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 Tying of to Oil Rigs, dangerous
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07/24/13 03:32 PM
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Dr MaiTai
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Every time I try to tie off to oil rigs it is a challenge, once the bow was crushed under the ladder.
I put an anchor chain on the end of a rope and looped that over a ladder, the knot between the chain and rope was enough to hold in calm water, but not with 3+' seas. Is there some type of pole with a grasp that closes and open to use so I don't have to get so close, it would have to have a rope on the other end to tie off the to boat.
Bob Barnett
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Re: Tying of to Oil Rigs, dangerous
[Re: Dr MaiTai]
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07/25/13 12:59 PM
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SharkBaitTV
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or just fill up a water bottle with water and throw it tied to a rope around the rig...this si what i do when it is rough out there..
"Conservation is the preservation of life on earth, and that, above all else, is worth fighting for."
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Re: Tying of to Oil Rigs, dangerous
[Re: Dr MaiTai]
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07/30/13 03:04 PM
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vthondaboi
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Wow, living dangerously there dude.
Buy that rig hook shown above or bend some conduit yourself.
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Re: Tying of to Oil Rigs, dangerous
[Re: vthondaboi]
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07/30/13 04:46 PM
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Day0ne
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Wow, living dangerously there dude.
Buy that rig hook shown above or bend some conduit yourself. Rig hooks are just as dangerous. Use the half filled bottle or don't tie up
David
"Lately it occurs to me: What a long, strange trip it's been." - R. Hunter
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Re: Tying of to Oil Rigs, dangerous
[Re: Day0ne]
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08/01/13 02:50 PM
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marcosdomingues
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Wow, living dangerously there dude.
Buy that rig hook shown above or bend some conduit yourself. Rig hooks are just as dangerous. Use the half filled bottle or don't tie up do you tie your boat to the rig or drink the other half of the Vozka bottle David. do you own a boat to fish with lol ?
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Re: Tying of to Oil Rigs, dangerous
[Re: Dr MaiTai]
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08/01/13 10:30 PM
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ATXfence
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You HAVE to have a hook and some sort of "dampner" on your line so you don't A bend the hook or B rip the cleat off your boat...and even with that you WILL bend an aluminum hook.
I make my own out of 1.25' galv conduit and I have bent that as well in some seas I shouldn't have been in.
Make sure you feed out enough line so the swells don't pull you back into the rig and crush your boat!! Start out with 20-30' and when you get comfortable (AFTER NUMEROUS TRIPS) you can start moving a little closer in...
To do this you need a throttle man and hook man who half way know what's going on...make sure you tie off your hook BEFORE hooking the rig and make sure the line is not around your feet...
Please be safe so we don't see you in the stats from the coast guard...
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Re: Tying of to Oil Rigs, dangerous
[Re: marcosdomingues]
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08/02/13 05:59 AM
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Day0ne
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Wow, living dangerously there dude.
Buy that rig hook shown above or bend some conduit yourself. Rig hooks are just as dangerous. Use the half filled bottle or don't tie up do you tie your boat to the rig Try not to or drink the other half of the Vozka bottle David. Don't Drinkdo you own a boat to fish with lol ? YesI've had too many rig hooks snap back on me. Flying rig hooks aren't fun. Besides, I've always found the fishing to be better on the upcurrent side
Last edited by Day0ne; 08/02/13 06:00 AM.
David
"Lately it occurs to me: What a long, strange trip it's been." - R. Hunter
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Re: Tying of to Oil Rigs, dangerous
[Re: Dr MaiTai]
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08/02/13 06:29 AM
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Chuck7700
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Re: Tying of to Oil Rigs, dangerous
[Re: Dr MaiTai]
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08/15/13 02:45 PM
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bleach
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I don't know what the fuss is about tying up to a rig. I do this all the time with my boat and have never hit the rig. A lot of the times, I'm the only one on the boat and I can still get it done. I have never used the milk jug idea, but I like that option. I would never use a rig hook for the simple reason of it failing and flying back at me.
If I have a fishing partner, he is up front throwing the rope and I am driving the boat. It is pretty easy to judge the waves, when you go into the trough, your going to be pulled into the rig, so put the boat in reverse. If it is just me on the boat, and the waves are bigger, I just don't tie up. I pull up next to the rig, up current and drop lines, then circle back around. Or I just troll around the rig.
My Pop always said, big bait.... Big Fish!!!!
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Re: Tying of to Oil Rigs, dangerous
[Re: Dr MaiTai]
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08/16/13 07:19 PM
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Guide Chuck Rollins
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We tied up and stayed the night a couple of nights back. We used a bouy on a rope and it worked well. We used a gaff to pick up the line from the water after it drifted out away from the rig. I then let out 200 foot of rope and had both ends tied to my boat for easy release. We never had a problem.
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Re: Tying of to Oil Rigs, dangerous
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08/17/13 08:35 PM
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cypher_orange
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We tied up and stayed the night a couple of nights back. We used a bouy on a rope and it worked well. We used a gaff to pick up the line from the water after it drifted out away from the rig. I then let out 200 foot of rope and had both ends tied to my boat for easy release. We never had a problem. That idea sounds safest to me.
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Re: Tying of to Oil Rigs, dangerous
[Re: Dr MaiTai]
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08/18/13 12:24 AM
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psycho0819
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Funny story about tying off to a rig. We used to take my dad's 20' boat out offshore regularly. This was back before GPS and all that stuff. Anyway, we pull up to a rig and dad decides he wants to tie off to it and fish a while. His buddy gets on the controls, and my dad surveys a large line hanging from the rig, and figures a rope he has with a clip on the end will just go around the line and hang on the knot at the end.
So dad steps up on the front deck and readies himself. His buddy positions the boat in the 3' + seas, and my dad grabs the line just as the swell raises him up to it. His first attempt to get the clip on the line failed, and at this point he's using the line hanging from the rig to keep his balance. So he had an instant to decide, let go of the line hanging from the rig and fall in the water, or, and this was not his shining moment, hang onto the line and see what happened next.
He hung on, and quickly realized this was a mistake. The boat had drifted back a bit and as it descended the swell he did a major tarzan swing right into one of the pylons of the rig itself. On his return swing, the boat raised right back up and he released the line just as his feet hit the deck.
He was acting all cool about it until he looked down at the deck and saw the blood. The barnacles on the pylon had ripped his shoulder and leg up something fierce. We finally got the bleeding stopped using a towel and icy water from the cooler, and decided we'd just troll around the rig.
Yes, alcohol was involved.
If you're not living on the edge, you're taking up too much space!
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Re: Tying of to Oil Rigs, dangerous
[Re: psycho0819]
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08/18/13 10:15 PM
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Guide Chuck Rollins
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Funny story about tying off to a rig. We used to take my dad's 20' boat out offshore regularly. This was back before GPS and all that stuff. Anyway, we pull up to a rig and dad decides he wants to tie off to it and fish a while. His buddy gets on the controls, and my dad surveys a large line hanging from the rig, and figures a rope he has with a clip on the end will just go around the line and hang on the knot at the end.
So dad steps up on the front deck and readies himself. His buddy positions the boat in the 3' + seas, and my dad grabs the line just as the swell raises him up to it. His first attempt to get the clip on the line failed, and at this point he's using the line hanging from the rig to keep his balance. So he had an instant to decide, let go of the line hanging from the rig and fall in the water, or, and this was not his shining moment, hang onto the line and see what happened next.
He hung on, and quickly realized this was a mistake. The boat had drifted back a bit and as it descended the swell he did a major tarzan swing right into one of the pylons of the rig itself. On his return swing, the boat raised right back up and he released the line just as his feet hit the deck.
He was acting all cool about it until he looked down at the deck and saw the blood. The barnacles on the pylon had ripped his shoulder and leg up something fierce. We finally got the bleeding stopped using a towel and icy water from the cooler, and decided we'd just troll around the rig.
Yes, alcohol was involved. That's funny
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Re: Tying of to Oil Rigs, dangerous
[Re: Dr MaiTai]
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08/20/13 03:08 AM
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Spear Ritual Ag
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We regularly tie up to rigs and it can be done safely if you know what you are doing. Since we spearfish, it is essential to tie off to the rig. The key is a rig hook with a shock absorber (dampener) built into the rope to help absorb some of the force as the boat is pushed and pulled by the waves and current.
If you don't have a shock absorber, your hook will be straightened out in short order.
When we pull up to a rig, we stop the boat and carefully watch the way the current is moving. Once we've decided which side of the rig will work, having someone work the hook while you ease towards the rig is essential. After the hook is secured, you back the boat off and feed out plenty of rope.
If you don't put enough rope out, the boat can get pulled back into the rig by the water that swirls back around the backside of the rig, especially in strong currents.
You also have to keep an eye out because currents do change. There have been many times where we have hooked up and later decided to move the hook based on the currents.
Be safe out there...
T
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Re: Tying of to Oil Rigs, dangerous
[Re: Dr MaiTai]
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08/24/13 09:30 PM
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cox122277
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soon, you guys want have to worry about it cause there want be any rigs to tie too.
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