***Note - I would not use this system when the water is very rough. To much pressure on the anchor and this system could rip out some of the rivets!!!***
Step One
Purchase the stuff you need from your local sporting goods or hardware store.What you will need:
- Paracord, or some other decently strong rope.
- I use this paracord that I bought for less than $2
- Your anchor, I just use an old 10 lb weight I found.
Step Two
Attach the cord or rope to your kayak.
- Run one end of the cord though the already riveted on loop on the back of the yak.
- Bring that same end up to the next loop that is already riveted on the side of the yak.
- Then run the chord through the handle. This helps keep it from riding up you kayak and getting in your way.
- Next, run that same end through a loop on the front of your kayak.
- Finally bring that end back down until the rope meets back up with itself. Give yourself a couple feet of play and cut the cord right there.
Step Three
Attach the two ends of cord together to form a continuous loop.
- Tie a loop about a a foot up on one end of the rope. This will be where you can attach the anchor rope later.
- Tie the two end of the rope together. Try and make the knot about six inches or closer to the loop you made. I use a modified version of the knot I use to attach two lines while fishing. Try to pull the rope tight when you are attaching the two ends. You don't want a lot of slack in your line.
- Cut the two tag ends and burn or melt the ends of the rope to prevent fraying.
- And bam. There you go. You are all done. Without drilling, and not spending much money, you have an anchor trolley system for your Jackson Coosa.
Now it is just time to head out on the water and fish. Attach the left over rope you have to your anchor. Run the other end through the loop you tied in your system, and tie it off at the depth that you need, just as if you were tying the anchor off to your kayak. If you have any questions, let me know. I will help you out.
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If you commonly fish in heavy winds or some chop I would suggest adding some shock chord into the mix to absorb the shock of a rocking or moving boat.
ReplyDeleteThat is a good point, Ryan. You probably don't want to use this when the boat is rocking pretty good. It might rip the rivets out.
DeleteJust purchased 2013 Coosa and have been reading all the posts on the anchor trolley and am wondering why you even need one? I would think dropping a claw or ball or chain anchor off the back of the Coosa would be enough. I realize the wind or current may move the Coosa but if you set your anchor in the right spot you can account for the wind or current. Please advise on need for the trolley system.
ReplyDeleteThe anchor trolley system allows you to position your kayak in different directions. Like you said, the wind and the current will push you around a little, even with an anchor dropped down. An anchor trolley will allow you to position the anchor anywhere from the front to the back of your kayak, giving you the ability to face, and make casts, downstream or upstream, into the wind or with the wind, or anything in between. Does that help answer you question?
DeleteYup,Thanks RKP, Would you or did you install a drag chain on one side of the Coosa and the trolley system on the other?
DeleteTo be completely honest, I don't use a drag chain on my kayak. I can see how they would be useful on some rivers though. Yes, I would put the drag chain on one side and the anchor trolley on the other. I would have the drag chain run out of the slot on the back, and my anchor would drop over the side.
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