Anchor Trolley ????????

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Chopper

Discussion Starter · Sep 16, 2006

I am seeing by looking thru this thread a lot of mentions of
anchor trolleys ...What are they and any close up Pics ????????

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kingfisher111

· #2 · Sep 16, 2006

Hi Chopper, click on DIY and scroll down to my post Trolleys and carts I love `em. The trolley I installed there is an absolute beauty for the Outback. I tend to fish in fast tidal runs and it works a treat every time. Also only 2 screws into hull. The rest into existing mounts. The cart also works a treat if you ever become scupperphobic like me. Steve.

HiRAEdd

· #3 · Sep 16, 2006

An anchor trolley is simply a pulley set up that lets you put your anchor out then pull the line up to one end of your kayak so that instead of being pulled sideways across the current, you can put your stern or bow into the current.

Chopper

Discussion Starter · #4 · Sep 16, 2006

Went and had a look at that post Steve ..Still cant get the gist of it though??? Understand the principle but cant see how it is actually fitted .

PhilipL

· #5 · Sep 17, 2006

Hi Chopper
Perhaps these pics will help with Occy's description. See Kingfisher111's install.

I grew up in WA. Where will you be fishing?

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YakAtak

· #6 · Sep 17, 2006

That makes a lot more sense to me now, gotta do that. Thanks Phil

Chopper

Discussion Starter · #7 · Sep 17, 2006

Thanks for that guys ..Makes a lot more sense now .
By the way Phillip i will be fishing mainly the swan but am going to do abit in the sound down along garden island and maybe out of Hillaries ...

PhilipL

· #8 · Sep 17, 2006

The Swan's a great fishery and so close. Used to live in Mt Lawley - when I first started fishing, I would sneak out at 6, throw at a couple of snags and have a couple of bream and a paper home by 7. Good variety too with tailor, mulloway, giant herring, flounder, crabs/ prawn at different times of the year.

You can also check out the reefs out the back of cottesloe and also definitely moore river for a chance at dhufish close in. More I think about it, there's a lot you can do in Perth with a yak.

Good luck with the setup and looking forward to posts.
Philip

kingfisher111

· #9 · Sep 17, 2006

Hi Chopper, here are a couple more photos of mount points with a bit of a description. The rear mount is dead easy. Just a small stainless carabiner and pulley clipped through existing bungy eye. ie closest one to rear. With the front mount point I removed existing screw that holds bungy paddle keeper on RHS of kayak, drilled hole right through and installed stainless eye bolt, washer and nut. Siliconed to keep watertight. Next to front mount point notice black Vee clamp for securing anchor rope. Great little device, works a treat. Secured with 2 stainless screws and siliconed to keep watertight. Another carabiner with pulley is clipped to eye bolt and assembly is almost complete. Run your chord through both pulleys and tie one end off to large carabiner. With the other end, I tied a small piece of bungy into a loop and clipped this into carabiner also. The other end of chord is pulled through bungy loop and tied off to complete installation. Small bungy loop just acts as tensioner to whole setup. Steve.

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Chopper

Discussion Starter · #10 · Sep 17, 2006

""Run your chord through both pulleys and tie one end off to large carabiner. With the other end, I tied a small piece of bungy into a loop and clipped this into carabiner also. The other end of chord is pulled through bungy loop and tied off to complete installation. Small bungy loop just acts as tensioner to whole setup. Steve."""

Thanks Kingfisher ...Any chance of a photo of the bugee area ????????

RedPhoenix

· #11 · Sep 18, 2006

Unfortunately, due to the change in ownership of this web site and the lack of response by the owners to my requests to remove my email address from all administrative-level notifications and functionality, I have decided to remove my posts on AKFF. Thank you for the great times, the fantastic learning experiences and the many many fish. If you are desperate for the old content of this particular post, it is available below base64 encoded and bzip2 compressed.

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kingfisher111

· #12 · Sep 18, 2006

No worries Chopper. Back in my Trolleys and carts I love em post find the photo Rejigged trolley 1. Click on the photo to make it larger, then hold your pointer in the bottom right corner till the expansion square comes up. Click once to get the photo to full size. There you will see the bungy loop clipped into the RHS of the big carabiner. Then further right you`ll see its tied to the cord as well. Just acts like a big rubber band putting tension on the whole system. Hope this helps. Steve.

Chopper

Discussion Starter · #13 · Sep 18, 2006

Series of 4 photos ..Am i to long ??Have i got the idea ??Should i add something ??

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Chopper

Discussion Starter · #14 · Sep 18, 2006

Number2

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Chopper

Discussion Starter · #15 · Sep 18, 2006

One more after this one ..Hope im not boring you but i am really getting hooked on thi Yak thing ..????

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Chopper

Discussion Starter · #16 · Sep 18, 2006

Last one guys ..Thanks for your patience ..Any comments will be taken onboard ..Thanks again

Sooty :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

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kingfisher111

· #17 · Sep 18, 2006

Hello again Chopper. Not looking too bad for a full length trolley. 1 prob may be when anchor actually loads up on trolley that your line with big carabiner in gets pulled out to the RHS and the other side jumps up onto deck in order to go straight from rear mount pt to front mount pt. Time will tell just give it a test. One partial solution may be to install a couple of rodholder extension tubes cut from 32mm pvc into both RHS flushmounts, ( highly recommended anyway) to stop line jumping up onto deck under load. The tubes will keep the line hooked out so to speak. Steve.

sbd

· #18 · Sep 18, 2006

Excellent topic guys, made the trolley concept a lot clearer to me. Steve (Kingfisher111), I see that your trolley only runs half the length of your Outback - is this sufficient for full functionality, or is there an advantage in the full length setup?

Peril

· #19 · Sep 18, 2006

Dave, if you are anchoring up over flats with a fair tidal run it is easier to cast forwards than backwards to bounce a lure back with the current, so that's one example when its good to anchor from the bow. I see myself anchoring mostly from the stern but occasionally from the bow, so I went the full length trolley

kingfisher111

· #20 · Sep 19, 2006

Hi sbd, yes Peril is spot on there are times when forward anchoring is the best way to fish. Most of my fishing ie 90% or more is done anchored from the stern in strong tidal flows. Makes the fishing just so easy and comfortable. Also the anchor rope is so far away from the action I can`t remember a fish fouling in it . Now the berley pot line is another matter all together!!! The Hobies are already setup with forward anchoring taken care of as well. If you look at the very front of the bow at the top you will see they have a beaut little groove already moulded in the hull to take the anchor rope. Just thread through the stainless front handle mount and run up to existing cleat on RHS. Raise and lower as required! They really think of everything. Steve.

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