Anchoring is a No NO - Page 4

LING · #46 18-09-2009, 03:09 AM

And the hopkins was won again by anchoring up

duffman · #47 18-09-2009, 05:30 AM

dont you hate it when you speak your mind , then regret it

duffman · #48 18-09-2009, 05:32 AM

you use leccy to stay in same spot ...

Becker_11 · #49 13-12-2009, 10:26 PM

It's impossible to ban scent.

If you did you would also have to ban carrying opened packets of plastics on the boat as guys could just add scent to the bags the night before.

This would require arriving for the comp 5 hours before kick off so every tackle bag/rod locker and livewell could be checked for hidden pre scented bags of placcies.

Unworkable.

Becker_11 · #50 13-12-2009, 10:30 PM

On the anchor issue.

You can ban using an anchor to fish the comp but you can't ban carrying the anchor cause as Lone Ranger said that becomes a safety issue.

Banning something that legally has to be carried opens up a midfield of problems.
Team A has 5.450kg in their bag
Team B has 5.400kg in theirs
So they accuse Team A of anchoring to win the comp.
Prove they didn't.............. Too hard

Doc_Hollywood · #51 13-12-2009, 11:56 PM

Ha ha didnt get me this time, only read the first and last post of this 4 pages of dribble. How is this even a debate. Use what you have fish where and when you can and abide by the rules, they are pretty straight forward and simple.
Fishing is a yes yes go and do it.

stompy · #52 14-12-2009, 12:08 AM

Lads,

Some of new leccies comming out have gps attachments with programs that will hold you in place, thats even better than anchoring and with a lot less hassle. Plenty of blokes use power poles on the flats.

An anchor is old technology, if people want to use them good luck.

Regards,

Roundman · #53 16-03-2010, 10:38 PM

Just to clarify we didnt win the Hopkins comp last year by anchoring, the water we were fishing was so shallow we put the motor down to stop drifting.
Warren did win the ABT round on the Clarence a few years ago by anchoring on the first day because of very strong winds and a roaring tide while fishing a deep hole 18m deep on the middle wall for the whole weekend. Good on him for having the persistence to do it for 2 days especially on the 2nd day when the only bite period lasted a whole 30mins at around 11am. Most of us would have given up and tried elsewhere before that, deserved every bit of that win and learn't a very valuable lesson in tournament fishing. When you find fish in numbers don't leave them. You might get lucky occasionally by moving to another spot but persistence usually pays.
Cheers Craig

budda · #54 21-03-2010, 06:13 AM

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Originally Posted by andrico

I don't know how others feel about this topic but i think anchoring during a comp is a no no.
By anchoring we take firstly the glamour out of the sport. I feel that is what differenciates our sport with bait fishermen, the glamour of motoring to different spots as opposed to sitting waiting.

oh that is just too funny -what is the "glamour" associated with motoring to different spots - it means you're not at the spot where those that are anchored are probably catching fish.

Pleeeaasee.....next thing the "elite" and "glamourous" tournament fisherman will be banned from using gulp or scent anyway because they will get their fingernails dirty so there will be a new rule stating that all competitors will need to wear gloves. You don't need to feel bites like bait fishermen anyway so why not make it a rule?

Andrico, what happended were a bunch of big old nasty bait fishermen anchored at your favourite spot during a comp which you felt you had exclusive rights to because you fish tournaments? Or perhaps pulling the anchor rope is too difficult?

Get your head from above the clouds - tournament fishing isn't always "glamour" - I am sure having to scrape up enough money for comp fees and pitching a tent to fish a comp is real "glamourous".

I applaud anyone that has the fishing sense to use techniques that give them the best possibility to outfish their competitors WITHIN the rules - isn't that what comp fishing is all about rather than a bunch of narks complaining?

Oh dear - is this what tournament fishing has come to?

John Osborne · #55 21-03-2010, 07:45 AM

If, at say somewhere like Walpole, when the wind is thirty knots,and you are on the flats, and you chuck a six inch length of railway line out the backto slow your drift. Is this a "slow" anchor. Jeez get over it, everyone has an anchor (safety) and if you use it to your advantage, and win Clap Clap, well done.

Daniel_Folley · #56 22-03-2010, 02:50 AM

Glamour

I had a laugh to this one aswell..
Totally agree with everything that budda has said.