new anchor

[ohdot]

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.

[oaknut]

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.

[WalleyeMaster]

Or just tie a rope to an old merc

[trimmer21]

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.

[Pat32rf]

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.

[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.

[Pat32rf]

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....

[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.

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.

[Pat32rf]

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.

[Bushmoose]

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?