Anchor Size
 

Hey guys,

What size anchor do most of you use? I need to buy one for my V...

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Bygrace: I use a 9lb fluke with about 6 feet of chain. It work very well, sometimes to well. Did a quick search at Boaters world, check out the link below.

http://www.boatersworld.com/product/...ing%3Bcianchor

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Hey thanks Turbine,

I noticed they only offer the option of 8lb. or 13lb. From what you said about your anchor sometimes working too well, I'm guessing the 8lb. should work fine, right?

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Yea it should work fine.

What I was talking about is sometimes when I go to put the anchor out and am drifting a little, it gets a really good bite and is hard to pull up. Better hard to pull than not holding.

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I have an 8 lb for mine. It seems to work ok, but I don't anchor a whole lot.

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8lb is plenty as long as you use 4'-6' of chain. I usually kept a spare 4lb on board for a stern anchor. I didn't use it a lot, but there were certain circumstances when fishing in tight to rocks where a stern anchor was required to maintain position without bouncing off the rocks. The stern anchor was also a plus when taking the family out and beaching the boat. We often put in on a nice sandy beach that had lots of current and lots of other boats. The stern anchor kept your boat from swinging into other boats. Just drop the stern anchor before hitting the beach, then motor right up onto the beach, snub the stern line, then set your bow anchor on the beach and watch your tides. ;)

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If your anchor is not holding that great, add chain. If you anchor in deeper water and don't feel like bustin your a$$ heavin it, use this. Makes anchor retrieval sooooo easy.

http://www.fishing-catalog.com/other...nchor_ball.htm

I rarely anchor. In fact the only time I have anchored my "V" (first season w/it)was in a few feet of water hanging out at the beach. But, with Blackfish season just a few days away, that should change.

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This works great, just be SURE of plenty of rope or that rope is tied off to something or both ... don't ask me how I know
::) ... ;D ...

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I just have a anchor, weight unknown??

I do have a anchor retrieval system as above but have never used it??

Last time I anchored was Memorial day waiting for a tow :-/

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I have a 13# on my 18 with about 8 feet of chain. I anchor often in wrecks up to 100' deep.

Go ahead and get one size bigger, that what I do. It never hurts in bad conditions to have a little more anchor than you need. Ive never been in a situation where I said "man I wish my anchor was smaller" ;)

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I have an 8# on the bow with about 6' of chain. My serious fishing anchor is a 13# with 15' of chain. I usually throw that in the boat when were working around the breakers.

Airslot

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Heres one for the stren that looks like it works well. A guy I work with has one and likes it.


Watch the video at:

http://www.anchorbuddy.com/

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$29.99 *I might just get this? *Great idea for the beach!! Thanks Turbinedoctor

http://www.boatersworld.com/product/386970073.htm

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i carry two 15 lb in mine with 6 ft chain and 100 ft rope each. Only reason is cause i use same two anchors on all my boats so they hold up to my 25' ers.

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I use a Danforth 5H high tensile with 6' of chain. It grabs and holds very well .

http://www.danforthanchors.com/hitensile.html

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Whatever anchor i found while diving and 20 feet of 3/8 chain. I think the chain is more important than the hook. We have a lot of soft bottom down here so that might not be true everywhere. I also use the anchor ball to retrieve.

I run two 8lb danforth types with 4 feet of stainless chain, and 100 ft of line each.

I have a 20 pound "navy style" for the bow and a 12 pound "navy style" I use to keep the stern off the beach.

No need for chain with these.


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I have 2 in my boat. The first is a Danforth style (weight unknown) with about 12' of chain and 200' of rope. The second is a navy style, 12 lb. with 6' of chain and 100' of rope. I think chain is incredibly important to keep the proper scope on the anchor rode. Blue water sailers often use all chain rodes.

8 pound danforth with 6 feet of chain.
have 2 for when i beach but i want to get a sand spike.

anybody have experience with these?

I agree about the chain for most anchors, but I have yet to need it with that 20 pounder. But we have mostly sand around my area of coastal pleasure. And 100 ft would be the deepest I would anchor.

Chain around here isnt only for holding power, but to keep your rope from getting cut in wrecks and such.

I use an 8 pounder with 6' of chain and plenty of line. you never know when you will need more line. I sure as hell dont want to try to anchor in a hurry and not have enough line to get to the bottom. I think mine has roughly 150' of line.:sun:

I probably should put a short chain on mine to protect the rode, but it is hard enough already for my little girls to pull in the 20 pounder by itself.
:oh:

As for how long should your rode be, triple the depth and there you are.

If you are anchoring in 10 ft of water x 3 = 30 feet of achor rode required.

So I carry at least 300 ft.

What a tide LOL:sun:

i thought the great lakes had a little tide variation:head:

Actually, the correct scope is 7:1. It is extremely too much, but according to the USCG, the 7:1 is the correct scope. It's more or less for if you plan on anchoring overnight. That way you have less of an angle in your rode by the time it gets down to your anchor. Usually, the length of chain should be roughly half, to 1/3rd the length of your boat.

Thanks BC. To the depth of the water you need to add the height of where the rode will be fastened to the boat from the water. It's not much, but that 4 or 5 feet should be factored into the equation. 7:1 is proper, and probably necessary for overnight anchoring. You can generally get away with less when you are in the boat and attentive to what is going on (i.e. whether you are drifting despite having the anchor down). I am always amazed when you see folks anchored (often with other boats rafting beside) with the anchor rode going virtually straight down.

Hell, I might as throw in.
 

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DIFFERENT ANCHORING APPROACH: tie a weight about 5-10 feet ahead of your normal anchor. This does the same thing as adding chain to the anchor but better. The weight can be a 10lb mushroom anchor, etc. I've never seen a more reliable positioning method.
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300' is what i have....anchors me in 100-150 max, but he is rights...7:1 is what they say for safety

BGA, I use 8lb w/6ft of chain and enough line for the depth (depth usually 10-15 ft or less). If your up one one the local rivers or in a nice calm cove this will be more than enough in the sand or mud we usually find in this area. I frequently use this set up and have a SeaRay 260 Sundancer rafted to me with no problems (calm conditions of course).

We used a 14 pound fluke anchor, a 13 pound grapnel anchor, and a 16 pound claw anchor. Plus we have 25 feet of chain. 19 times out of 20 we anchored on the first try. And with an anchor ball it was no sweat bringing it back to the boat.

tsubaki that's a pretty sweet set up too. I've seen something like before in a book, but never knew someone actually uses it. It is definitely the strongest way to anchor. And you're right Nipper, I don't use more than 30' when anchoring at the beach in the summer, usually in about 6-10' of water. And that's very close to a very deep and fast moving inlet. (Masonboro Inlet, NC) Water speed is around 8-10 knots! I use a 12# with 8' of 1/4" chain...sets the first time everytime. The pulpit really helps the boat stay fine when at anchor, even when I'm stern to the beach with my stern anchor on the beach, and beam-to the current. She always stays put. Of course I carry 350' for those just in case situations.....you just never know.