Sometimes the game calls for anchoring in deep water. Whether you fish for grouper on wrecks, cobia around rigs or California yellowtail on pinnacles, it pays to know how to anchor your boat in relatively deep water.
Anchoring in depths down to 300 feet requires the right ground tackle, lots of rode, a good fish finder, an understanding of current and wind, and a means of anchor retrieval (other than your arms and back).
Plenty of Rode
Great depths call for a great amount of anchor line. For example, on my 22-foot center-console boat, with which I regularly anchor in depths of 200 feet, I…
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