How To: SETUP AN ANCHOR RELEASE!! No More LOST Anchors!!!!

How To: SETUP ANCHOR RELEASE!! NO MORE LOST ANCHORS!

In this video I am showing you how to rig your anchor so it will release when stuck in wrecks, rocks, or any structure. It will save you from losing your anchor in the structure and having to buy a new anchor as well as be more safe as you are not trying to pry out the stuck anchor with the boat that could potentially cause injury or even boat capsizing.

13lb Danforth Anchor

100' 3/8 Anchor Rope with thimble

Galvanized Shackles

Wire Ties (Tie Wraps)

VIDEO:
"SHINJUKU street time lapse" by darwinfish105
Creative Commons Attribution License.

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[MikeHeller]

That crappy anchor you showed actually has this system essentially built in. If the anchor snags, you can get the boat on the other side and the shackle can slide down the shaft to near the pivot and pull the anchor from the other end. It's actually a nice design.

[ogguitarclub]

This method is useful for fishing or in situations when there is always a watch. Never use this method when anchoring overnight or in the case you may take a nap on the boat. Should the tie-wraps break (from a change in wind or current etc.) your boat would be adrift and the results could be disastrous!

[BobSesco]

Great idea! I am so pleased that other fishermen pass on their ideas - Thank you!

[marknewman]

Top Tip. Secure the long "ears" of the Cable Ties to the shaft via a homemade clamp so when they pop the Ties aren't left on the Seabed.

[hanzelsinongco]

This is great video! Thank you so much for this tutorial. We just lost our anchor at the jetty this morning, almost ruined our 4th of July fishing day😂

[r.schaefer]

For anybody trying this method,
never overtighten a shackle pin as it can deform the shackle and reduce the SWL, mouse the pin with SS wire.
Attach the bow shackle with the bow to the thimble on the rope and the pin to the chain to save sideloading.

[banjohappy]

i lost a mushroom anchor once. Must have jammed into some rocks or wedged into a log or something. I let out as much line as I could and motored in all directions, and pulled and pulled, but it never came loose. Had to cut the line. Fortunately I had another one, but I haven't dared anchor in that spot again.

[danielwilson]

Good video mate . Really should Use small gauge wire instead of plastic zip tie . Ocean doesn’t need more plastic in it .

[suadhalilovic]

Ever since I started doing this a few years ago I have always retrieved my anchor but recently broke one of the hooks on a small foldable, not bad considering how many times it became unstuck

[bucurilie-lojf]

Some of us older who used a boat before you knew this. I even sow in my friend boat. I got news for you, will you go to sleep in a boat anchored like that? The force you put on it to try to release your anchor will be put on by the wave, current and tide movement also. You'll end up on a jetty or on some distance shores.

[UFpwrLifter]

Great video Bill! I need to update the cheap anchor (doesn’t have the solid shaft) that came with my boat incase of emergencies, but for all of my fishing anchoring, I get to push a button (spot lock) 😁

[pmgear]

No tie-wraps in the ocean please, would it be possible to use cotton string, maybe steel wire that will rust out over time?

[PilotCooking]

Maybe I'm asking the wrong question. But I'm a little confused when it comes to this set up. So say for instance you're on a sailboat and you're on the lake and camping overnight. The wind kicks up or the anchor direction changes as the wind vane around. When you wind vane around there's gonna be a lot of pressure on those zip ties as the anchor turns and writes itself. Am I miss judging the situation?

[robertlezynski]

Got to love all the critics, especially the ones that haven’t got a clue.

Great video! I use this method with great success.

[TheJim]

Proper anchorage uses the chain as a percentage of the holding power of the setup.

Doing this trick loses that power. Get a chain that is what's needed plus the shank length.
Depending boat size will determine chain length.

[SandmannOZ]

It works...but if the wind/tide change and the boat swings around it can tear the zip ties off and pull the anchor loose and it won't reseat... means you're drifting until you pull the anchor up, put new zip ties on, and drop it down again. Then if the wind changes again you do it again. Better solution is to have a second, lighter line tied to the head of the anchor with a float... if your anchor gets stuck just motor up to the float and lift it there.

[adriancoates]

good video, i will try that, just a question first - what happens if the anchor lays down on the seabed the opposite way round to how you have it on the table, in other words... if it lands on the seafloor with the chain first on the bottom - will it still grip the sand and still be able to release? or do you have to try and make the anchor land the right way up with the chain on the up side - because that might be easier said than done, or will it still work what ever way it lands? thanks

[ElCell-ev]

Hey buddy can you give us a example of what would happen if the anchor drop on the other side, cause with the chain ajustes it can only burry itself on one side

[hardrockminer-]

I use a hook up like that on my kayak. A Danforth anchor does the same thing without the tie wrap.

[OrcaAngler]

i always rig my anchor exacty like this why when i come to my fav spot im the one who always not holding while other local fisherman just using rope direct to anchor without any chain but holding so easy… where do i do wrong?