Boat Lead Shapes and Anchoring on a Wreck?

[northeast1]

Welcome back Alan how was the sleep over the winter

[wildcard]

Originally Posted by northeast1

Welcome back Alan how was the sleep over the winter

I personally hate the dark nights. I think everyone can't wait to get cracking again. We ran the boat down to Whitby on Sunday and up to the Royal Quays yesterday.

Hows it been going with you?

Alan

[The Great Wallsendo]

going into the science I guess the most aerodynamic shape for straight down would be the "standard" almost tear drop shaped leads...but I would also say that the cannonball leads must have an advantage when it comes to linear drag (IE from the drift) as there is no real flat surface for the pressure to build against

I prefer the cannonball leads just coz they look and feel good in the hand

[northeast1]

Yer not bad, just ready to wet a line and make the most of my days off, seems such a waste of a day off in the winter when the west wind is blowng and sea flat.

Set my targets for this year but got a feeling its not going to be a good season..hope am wrong.

[Norman]

RICH ....... haway ... only you could come up with a line like that in early March _________ Quote ... got a feeling its not going to be a good season. .... Unquote ....




norm

[Graham B]

I must admit Tony it was the cannonball type leads I had seen on slinky's photo's that spurred the thought process, they looked the business. The main advantage on the adjusti bell ones I found was perfect leads every time with no rejects. I am probobly just being lazy!
With regards to anchoring I was thinking along the lines of two anchors as well, kind of a running moor straight over the wreck up and down the tide and shorten one up or lengthen to keep position right over the top?
Ray I bet those two downriggers were almost as much as the marina fees or did you find them somewhere cheaper?
Micky took care of the engine service at the weekend so a couple of little jobs to do twhen I get home then out of the piers and turn right! Until about late May anyway!

Graham

[The Great Wallsendo]

they'll prob feature quite a bit this year as well - as we made a load in the melting sessions so we've got a healthy mix of cannonball and conventional Bopedo styles

I bought the cannonball mould off ebay

CANNON,BALL,LEAD,MOULD,12oz,BOAT,SEA,FISHING,TACKL E X 1 on eBay (end time 22-Mar-10 03:23:03 GMT)

this fella in fact

[Norman]

Yeah Tone, look forward to trying the ball leads, especially with the fixed in swivel, they look and feel "Right" not long now ........

norm

[jason]

anything that requires less than 12oz i use ball leads in either 10, 8 or 6 oz - you can normally knock off about 4oz in weight if you use the cannons ie 16oz normal lead = 12oz cannon. They drop just as fast as bopedoes, have less drift due to the shape and seem to loose less as using less lead.

[The Great Wallsendo]

Originally Posted by Norman

not long now ........

norm

Forecast looking iffy...still it's not even wednesday yet

mind if it's the worst season already and we've not even left port I might stop at home