h20 anchor trolly on the mazzif fisha

[ZEBRA]

h20 anchor trolly on the mazzif fisha

With a break in the weather I decided it was time to fit the h20 anchor trolley kit to the mazzif fisha



To start with I laid all the parts out from the kit on a flat board in the kayak



I decided against using the ring method of fitting instead opting to use the carabineer
Method the great thing about using this kit is it has everything included to allow several different methods to be used.



First thing was to slightly shave down the pad eyes on one side.
using a sander the pad eye was just rubbed along the grit



By slightly sanding one side of the pad eye it allows the pulley to easily slide over the slightly narrowed end



using a battery powered drill the pad eye's and pulley's are fitted using the supplied nuts and bolts.
one of the great things about the mazzif fisha is the large hatches these allowed easy access to the inside of the kayak during fitting of the anchor trolley





The line anchor trolley rope is then threaded through the pulley blocks on both the front and back of the trolley.



One of the supplied carabineers was then used as the anchor link this allows the anchor line to be clipped in and out quickly without any chance of tangling



The last thing in the kit to be fitted is the zig zag cleat this was installed on the inside of the gunwale in an easy to reach position



Once fitted the anchor trolley is just clipped under the side handle during transport and un-clipped once needed out on the water.
the total time for this fitting was about 10 mins it was made easy because of the easy access to the inside of the mazzif kayak and the superb comprehensive anchor trolley kit from h20

[izzetafox]

Is there any specific reason for going for bow anchoring?
Is there enough rope to do a full length trolley?

[philpot]

I dont know about you Terry but I never anchor from the rear, I want to see what is coming down the tide towards me.
Phil

[ZEBRA]

that's it totally phill terry when i anchor i want to see whats coming before it hits me i never use a full length anchor but there is plenty rope to do a full length i think its 27ft of rope with the kit so there is plenty

[izzetafox]

Now that's strange. I always anchor from the stern.

See what's coming? Not much I can do about it in reality but then I am usually in bays or on rivers, not like the Humber Estuary for traffic I suppose, or floating debris.

I tried from the bows but felt I was always fishing over my shoulder and it makes landing fish awkward.

Personal choice I guess.

[philpot]

I used to fish from my old boat in the 'uptide' method, which I do now from the kayak so I am still fishing in front of me. We do on occasions get the odd tree or barrel floating down the Humber so I would never have my back to the flow.
Phil