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On Thu, Sep 13, 2001 at 07:07:09PM -0400, Gene Gruender wrote:
>
> In both cases I put out my fisherman and it held fine. In my opinion, the
> fisherman is really the only one to trust in grass.
>
This indeed is the Accepted Wisdom in the textbooks. The Bruce and CQR are
not good in weed. In the weedy Bay of Quinte and Thousand Islands, I use
what the "Ports Guide" suggests: a Bruce with a big Danforth on eight feet of
chain attached to the tripline eye of the Bruce. I lay it very carefully and
test it, but I also pray for no big thunderstorms! A folding Fisherman or
"Yachtman" would solve this problem better.
> I do feel, from my experience, that the Bruce will set much easier than a
> CQR.
>
The Authorities are sort of divided, and in my experience there isn't much
to choose between them; however, I think the Bruce is extremely good at
resetting itself if disturbed, so long as it isn't choking on a gobful of
weeds. On the other hand, the CQR will creep less than the Bruce in mud and
sand; of course, a properly-set Danforth will creep even less on an ideal
bottom, but its re-setting ability is poor (wants to bounce and fly).
Anyway, I have trusted the Bruce for eight years, and it has never let me
down, even at a scope of 3:1 in a 60-knot thunderstorm (in mud).
Stefan
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Stefan W. Mochnacki S/Y "Somewhere"
======== In Pasadena, CA, 17 May 2001 - 31 August 2002 ==========
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