
- In this video, I show how to tie an anchor so that lost anchors from being snagged are virtually eliminated. This method will save tons of time freeing a stuck anchor and answers that question about why there is a hole on the bottom (or back) of folding anchors and bruce anchors. This is not the only way to rig this up, but it's cheap. You can use anchor trip links with and without chain, but at the cost of a zip tie, this method is hard to beat for lighter gear used in kayaks and a lot of freshwater boats.
Thanks for watching and I hope this helps save someone's anchor! 
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Just saw this. On the way to my shed now to re-tie my anchor. No, really. Thank you. This is great.
Do not use a very big zip tie. They don't break as easily as he makes people think-especially if you are in a kayak and not able to keep a steep angle which is necessary to make it break. I use as small of a zip tie as I can find-like those used to zip-tie around a jig skirt. I keep them in my tackle box already anyway
I too carry some thin zip ties with me now.
Came in handy. Saved my stuck anchour, about six months ago. This works!
"Bring a couple of zipties with you ... and you can get your anchor stuck all day." That is so beautiful, it's almost poetry. Thank you for this video!
LOL. Thanks!
Wow thanks for video, friend was telling me this trick but I couldn't understand and visualise it, your video with the log was great
5 years later you're still helping folks with this video. I finally got an anchor for my fishing kayak, I fish near a lot of waterfalls and the currents are always dragging me all over the place. I'm about to use this method thanks again
Awesome. When you're trying to fish a particular spot, an anchor definitely comes in handy. The wind and the currents are always trying to push you about in a kayak.
@@TheManCaveVideo Worked liked a charm, and actually no snags. Caught a few panfish and had a blast. I used a 1.5lb anchor and it was plenty for my kayak.
You just saved a lot of people a lot of anchors. Thank you.
Appreciate the info I was wondering why it had a place to tie on the bottom of the anchor. Wish I could give you three thumbs up for the video
You're welcome, and thanks for the kind comments.
Very clever idea there young man !!!
Thanks!
I know this video is 6 years old, but I just wanted to add my thanks to TheManCave for putting this up. I have recently started fishing more from my kayak and added an anchor just like the one in the video to the boat. It wasn't long before the anchor became hopelessly stuck at about 30 feet down. I struggled with it for a while and experienced all the dangers of trying to pull hard from a kayak. I had no choice but to cut it free and lose 30 feet of rope plus the anchor.
I simply had not done my homework on how to rig this style anchor.
Thanks again.
Hopefully if there is a next time, it will end better. Thanks for the comments.
Great demonstration , thanks.
You are welcome!
Lol love it. "You can get ya anchor stuck all day!"
Good Video. I'd add a few points though. Just remember that you loose all leverage on the anchor when your floating in a kayak. Use the smallest zip tie you can find or you may not be able to apply enough force to break it. ( I've found 10# mono to work good too.) Also, always try to pull in line with the length of the kayak and not off the side otherwise you stand a good chance of rolling over when that connection suddenly breaks.
Excellet addtion to a good video. Thank you very much
Yep , I have lost 4 of these anchors because zip tie would not break . I started cutting zip ties in half . But then , I found that mushroom anchors work better . I have used a 5 lb mushroom anchor for years and it has never gotten stuck yet .
Awesome tutorial. I’m sure there’s many of us out here who could benefit from this. Thank you 🙂👍🏻
Very well explained and videod close in. Thank you.
Thanks!
That’s a slick trick. Thanks bud. I’m new to kayaking and was dreading losing an anchor. Hopefully now I won’t. 👍👍
I literally hurt after laughing so hard about " bring a couple zip ties and get your anchor stuck all day"
What a great idea, thanks for the tip, i will be getting one of these rather than the ball type i think
It's a good idea to use another D shackle at the top to prevent the possibility of losing the locking ring.
I've watched plenty of "How to anchor kayak" videos, and this guy talking about his "ang'r" and how to "ang'r" his kayak is by far the most brilliant.
Awesome video, thanks so much! 😎👍👍👍👍
Great visual demonstration and explanation of why you tie the anchor this way. Thanks.
I guarantee you this just saved me an anchor... thank you for the info and the straight to the point video.
Make more videos. Best instructional video I've ever watched.
what a great video! it was explained well and it was so simple even I could understand it.
you can bet I'll be telling my friends about it!
I'm new to kayak fishing. I was fixing to use an anchor from my jonboat . hell, it's so much larger than what I saw in the video. it's damn near big enough to stop an oil tanker!
you've got yourself a new subscriber!
Just bought an anchor just like this for my kayak. The instructions that came with it were terrible. Found this video and made perfect sense. Thank you!
You are welcome. I'm glad this was helpful.
ryan kelner at least you got instructions, all I got was a receipt.
I was just trying to figure out how to tie rope to my new anchor for my new to me kayak and this was the first thing that popped up in my search! very clever! thank you I'm very excited for my next time out!
Zip ties are very strong even small ones. If you are in a kayak pulling on your anchor rope trying to break the tie there is a REAL possibility of tipping over. A lot of pressure has to be used to break the tie. Trust me, done it. Use thin string or light mono.
I was gonna say, a string light be better or even some bread ties would be good enough to drop the anchor down straight and have it dig in.
I lost my first anchor because I tied it directly to the top, thanks for the video
Good job of explaining it. Zip ties are new for me, this beats the light line tie off.
Thanks for this. Just lost an anchor yesterday. I'll be trying this on my new one.
Wish I'd seen this video about 6 yrs ago, wouldn't have lost my 5 lb anchor. Thanks
I wanted to thank you very much sir. Today while fishing my anchor got snagged on something. I was thinking I was going to have to cut the line but because I had it setup how you said it did EXACTLY what your video did! Amazing work sir! Thank you very much. I can attest personally that this method works!
I am new to Kayak Fishing. Excellent Tip. Thank you
This is brilliant!!
Thanks, wish I would've watched this video before yesterday
wish I would have watched this last week before loosing my anchor
First video I've seen that shows how that works.
This is a great idea my friend !! Thanks so much for this video 👍
Wow! Im learning so much today about Kayaks and the important tricks and tips! Thanks!!
That's awesome!
Very explanation of how to set up an anchor and how it can be retrieved when stuck. Good work !
+Andreas Pankewytch thanks for the kind words.
Great video brotha ill be using this idea on the wisconsin river. Cheers!
Very cleaver. Very sneeky. Good logic. Thanks a million.
Cheers.
Perfect thanks works a treat!
Great advice, Thanks.
Awesome video. I just got my first foldable anchor and was wondering the purpose of the eye at the bottom and you showed me.
Now, I also understand the reason the top eye on the shaft has a hole with a sharp inside edge, it will help cut the zip tie.
Awesome video, very helpful.
Such good information I'll have to check the rest of your Channel
This is great!! Thanks for the video
nice, one of the best explanations on this I have seen👌
Great video, only wish I saw it before I lost my anchor to a snag! :)
I hope it's OK for a woman to watch your videos; thanks, very good information!
That is simple enough. Cool trick with the zip tie.
Great help! Thanks.
Awesome video. Glad I watched this as I just ordered an anchor!
+BigCountry12486 thanks!
Great idea! Thanks!
very good video, very clear
thanks, very informative and helpful, I'm new to kayaking and this may have saved me a big problem and the cost of a new anchor.
+David Hunt thanks for the nice comments.
Thanks for the tip.
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thanks
very helpful.
Most people don't know this.
+K_pigeon you're welcome. Thanks for the comments.
Perfect demo
Awesome video, thank you
Many thanks. Very helpful.
SUPER skill, thanks!
Thanks for the vid. I found it very helpful.
Great information, thanks.
Good , simple, straightforward video man. Sounds like you are Southern born too, like me.
+Carl Humphreys thanks for the kind words.
Good stuff. Nice knot.
Wow!! Amazing! Thank you
Great advise.
Thanks bro
Very great tip! Thank you!
Thanks! You are welcome.
6 years later definitely going to use this now. Lost 1 anchor this year already
Great idea, I like it!
Thanks!
if you concerned about the zip ties, you can use two of the very small ties hooked together, or substitute twist ties. ( the kind you get on loaves of bread etc) thank you for posting this
Sweet thank you for the video
Thanks ill be changing my anchor tie points tomorrow morning before i go fishing
Excellent!
Superb idea!
Thanks!
thanks pal was really helpful
+Kha Khan you are welcome. Thanks for the comment and for watching. I really appreciate it.
Very clever indeed.
Great idea! I'll have to see if my anchor has a hole at the bottom to even do this. BTW there's a Harbor Freight just about in every city and their zip ties are pretty weak and would work perfect versus say a 3M or better quality zip tie.
AnglerX i
Excellent !!
Thanks!
Thanks. Just lost an anchor in the Gulf. Now its time to tie another one on and I'll give this a shot.
I lost an anchor under a a bridge on a nearby lake. I fell victim to some dry-rotted rope on the boat. Next time I go to that Lake I'm taking my action camera so I can stick it under water and hopefully find my anchor and hook it with a duck decoy retrieving Pole.
I wish I had brought my large magnet. 12 hour drive down there so I'll be kissing that goodbye.
very useful, thanks
You're welcome! Thanks for the comment.
Thank you!!!!!
Smart :) Thank you
brilliant
Brilliant
EXCELLENT !! ;-)
genious
Genius
Just keep in mind once you do get your anchor stuck and you yank on it and break the zip tie it turns over and comes free but when that happens you loose the metal thing that Locks your anchor closed once the zip tie breaks it slides right off the end. It happened to me
I found a solution for this. Put a zip tie around the top so that it blocks the metal thing from going over board
I’m just reading these comments today. Do you even need the metal shackle on the anchor itself? The eye of my anchor is so small that I can’t for a shackle through it. Can you use rope between the chain and the anchor?
that's killer, dude
Thanks!
Wish I saw this BEFORE I lost my brand new anchor and $30 chain lol
I have been doing it for quite some time but I've got 5 feet of chain attached to my anchor in case it gets stuck to something that could cut the rope.
I agree the way you tie your Anchorline to the bottom of the anchor but by making a loop and leaving some slack in the line and then tiny yard tie wrap you’re pulling on the tire rack first and it will break and then flip over to the bottom section of the anchor. Must of fishing is Salt water.
what type of rope do you use for an anchor
You want to wire the pin of the shackle to the eye of the shackle it will stop that turning loose
Whose anchor rope was it that got snagged in my prop. Do this technique now!
I have a jet ski with a grapnel anchor. The bottom of the anchors eye is too small to fit a shackle to it. Can I use several zip ties to attach the chain there?? And then another that could break on the shaft/handle/top? I don’t know all the lingo.
100th like, nice helpful video thank you. Assuming you get one of those rings for the bottom at a hardware store
+Baseballfan19946 you're welcome. Thanks for the nice comments. Yes you can get those rings at the hardware store. That one actually came with that anchor from Academy.
NorthBoundProductions Amazon, eBay, Harbor Freight, Walmart, and Northen Tools have them too.
Put an overhand loop @ the anchor shank head, zip tie that. make sure there is some slack in-between the head of the anchor and the crown.
Is there another method to do this with out using plastic?
This is a good technique. To further simplify it, I remove the shackle from the front end of the anchor and tie the line directly to the hole in the anchor.
Ron Mehringer bad idea, as the anchor lands in the bottom, the fixed rope will wear out or get cut, the shackle provides distance away from that bottom eye to keep abrasions to a minimum.