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July 15th, 2014, 04:21 PM
#1
new anchor
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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July 15th, 2014 04:21 PM
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July 15th, 2014, 04:56 PM
#2
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.
How is it one careless cigarette can cause a forest fire, but it takes a whole box of matches to light a campfire?
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August 1st, 2014, 05:52 PM
#3
Or just tie a rope to an old merc
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August 1st, 2014, 06:53 PM
#4
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.
If a tree falls on your ex in the woods and nobody hears it,you should probably still get rid of your chainsaw. Just sayin'....
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August 2nd, 2014, 06:56 AM
#5
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.
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August 2nd, 2014, 07:15 AM
#6
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.
I'm retired .... Fishing is my job
Frogger
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August 2nd, 2014, 05:06 PM
#7
Originally Posted by
Frogger
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....
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August 2nd, 2014, 07:05 PM
#8
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.
Last edited by TurkeyRookie; August 2nd, 2014 at 07:08 PM.
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August 3rd, 2014, 07:20 AM
#9
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.
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August 3rd, 2014, 07:50 AM
#10
Originally Posted by
TurkeyRookie
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.
Be sure to secure the rope to it before you throw it over the side?
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