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codeman671 · 03-31-2010, 12:30 PM

I came up with a solution to the problem last year, after getting a rusty fish hook in the hand on an extremely windy day (the hook in my hand was the only thing holding me to the line in the water, I am sure you can imagine how that felt as my boat ws trying to drift away)...

I tie a piece of floating poly rope to the chain, drop it to the bottom, then run the line to shore and tie if off to a tree. I then tie ziplock bags weighted down with rocks at a few intervals between the ends so that it does not float up until it is close to shore.

No snags, no props, no issues. And no hooks in the hand!

03-31-2010, 12:30 PM	#6
codeman671 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 3,493 Thanks: 221 Thanked 811 Times in 487 Posts	I came up with a solution to the problem last year, after getting a rusty fish hook in the hand on an extremely windy day (the hook in my hand was the only thing holding me to the line in the water, I am sure you can imagine how that felt as my boat ws trying to drift away)... I tie a piece of floating poly rope to the chain, drop it to the bottom, then run the line to shore and tie if off to a tree. I then tie ziplock bags weighted down with rocks at a few intervals between the ends so that it does not float up until it is close to shore. No snags, no props, no issues. And no hooks in the hand!