In a lot of respects, finding a good fishing spot offshore
is like finding gold to charters and general anglers in Sarasota. If you begin catching
healthy Snapper or Grouper for example, you’ll want to be sure and stay on the
same spot for as long as possible.
Unless you’re trolling, fishing charters stay stationary
most of the time, with the exception of the trip out and back of course.
Even if a spot doesn’t seem to be doing too hot at a
particular moment, many captains will sit and wait for a little while to see if
the bite starts picking up.
Once they’re on a desired spot, deep sea fishing charters
and general anglers will use an anchor
to keep themselves stationary while they fish. While it’s easy to think that
staying in one place is as simple as throwing and anchor into the water, it’s
actually a bit more involved, especially if the captain is doing it right to
avoid damage to any underwater reefs or rocks. Also, the captain needs to also
make sure they don’t drop anchor on a wreck and end up getting their rope
tangled in the debris below.
