Hub fishin at lotw

Looking for advice here, Im heading to lotw with 2 other guys and I have an otter lodge which will be to snug for my liking so ill be bringing my other fish house which is an eskimo 949i hub and wondering if anyone that fishes hubs often has tips or tricks to keeping things buttoned up in high winds if this happens while we’re up there, I have all anchors that came with it and I use stiff bungy cords for outer anchors (faster then ropes) and use the other 4 anchors on base of hub. Missing anything? Thx for the help.

I do, but got a couple questions.
1) where you fishin out of?
2) you fishin at night?

Birch view, no fishin after dark

When wind is an issue I’ve heard of a lot of guys replacing the factory tie downs with small ratchet straps. I haven’t done that yet my self but I will be soon. I think they would hold out the sides in wind a lot better than the factory tie downs or bungees. Good luck, have fun.

In high winds I highly suggest getting non-ratcheting tiedown straps and use those instead of bungees.

Ones like these.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000X1YUZC/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_I1cDybYNSY5NV

Why non-ratcheting? Just curious.

Ratcheting would be overkill & non-ratcheting are easier to work with.

LOTW can be brutal. We fish a hub every year on LOTW on ATV’s. Make sure you have a good heater and a back-up.
Prior to going out have a plan for setting up (if weather is bad), everyone has a job. Someone unpacks, holds the Hub, installs stakes, banks, sets up, and take-down.
The one thing to remember that could save your life – the Resort houses are never locked and always have the heat on.
fires up heater, etc. Obviously the goal is to get the shelter up and heat on.
Use the wind in your favor.
Keep an eye on the daylight and/or make sure you have good lighting for set-up
Every year, I try to make it easier/safer but it can be a challenge if the weather doesn’t cooperate.

You hear good and bad, when they say the fishing is so fast you can only fish one line, I’ve been there. I’ve also sat there for 8 hours and nothing.

LOTW – sometimes you bite the dog, sometimes the dog bites you!

Open both doors when setting up to allow wind to blow through the house. The door you are going to use most should be downwind. If going out by vehicle place vehicle on windward side to block wind. Most importantly attach one tiedown to anchor before settting up to avoid it being a sail across the lake if the wind catches it.

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Ratcheting would be overkill & non-ratcheting are easier to work with.

Yup, much quicker easier to tighten and loosen and make small adjustments if needed. Also less chance of the mechanism freezing up.

munchy wrote:

<div class=”d4p-bbt-quote-title”>fishwater wrote:</div>
Ratcheting would be overkill & non-ratcheting are easier to work with.

Yup, much quicker easier to tighten and loosen and make small adjustments if needed. Also less chance of the mechanism freezing up.

Meh, seems like like they’d be less likely to move and I don’t know why they would freeze up unless you dunked them in water or it rained.

shamus wrote:

<div class=”d4p-bbt-quote-title”>Munchy wrote:</div>

<div class=”d4p-bbt-quote-title”>fishwater wrote:</div>
Ratcheting would be overkill & non-ratcheting are easier to work with.

Yup, much quicker easier to tighten and loosen and make small adjustments if needed. Also less chance of the mechanism freezing up.

Meh, seems like like they’d be less likely to move and I don’t know why they would freeze up unless you dunked them in water or it rained.

Do whatever you like. I’m just giving recommendations based on my experience. And yes I have used ratcheting for this purpose and they were a PITA.

Cinch straps work pretty good this year for me. Would not want to deal with ratchets in adverse conditions.

Only thing I wish the straps of whatever kind you use is some sort of locking mechanism on hooks. Seems when you get one side and go to other one falls off. Might look for some aftermarket stuff to throw on hooks.

nhamm wrote:

Only thing I wish the straps of whatever kind you use is some sort of locking mechanism on hooks. Seems when you get one side and go to other one falls off. Might look for some aftermarket stuff to throw on hooks.

I’ve seen these, but at $25 for two they may be kinda expensive.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01M07K9YW/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_fvpDybGXAVZX9

I’ve been thinking about getting some decent quality caribiners, cutting the regular hook off the strap, and installing the caribiners.

I bought these at FF a few years ago and they work great. Just pull on the line to snug up and push button to release. I wish I could remember the name of them…

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Where did u get this from?

munchy wrote:

<div class=”d4p-bbt-quote-title”>shamus wrote:</div>

<div class=”d4p-bbt-quote-title”>Munchy wrote:</div>

<div class=”d4p-bbt-quote-title”>fishwater wrote:</div>
Ratcheting would be overkill & non-ratcheting are easier to work with.

Yup, much quicker easier to tighten and loosen and make small adjustments if needed. Also less chance of the mechanism freezing up.

Meh, seems like like they’d be less likely to move and I don’t know why they would freeze up unless you dunked them in water or it rained.

Do whatever you like. I’m just giving recommendations based on my experience. And yes I have used ratcheting for this purpose and they were a PITA.

Non-ratchet straps like the ones in the Amazon link work awesome. Quick, easy, dependable.

Ratchet straps are pretty easy to use too. I already have some laying around, will use them and will most likely be content with that decision.

dtro wrote:

I bought these at FF a few years ago and they work great. Just pull on the line to snug up and push button to release. I wish I could remember the name of them…

I bought those a few years ago also, probably per Darren’s recommendation. Work great.

If you do a Google search for “rope pulley ratchet” there are a few options available. Like I said I got mine at Fleet Farm. It looks like they make some with a Caribiner type clip which would keep it more secure.