Zen,

Here's a little trick for fishing out at the lake if you anchor:

Take old 'rigger wire and wrap it around anchor line down to a shackle connected to a plastic coated anchor. Then take an aligator clip and connect it the wire from the terminal post. Works like a charm!

Downriggin'
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"If you are not scratchin bottom, you ain't fishing deep enough!" -DR

Puget Sound Anglers, Gig Harbor Chapter