The Fishing Website : Discussion Forums : Drogues https://www.fishing.net.nz/forum/ Sun, 21 Jun 2026 21:34:04 +0000 Tue, 06 Feb 2018 06:17:10 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 12.01 360 https://www.fishing.net.nz/forum/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=126803 <![CDATA[The Fishing Website : Discussion Forums]]> https://www.fishing.net.nz/forum/forum_images/web_wiz_forums.png https://www.fishing.net.nz/forum/ <![CDATA[Drogues : Gents....Old-ish thread but I...]]> https://www.fishing.net.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=126803&PID=1717153&title=drogues#1717153 Author: Sundancer
Subject: 126803
Posted: 06 Feb 2018 at 6:17am

Gents....

Old-ish thread but I would add my 2 cents..

I fish the near shore off Virginia Beach, VA USA and the Pamlico Sound in the Hatteras North Carolina area.

I have used Sea Anchors/Droges/etc when needed.  On the Pamlico, there has been times when the wind was blowing me 4 - 6 knots..  

I have 2 Padeyes that are forward of my knees.  I clip everything to them.  Rod Leashes, Knife/Plier Leashes, etc.  The Location is not 100% ideal but I can reach them easily, and it keeps the Nose mostly in a good position. 

The Droge is attached by a Carabiner that has a builtin CamLock.  The Line goes thru the CamLock and hold very well.  It also allows me to jettison the Anchor or Droge Lines immediately if something bad starts to happen quickly.

The only issue, and this pertains to the Anchor or the Droge, is storage after retrieval, mostly of the Line(s).  Everything seems to get piled up under my feet...  

Thanks
Steve
]]> Tue, 06 Feb 2018 06:17:10 +0000 https://www.fishing.net.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=126803&PID=1717153&title=drogues#1717153 <![CDATA[Drogues : DickieBird wrote:Im running...]]> https://www.fishing.net.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=126803&PID=1714222&title=drogues#1714222 Author: MB
Subject: 126803
Posted: 12 Jan 2018 at 12:10am

Originally posted by DickieBird DickieBird wrote:

Im running out of places to attach to- the towing eye and two eyes on the stern are take up with turnbuckles from fishing kit! also makes them inaccessible, might have to come up with some sort of system to set and retrieve...

ok, so you can either have the drogue line semi-permanently attached to the stern eye, or do what i do now which is a short length of rope attached to the stern eye and at the other end, a stainless carabiner which is clipped off to the chilly bin frame when the drogue is not in use. when you want to deploy the drogue, unclip the carabiner and clip on to drogue line. hope that makes sense!
]]> Fri, 12 Jan 2018 00:10:28 +0000 https://www.fishing.net.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=126803&PID=1714222&title=drogues#1714222 <![CDATA[Drogues : yep that&#039;s the way ]]> https://www.fishing.net.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=126803&PID=1714200&title=drogues#1714200 Author: kiwihodge
Subject: 126803
Posted: 11 Jan 2018 at 7:51pm

yep that's the way Thumbs Up]]> Thu, 11 Jan 2018 19:51:51 +0000 https://www.fishing.net.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=126803&PID=1714200&title=drogues#1714200 <![CDATA[Drogues : Use the same setup bop, works...]]> https://www.fishing.net.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=126803&PID=1714199&title=drogues#1714199 Author: SeaYa
Subject: 126803
Posted: 11 Jan 2018 at 7:27pm

Use the same setup bop, works well]]> Thu, 11 Jan 2018 19:27:06 +0000 https://www.fishing.net.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=126803&PID=1714199&title=drogues#1714199 <![CDATA[Drogues : ]]> https://www.fishing.net.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=126803&PID=1714191&title=drogues#1714191 Author: bop strayliner
Subject: 126803
Posted: 11 Jan 2018 at 6:33pm

]]> Thu, 11 Jan 2018 18:33:23 +0000 https://www.fishing.net.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=126803&PID=1714191&title=drogues#1714191 <![CDATA[Drogues : Im running out of places to attach...]]> https://www.fishing.net.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=126803&PID=1714178&title=drogues#1714178 Author: DickieBird
Subject: 126803
Posted: 11 Jan 2018 at 4:50pm

Im running out of places to attach to- the towing eye and two eyes on the stern are take up with turnbuckles from fishing kit! also makes them inaccessible, might have to come up with some sort of system to set and retrieve... ]]> Thu, 11 Jan 2018 16:50:30 +0000 https://www.fishing.net.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=126803&PID=1714178&title=drogues#1714178 <![CDATA[Drogues : I alsorun my drogue from the...]]> https://www.fishing.net.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=126803&PID=1713881&title=drogues#1713881 Author: kiwihodge
Subject: 126803
Posted: 09 Jan 2018 at 5:04pm

I also run my drogue from the stern eye. I have attached a small float and a retrieval line to the sharp end. works a treat. lesson learnt from my days in a kayak Wink ]]> Tue, 09 Jan 2018 17:04:08 +0000 https://www.fishing.net.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=126803&PID=1713881&title=drogues#1713881 <![CDATA[Drogues : cool. i was going to say the tagit...]]> https://www.fishing.net.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=126803&PID=1713844&title=drogues#1713844 Author: MB
Subject: 126803
Posted: 09 Jan 2018 at 11:48am

cool. i was going to say the tagit drogue could be a bit bigger, so your old one might be perfect. 

as for scallops, thanks for the offer Thumbs Up, but all good now. they actually seem to have got bigger and more numerous as the season has gone on.
]]> Tue, 09 Jan 2018 11:48:30 +0000 https://www.fishing.net.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=126803&PID=1713844&title=drogues#1713844 <![CDATA[Drogues : Thanks for that- I still have...]]> https://www.fishing.net.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=126803&PID=1713843&title=drogues#1713843 Author: DickieBird
Subject: 126803
Posted: 09 Jan 2018 at 11:43am

Thanks for that- I still have a drogue from boat before I sold it and moved down here so might give that a go over Waitangi while up next.

Saw your post in spearo thread earlier re scallops- I was in Whangarei last week and had no trouble finding a feed for myself and boatman in shallow water, all good size 110mm+ Not sure how to PM on here but am happy to let you know where that was if you PM me. 
]]> Tue, 09 Jan 2018 11:43:53 +0000 https://www.fishing.net.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=126803&PID=1713843&title=drogues#1713843 <![CDATA[Drogues : i run one of these from a stern...]]> https://www.fishing.net.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=126803&PID=1713839&title=drogues#1713839 Author: MB
Subject: 126803
Posted: 09 Jan 2018 at 11:33am

i run one of these from a stern eye: https://www.marine-deals.co.nz/tagit-jet-ski-sea-anchor-nz-made

if it's too rough to run it from the stern, i'm going home!
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