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Originally Posted by Marwan  I have a number of floats |
I had no doubt, dear mister gear buying addict
You made a good point about the drag, but for me we have to bear in mind that dragging a float attached to ourselves, even just a simple balloon buoy with a monofilament line, will always be an annoyment. My own personal nightmare is the tangling of the floatline around my legs or ankles.
I ended up to leave my float alone, with a 1 Kg lead weight tied to the end of the floatline as an anchor. I hunt the hundred meters around the buoy, and then pick it up only when I move to another place. This system allows me to have my float always anchored at safety distance, but without the annoyment of having it tied or tangled to myself.
There are exceptions, of course. I can't use this system in choppy/wavey sea, or when surface current is very fast. The 1 Kg lead weight is too light to work as an anchor in rough conditions, and a heavier anchor would be a pain in the arse for other reasons...
November 13th, 2009
