Thread: The Shumeister at night!

Lights to bright?

How deep were you

Slab, if you try the river anchors I believe you will hold still. I had two mushrooms out and they never caught. One river anchor holds me though and you know what I'm in. I keep an extra mushroom just to stop the swing once the good anchor bites. Fluke anchors also work good but don't work well in the boat and harvest a massive amount of weeds every time you drop.

eight to ten feet.

25 lb. River anchors I use two of them....they will hold

Another trick is to drop your anchors straight down beside the boat if there is no current the more rope you have out the harder it is to keep the boat still

Dang, you google anchors and you can learn a alot. I didn't know all the different names for the different anchors.

So here's the story. First off, it wasn't supposed to be windy anyway. And we were kinda protected from the wind even if there was some. But the wind came anyway. I always carry a 15 lb mushroom anchor with me, and on this trip I bought a Fluke Anchor with in addition so I could hold the boat in one position. The Fluke Anchor I had was terrible, period. The biggest reason is probably because it's only 4 lbs. And I know you're supposed to let line out so it can grab hold, but that did nothing. Next time I bring my 10 lb Navy Anchor, and the mushroom. That should work. The Fluke (at right above) proved worthless in holding the boat. I bought it to throw out and do sea wall cleanup. It works well at picking up the weeds.

Originally Posted by Yelim

Lights to bright?

Can the lights ever be too bright? Well, I know they can be too bright for attacking too many bugs! But don't you want it bright to attract baitfish and thereby bringing in the crappie?