![]() ![]() The flow in rivers I fish is controlled by dams. ![]() It usually takes 3 feet of anchor line for every foot of water you're fishing. I carry 150 feet of 1/2-inch poly rope per anchor. Once the barge or obstruction passes, just grab the buoy ball, unhook it, and tie the rope back to a boat cleat. A buoy ball attached to the boat end of your anchor rope floats the rope, allowing you to untie and move the boat without hoisting the anchor. Three to 5 feet of chain is installed between the anchor and the rope, helping to wedge the anchor into the bottom and reduce rope abrasion.įrequently you have to retrieve your anchor to avoid a passing barge or a big tree drifting downriver. The other is a standard 9-pound naval fluke anchor for use on slick mud bottoms. One is a unit of my own design that weighs 141„2 pounds and is good in rocks. As for electronics, a graph with GPS capability is a big help for getting you back to offshore ledges in a jiffy and is especially useful when night-fishing. It holds several Santee rod holders, the strongest I've found, and attaches to my boat with downrigger mounts. ![]() I stole Don Wirth's design for a removable rod rack. Your boat should be outfitted with several rod holders. You can't get by with a couple of 6-gallon gas tanks. Boat ramps are usually few and far between - 50 miles apart on some rivers - and you invariably find the best trophy water far from an access point. I mention this because in a big river, you're going to do a lot of running. It's powered by a 225 hp Mercury OptiMax outboard, powerful and fuel-efficient. I use a 20-foot Lund 2025 deep-V with a wide 102-inch beam this is a safe, roomy, stable craft that can take plenty of rough water. Major rivers are subject to heavy commercial traffic, and it's no fun bucking a barge wake in a 14-foot jon boat. If you're serious about scoring a mega-blue, you need a big, safe boat. Historical records mention blues weighing over 200 pounds in the days before dams were constructed along these waterways. ![]() There's no telling how large blue cats can get in the rivers I mentioned - I wouldn't be surprised to see a 130- to 140-pounder caught in my lifetime. ![]()
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