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Wild out in the bay Sunday morning , ( stuck anchor ) and skunk
was fishing by 9am, not to far from the clearlake channel, whitecaps just like saturday , but this time there was much more wind.
I could not get anchor to stick much , I basically drug the bottom, nothing could not lose a shrimp or get a bite
on anything else. Moved to my spot that I call the nurseary ( lots of little fish there,take grand kids there and score every time. ) The anchor held, nothing happening , I went out on the bow to get the anchor rope pulled up,
this time I could not pull the boat towards it, even using the swells as a helper, nothing. in fact , I had to throw the rope in , ( i use a float ) . Motored around got lined up, grabbed the float, the wind got me turned and I could not hold on, again I threw it out. one more time with a bit more velocity, got it, made a little ground up, being carefull not to create a hazard in the deck, I tied to back cleat, started idling backwards, had to add some power and now I have water spashing pretty nicley over the transom, with some work I eventually retrieved my gear without any further drama. I was glad for a few things. I was out alone and had on PFD, I was glad, things were not going well for me, for a period of time. I was able to work the boat in some not so comfortable positions and found it worked well. Did not take any water over the sides and what water I did take over the back dissipated rapidly I was damp but not wet. I will be glad to have wify back to steer while I work.
I could not get anchor to stick much , I basically drug the bottom, nothing could not lose a shrimp or get a bite
on anything else. Moved to my spot that I call the nurseary ( lots of little fish there,take grand kids there and score every time. ) The anchor held, nothing happening , I went out on the bow to get the anchor rope pulled up,
this time I could not pull the boat towards it, even using the swells as a helper, nothing. in fact , I had to throw the rope in , ( i use a float ) . Motored around got lined up, grabbed the float, the wind got me turned and I could not hold on, again I threw it out. one more time with a bit more velocity, got it, made a little ground up, being carefull not to create a hazard in the deck, I tied to back cleat, started idling backwards, had to add some power and now I have water spashing pretty nicley over the transom, with some work I eventually retrieved my gear without any further drama. I was glad for a few things. I was out alone and had on PFD, I was glad, things were not going well for me, for a period of time. I was able to work the boat in some not so comfortable positions and found it worked well. Did not take any water over the sides and what water I did take over the back dissipated rapidly I was damp but not wet. I will be glad to have wify back to steer while I work.
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