anchor trolley..Is it a necessity?

[buddha]

I love it when I fish the bay for bonefish.

I also use a drift chute in the bay with the anchor trolley.

Here is a no drill option.
http://www.yakangler.com/forum/21-lo...1-rigging-pics

I also like it in the lakes too.

You can anchor without a trolley but I like that you can position it exactly the way you want to with it.

[William Novotny]

Drift chutes are great for rockfishing in Swift current and slowing down your drift when dragging the sand for halibut. The nice thing about a trolly is positioning yourself exactly how you want to be oriented. Nice to have but not a necessity

[RockyRaab]

I use my anchor trolley a LOT more with a drift chute than an anchor, and consider it a necessity. What I don't consider necessary is drilling holes. My Pro Angler has front and rear handles that serve admirably as endpoints for a trolley. I simply bent and flatteed some heavy copper wire to hold the two pulleys, looping the wire ends around the handle bolts, as seen here:

[StinkyMatt]

Depends on your style.

I ve been fishing in a group of about five guys for three years and we fish pretty much every week. I have never seen anyone in our group use an anchor r a drift chute.


I guess it's just your preference.

[TekkaYaker]

Thanks guys, I may just fashion a pulley system off the carry handles or something... Thanks for your help!
Jon

[tacmik]

for my anchor that I only use on a lake, I simply ran a rope from the front handle to the rear handle. Use a carbiner to attach the anchor leaving enough tag line to pull the anchor back to me. Can slide the carbiner for or aft as needed.