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Topic: OK Trident Drift Anchor  (Read 40826 times)

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Here is a photo of Spot's attempt at being MacGyver on the water with this drift anchor pulley.
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Excellent action photo catch there Brian.  I like the amount of lift we gave it, as it looks to be just about perfect above the water line.  I have a plan for the fix, and I can have it fixed and repainted in 30 minutes.   Spot, if you have time this week I can get it fixed up for ya. 

 

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Here is a photo of Spot's attempt at being MacGyver on the water with this drift anchor pulley.

Attempt?!?  Attempt?!?!  That mod saved an entire town from a horrible firey death!   :P

Luckily, the pulley diameter is is a little smaller than the housing diameter.  I think the mod would be as simple as a short cover over the pulley as illustrated below. 
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Yup.  Get'r to me and I'll glue on the amendment.   ;)
 

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Nice piece of hardware there.   Where can I place an order???

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Yup.  Get'r to me and I'll glue on the amendment.   ;)

Will do!  I'll mark the lowest point of the cover on the housing.  It'll need to be placed high enough on the housing to avoid chafing the anchor rope when I've scoped a lot of line out.  I'll PM ya.

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Great work guys. Looking forward to some chromey success.

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Yup.  Get'r to me and I'll glue on the amendment.   ;)

Will do!  I'll mark the lowest point of the cover on the housing.  It'll need to be placed high enough on the housing to avoid chafing the anchor rope when I've scoped a lot of line out.  I'll PM ya.

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I could roll the edge back on the edge that the rope would contact at full scope.  This would reduce or plain eliminate the chaffing issue.
 

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Hi,

Any chance on getting measurements for the Trident 13 version?....I'm not a welder but I have tools to make one.

Thanks


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  As my salmon season winds down to miserable ending i am turning my sights to winter steelhead.  i have plans already in my head to rig up the anchor system but i want to build a mold to pour a lead three sided pyramid anchor. i have a t13 and was wondering how heavy i should make it. i fish mostly the coastal rivers so i am looking at moderate currents. any suggestions
 
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I've been using a 10lb anchor for the last couple of years and find that it works well in most applications.
 
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spot,     
 
  do you think a lighter anchor would still be effective?  what application is it not effective?


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You can definitly go lighter.  You just need to be realistic about where that anchor will hold.
 
The more weight you have, the heavier a current you can anchor in.  10lbs gives you the ability to hold in fairly fast water and/or not scope out as much line.  This allows you to anchor in some of the narrower fish holding slots that don't have a good softwater option adjacent the chute.  It also allows you to anchor at the edges of good drifts rather at the limits of your casting ability.  Finally, it allows you to drop anchor at the top of a hole and back a plug down.  Definetely something you wouldn't be able to do with much less weight.
 
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excellent points, thanks for the help!


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Any chance for some measurements or a drawing. My standard anchor is to small for the fiver and I have a OK 13 this would work on.


 

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