Anyone tie off to pilings? Was trying to come up with something rope related. For the toothy critters.
I started to attempt once last year. With the tide moving so much and the barnacles, I gave up. Everything wanted to snag and get caught on the piling. Rods, the rope, the paddle, everything. You will need a good set of gloves. As you try to grasp the piling, the barnacles cut real easy.With the tide moving, it was a big factor against it. If you have foot pedals, or a motor, it will free up you hands.
Find some quiet water.
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you aren’t “technically” supposed to tie off to bridges post 9/11… however here’s a trick
take a 1ft square patch of carpet with several feet of rope tied to it as your anchor rode. Put the carpet on the barnacles piles against shells and rub to get it to stick like velcro.
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what i found worked was get a crab trap bouy and your tie off line and approach bridge piling from upstream, toss/sling crab bouy downstream on opposite side of piling you want to fish. drift downstream on the side you want to fish, retrieve bouy, and your tie off line will be all around the piling so just tie off as desired and let the baa fish beatdown begin. as the tide moves let out or take in slack as needed to maintain position.
You can use a kelp anchor (which is basically pincers, made of wire) and use it to grab onto a crusty piling…but I usually do what ONN does with the float and rope. I carry a piece of rubber matting to use as a shield between kayak and barnacles - I can drape it over the side.
