Tracy Morgan

The Streator workshop was cancelled due to the snow storm that Sunday but has been rescheduled for Saturday May 2nd.

I just signed up for the March 29th class in Streator. Any else attending this one?

I have been using a piece of 3/8" chain about two foot long, doubled over in the middle and tied to a piece of floating nylon rope. I have guides on the aft end of the kayak and along the side up to the cockpit area where I have a clam cleat to hold it. You can put the chain down just enough to drag and slow you down and keep you straight or put it down with plenty of line out to stop. I don't tie the rope off so if you get into swift current and the anchor gets stuck you can release the rope and get away. With the floating rope you can come back around and find the rope and retrieve the anchor chain. I got caught in current with an anchor trolley system once when the anchor got caught in the bottom and nearly swamped the kayak because it wanted to turn sideways in the current. I will only anchor off of the aft now in current. Trolley may be OK in lakes and ponds.

I solo fish most of the time and therefore need to paddle to cover water. I am using the 10' kayak I won at the Blowout a few years ago or I also have an 11' kayak I use sometimes. Depending on water conditions I paddle upstream first then float back if the current is a little fast. In low summer flows I sometimes float downstream then paddle back. If you have some good spots you get two chances to fish them.

I am selling my Trout Unlimited Columbia Pontoon Boat on eBay. Look for item# 290175712393. You can pick it up either at my home in Grand Ridge or I can take it to Bloomington where I work. Check it out!!

The weight capacity is 400lbs. and I bought it two years ago. This is the same as what they now call the Colorado River.

Trout Unlimited Columbia Pontoon Boar for sale. Great condition. $200

John make sure you bring some of your 3rd grips to the Vermillion outing, I'd like to get one then.