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quote Savage Voyageur: "Good build with the tape markers. Now just put a cheap carabiner on and you are set. I like to use two anchors so the canoe stays put in the zone, and not spins around in a circle. "
Another fan of two bags per canoe.
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Kendra
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quote : "quote Savage Voyageur: "Good build with the tape markers. Now just put a cheap carabiner on and you are set. I like to use two anchors so the canoe stays put in the zone, and not spins around in a circle. "
Another fan of two bags per canoe. "
Me too!
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Cc26
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quote belgiancurve22: "This is what we use for a anchor rope it marked every 2 feet it's good for 1800-2500 pounds depending on the size "
Pulling tape!! I have literally miles of that stuff!!
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schweady
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quote WonderMonkey: "What is this?"
If you mean, "What is a basketball net anchor?" It's a handy way of having an anchor on your trip without lugging the weight. Tie up the bottom. Out in the field, fill with moderately-sized rock(s), carabiner the top shut, attach your rope, and hold your spot over that school of walleye.
Cheap and effective. Tough and reusable. (Actually, what I use are old plastic weave sandbags from spring flood operations to the same effect. Mostly because I got them free. Just as tough and last many trips.)
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quote rayljr1: "Just made my first anchor using a basketball net ($1.84) and some zip ties (already had). I think this will work very well.
I also got some bright yellow poly rope to use as the anchor rope. I measured up approximately every 5 feet on the rope (up to 30 feet total) and wrapped a piece of black electrical tape around it. I then heated the tape up with a flame. At 10 Ft I put 2 pcs of tape, 3 at 15, 4 at 20 and so on. This wont be extremely accurate, but should quickly let me know about how deep the water is where I drop anchor.
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IF you are talking plastic zip ties they are not that durable when dragged against rocky bottoms etc. I tie my net off with a length of rope.
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Dilligaf0220
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Add a hank of cheap surplus store paracord, and that's the setup I've been using for three decades. (paracord is nicer to handle than the typical yellow poly braid.)
I don't even bother with a carabiner, I just weave the rope in & out and it will stay shut.
Pro tip, it's also handy to keep a couple of beers chilled.
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BasecampMom
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Nice! Ducks (on the board) gave me this tip and its proved to be awesome. I really like your idea on the depth markers! Gonna try this.
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WonderMonkey
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What is this?
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overthehill
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quote Savage Voyageur: "Good build with the tape markers. Now just put a cheap carabiner on and you are set. I like to use two anchors so the canoe stays put in the zone, and not spins around in a circle. "
+1. Exactly. I like 2 too.
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belgiancurve22
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This is what we use for a anchor rope it marked every 2 feet it's good for 1800-2500 pounds depending on the size
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jphares44
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Yes! This is something we've done for some time now. Works great and is easy on the wallet :)
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BAKA
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I switched from the basketball net to a large plastic onion sack...Costco 5 pound onion sack for a couple reasons: Dries out faster, lighter and holds smaller rocks without letting them fall out. Downside is that it is less durable so they might only be good for 1 trip.
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rayljr1
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Just made my first anchor using a basketball net ($1.84) and some zip ties (already had). I think this will work very well.
I also got some bright yellow poly rope to use as the anchor rope. I measured up approximately every 5 feet on the rope (up to 30 feet total) and wrapped a piece of black electrical tape around it. I then heated the tape up with a flame. At 10 Ft I put 2 pcs of tape, 3 at 15, 4 at 20 and so on. This wont be extremely accurate, but should quickly let me know about how deep the water is where I drop anchor.
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Savage Voyageur
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Good build with the tape markers. Now just put a cheap carabiner on and you are set. I like to use two anchors so the canoe stays put in the zone, and not spins around in a circle.
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CrookedPaddle
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Made my net anchor a couple of years ago. Awesome tool to have when fishing solo. Tie the bottom closed with rope, bowline knot on top to cinch it closed. Also, I tie knots every 5 feet on the rope to serve as a depth finder (just count the knots as you let the line out), it also assists in hauling up the anchor. Cheap and very effective.
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belgiancurve22
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quote Cc26: "quote belgiancurve22: "This is what we use for a anchor rope it marked every 2 feet it's good for 1800-2500 pounds depending on the size "
Pulling tape!! I have literally miles of that stuff!!"
Best stuff ever
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pswith5
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Maybe when the badgers cut down their national championship basketball net I will ask if I can have it.
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SunCatcher
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You can have the basketball nets from the University of Nebraska....They can't seem to make many basket's, would be better served as an anchor bag in the bwca.
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