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Old 05-05-2012, 01:22 PM   #18
Marin
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Originally Posted by Peter B View Post
[/I] Or...guys...you could save all that kerfuffle by just having an anchor with a special trip slot one can use when in the situation where one rarely does foul something in or on the bottom...
A trip line only trips the anchor when you pull on it. Attaching the rode to a shank slot can trip the anchor when the boat pulls on it. Like at 3am when the wind shifts. I prefer to retain control of when our anchor backs out of the bottom.
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