Re: {Tidal Potomac Fly Rodders} Re: Kayak anchor recommendations

How about a bunch of bricks looped together? 

Prob free if you look. No worries if you loose them or they gut stuck? I've heard they are used to get halibut rigs down to the bottom and the sea floor is littered with them in the PNW. 

I've also heard about people using sledge hammer heads. 

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On Apr 15, 2017, at 4:34 PM, TurbineBlade <doublebclan@gmail.com> wrote:

Having used both a "weight plate" (5-pound) and a rubber-coated 3 pound dumbbell, I'd personally opt for the dumbbell versus the plate in most situations.  The only exception is if you wanted to have a "drag chain"; a plate more or less does the same thing over a variety of substrates.  

Plates also rust.  

Gene

On Saturday, April 15, 2017 at 10:28:25 AM UTC-4, Trevor wrote:

Miles,

Thanks for keeping me honest.  The $5 price tag was for a 1.5lb anchor.  All I did was google "folding anchor" and looked in the "shopping" heading.

A 3lb folding anchor is around $10 at Dick's and a google search can give you more options.  A lightweight folding anchor should hold you more solidly in place than a heavier plate due to the increased angles you can get a bite with.  If the monetary expenditure per pound is the biggest concern, a weight plate is the best bang for your buck, but if you want to stay in one place, in my experience, the folding anchor for a kayak is the best way to go for an extra couple of bucks.  Especially if you rig it with the zip ties. Again, this is my opinion, based on my experience, take it for what it's worth.

Trevor

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On Apr 15, 2017, at 09:19, 'Miles' via Tidal Potomac Fly Rodders <tidal-potoma...@googlegroups.com> wrote:

I just checked - a 10lb plate at Walmart is $8, a folding anchor is $13, and a mushroom anchor is $19. If you know a place to get folding anchors for $5, definitely let us know.

Miles

On Friday, April 14, 2017 at 10:02:19 PM UTC-4, Trevor wrote:

Obviously it depends on the situation and how it is actually stuck.  Most of the time, there is plenty of leverage to break the zip tie, but there may be a time when nothing will retrieve this, or any other anchor.  However, it works every time I have had to use it.  

The cost of a folding anchor is comparable to a similarly sized dumbbell or weight plate (between $5-$25), so there is really no need to go with anything other than the anchor, unless you are using the rock method.   It all comes down to what you are comfortable with.  Everyone has an opinion and now you have a little more info and my two cents on the topic.

Hope it helped,

Trevor

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