Anchors for your portable

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I hijacked this but simple solution for a big problem!

   
jpollman 
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Join Date: Jan 2001
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 The annual "shanty anchor" post.
Hi all,

it's just about that time of year again. The weather's getting colder and you guys are out there dreaming of ice. It won't be long before we start seeing posts asking how to anchor your portable shanty. Well I'll get a jump on it and post instructions and a picture of one I came up with about 3 years ago and it's always worked well for me.

Take a length of electrical conduit thats about a foot long. (I used 1/2") I use two pieces of rope. Pass one piece of rope through the conduit and tie several knots in the end of the rope. You can tie a knot just above the other end of the conduit to keep the rope from sliding out. I then use a pair of pliers or a hammer and slightly deform the end of the conduit. Then in the center of the conduit I wrap the end of the other rope around and tie it off. This rope in the center is the anchor rope. The other rope is the retrieval line. You're all done !

To use it just set up your shanty and near the upwind corner I drill an extra hole. Put the pipe down the hole until it's below the ice and then pull it up tight against the under side of the ice. Tie off the center anchor line to your shanty and you're ready to fish. I just go out once in a while and break away any ice that forms to make removal easier. But if it does freeze too much just spud (which you should always have anyway ) around the rope a bit. To remove just hang on to the retrieval line and untie the anchor line. Let go of the anchor line and the pipe will fall away to vertical and pull it up through the hole and you're ready to move to another spot. Or if you're lucky, head home and clean up that mess o' fish you just caught.

Here's a picture....




Good luck this year and be safe out there !!!

John
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