Crabbing and Perch Trials 6/17/2012

[moc]

gotcha. i didnt know one was to have the weight pass over the hook. just thought the line was dropped when close to the buoy/weight

Yeah, the chain holds the bait down, and the weight (anchor) holds the bouy in place and is important in keeping a proper tension on the line with pulling the line so tight as to make the baited trotline and chain rise above the sea floor.

[jet]

so is this your set up?



i didnt know about the chains..lol, i thought it went, buoy, to anchor, to baited line, as in a U.

[DOGFISH]

Heavier anchors might also solve the problem. I used to use like 1/4" chain. That always seemed to work. What size chain are you guys talking about?

[moc]

That is a perfect representation on what I was talking about