Hey all looking at a new anchor for my 14' aluminum mostly sandy bottom conditions. Have been looking at the digger anchor and am open to any feed back good or bad or maybe a better idea. Thanks in advance.
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Hey all looking at a new anchor for my 14' aluminum mostly sandy bottom conditions. Have been looking at the digger anchor and am open to any feed back good or bad or maybe a better idea. Thanks in advance.
I am far too cheap to buy an anchor. Well.... one maybe but id be cranky after getting it snagged forty feet down in some rocks. I just fill a flower pot with concrete and put a steel eye in before it sets up. Should I get it jammed up or someone need to borrow it its no biggie.
Or just tie a rope to an old merc
I had a very nice Forsythe anchor given to me one Father's day. I had it for a whole year until it snagged up on a dead head in the Otonabee. I nearly popped a 'roid trying to free that thing. As far as I know,it's still there. From then on,I use a paint can full of cement with a U-bolt sunk in it. It cheap, doesn't hang up nearly as much and is an excellent dragger for slow back trolling.
Or better yet a plastic pail full of concrete so it won't mark things up. Four liters is normally enough for smaller lakes. I use a cutoff two liter pop bottle for a 12 ' but I'm not out in high wind or fast water.
I use a Javex bottle filled with sand. It doesn't scratch the boat, and if I need more weight, I just add another bottle.
They are great for places where you have to carry in as well....Quote:
Originally Posted by Frogger
I just picked one up at crappy tire today. Didn't realize how expense they are. $68 for a 28Lb Navy Anchor. Ah well bit the bullet.
Dad being in the mining business had his shop guys make up a nice one. Got a used up drill bit from one of their pieces of gear, 4 chunks of round steel welded off it on an angle, and a looped U shape piece welded ontop to tie off of.
Worked like a charm.
A 28lb Navy is a big anchor for a small boat.....
The Maintenance dept at GM Oshawa used to make some nice anchors as well, back in the fifties.
Be sure to secure the rope to it before you throw it over the side?:)Quote:
Originally Posted by TurkeyRookie