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Fishing Applications With A PARA-TECH Sea
Anchor
OVERNIGHT LAYOVERS
When on multi day trips sportfishermen (and commercial fishermen)
will lay on a Sea Anchor rather than jog into the seas. This
technique saves fuel, provides for a comfortable, stable ride
and allows the crew to rest.
STORM USE
When the seas get rough and there is a risk of broaching,
laying to a Sea Anchor forces the bow into the seas where
the boat is less vulnerable as boats are designed to penetrate
the seas bow first. This is the most recognized Sea Anchor
application for all offshore boats.
DRIFT CONTROL
When fishing in windy conditions it is difficult to stay on
station and not roll in the trough without jogging into the
seas. Using a Sea Anchor reduces drift to a minimal amount
and keeps the boat on top of the desired fishing grounds.
KITE FISHING
Kite fishing is done in windy conditions. In such conditions
a boat drifts too fast to effect a good bait presentation
or to stay with the chum. A Sea Anchor will hold the boat
on top of the fishing grounds for a longer period and improve
the chances of good strikes. Some boat owners who kite fish
carry more than one Sea Anchor, sometimes using the smaller
one and at other times using the bigger one in order to drift
at a rate that will give them the best bait presentation.
EMERGENCIES
In the event of losing engine power using a Sea Anchor
will point the bow into the seas keeping the boat from rolling
in the trough and thus making repairs easier. The boat is
also held in its last reported position making it easier for
assistance to find the disabled boat.
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BOAT BRAKES Fishing Tips
BOAT BRAKES is especially designed for fishermen. It's simple
to use because it's lightweight and stores compactly. To use
BOAT BRAKES, simply tie it to your boat and set it into the
water. It will open automatically and rides through the water
near the surface . You can adjust its drag easily from your
boat without retrieving it. And when you hook a big fish,
BOAT BRAKES can be collapsed instantly and lifted out of the
fish's way quickly.
BOAT BRAKES can be used with any watercraft and comes in
a range of sizes to suit all fishing and boating needs.
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Tony Dean, outdoor personality and producer of IN-FISHERMAN
RADIO, especially likes BOAT BRAKES for slow drifting over
shallow flats in Midwest lakes. Tony says, "On windy
days there's lots of plankton that gets concentrated over
shallow reefs and bars. The bait fish school up and feed in
these areas on these clouds of plankton. This occurrence draws
predator fish like walleyes and northern pike out of concealment
and they roam the shallows eating minnows. I like to drift
really slowly with BOAT BRAKES and use a live-bait rig with
a crawler or minnow fished on the bottom. Because my bait
is moving slowly along with the natural flow of the plankton,
the predators can't miss getting a good look at it. They see
my slowly moving bait and go for it because it looks so easy
to catch compared to the flashing and darting schools of minnows.
I like to use the bigger sized BOAT BRAKES because they've
got the drag I want to drift extra slow."
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Top Lake Erie guide, Capt. Jim Fofrich, uses
BOAT BRAKES for fishing walleyes and small mouth bass. For walleyes,
Jim locates a school of suspended fish, then stays on them with
BOAT BRAKES so his clients can cast weight-forward spinners
using the "countdown" method. BOAT BRAKES not only
slows his drift so that he stays with the fish, it also stabilizes
his boat and helps eliminate the pitching and rolling that result
from the high waves common to this big lake |
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BOAT BRAKES is a natural for bass fishing too.
Largemouth bass fishermen can increase their catch by hovering
over or near structure and suspended fish with BOAT BRAKES.
There's plenty of time to cover an area with casts or to snake
a plastic worm through the weeds or brush. This extra time spent
fishing could really pay off in tournament. BOAT BRAKES saves
your batteries too because you won't have to fight the wind
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Bass camp operator and Field Tester, Terry Drauden, uses a
successful combination of BOAT BRAKES and his electric trolling
motor to fish the weedlines for bass. "On the lake where
I operate my bass resort, we have a lot of emergent vegetation.
The bass like to hide back in the weeds and then come out to
the edges to feed. My favorite way to fish these bass is to
drift along the weedline and cast into the pockets or points
of weeds where the bass should be. By drifting, I cover a lot
of territory quietly. The key factor to my system is that I
use a slow drift with BOAT BRAKES. This enables me to hit all
the spots with my casts when I pass by - I don't drift so fast
that I'm missing potential hot spots. When I miss a strike or
get to an area that has produced in the past, I'll use my electric
motor to keep me stationary until I work this spot a little
longer." |
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Crappies and northerns can be easier
to catch too. Have you ever caught a fish, a crappie for instance,
then anchored expecting to catch more, only to find that the
fish seemed to disappear? When you stopped and sent your anchor
to the bottom, the fish spooked and scattered. Now you can use
BOAT BRAKES to slowly drift over weed beds and rock piles, casting
and bobber fishing without disturbing the fish. This method
is very effective for casting to schools of crappies with light
tackle or cranking lures along weedlines for northerns and muskies.
BOAT BRAKES keeps you in the fish zone without scaring them. |
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BOAT BRAKES is also an effective trolling tool. Dan Nelson,
outdoor writer and author of Walleye Fishing on the Missouri
river system, uses the following technique for backtrolling:
"We do a lot of walleye fishing on the open windswept
waters. When I want to slowly backtroll along an underwater
line of structure, the wind has a tendency to blow my bow
over and it knocks me off course. To counteract this, I attach
BOAT BRAKES to the bow, let it out a few feet and put the
motor in reverse. BOAT BRAKES keeps the bow steady and the
boat tracks straight along the structure I'm trolling. This
gives me pinpoint accuracy in placing my bait directly in
front of the fish."
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Most boats with high horsepower engines won't
troll slowly enough for effective fishing. U.S. Coast Guard
Licensed Charter Captains Bob Parker and Lowell "Woody"
Woodrich use BOAT BRAKES to slow their boats forward trolling
speed. Capt. Parker attaches two BOAT BRAKES to his boat amidships
- one from each gunwale. With this arrangement, Capt. Parker
can deploy or retrieve BOAT BRAKES from his cockpit area. Capt.
"Woody" prefers another method. He uses a single BOAT
BRAKES attached close to his stern for slow trolling. |
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BOAT BRAKES is a must for lightweight craft like canoes and
inflatables. Proven on wilderness trips, BOAT BRAKES will
stop the runaway drift of light craft so that anglers can
effectively fish instead of frantically paddling to maintain
location.
Arlen Johnson has been guiding wilderness fishing trips into
Minnesota's Boundary Waters Canoe Area for 19 years. He first
used BOAT BRAKES in 1982 and reports the following: "A
canoe drifts real fast with any kind of wind. You can't portage
a 20 lb. anchor into the wilderness, so we've always had to
improvise. I've tried big rocks to a rock or filled a mesh
onion sack with rocks for anchor. Both methods left a lot
to be desired. When I tried your small size BOAT BRAKES for
the first time, I couldn't believe how well it worked. It's
no trouble to carry it into any pack and doesn't weigh anything."
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