yak2you2
2010-08-06 17:29:58
We all lose gaffs over, sooner, or later. This is why I carry spares so I don't wind up without one. When one goes over on a power troller, the odds are pretty long that you'll ever get a chance of getting it back. The odds are pretty good though on a little boat like mine that can turn on a dime of being able to spin around and pick a gaff up.
The trouble is, they tend to disappear in the tiniest of chops. You have to keep your eye right on them, or you won't know where to look.
I lost two this week, in this very fashion. Frustrated, I had an epiphany. I'm going to paint mine neon pink. Should make them a lot easier to spot. When you think about it, I don't know why they don't come that way. Probably because the guys selling gaffs, want to sell more gaffs.
Hope this helps someone find theirs easier. Conk em'.
JYDPDX
2010-08-06 17:55:06
I've done that and it doesn't help much. Keep paper plates in your pit. Toss a couple over when the gaff goes down. Much easier to spot from a distance. Have retrieved every gaff first pass since I started doing this. Now snapping them n half is the problem.
yak2you2
2010-08-07 03:24:33
paper plates huh, ok, I'll have to give it a try.
sitkaanne79
2010-08-07 20:41:10
Or a gallon jug of your preferred color. Don't forget to retrieve the trash too!!