No ordinary anchor.........

First a little back story. I have a friend who is a guide on the Big O here in Florida. He swapped guide trips with a salt water guide and invited me along. Great trip but i learned 2 things which totally changed my own experiences in my own flats type boat. The first was how to use a "flipping stick" which enabled me to shake off unwanted fish without having to handle them (quite a slick little trick) and the second was witnessing a real anchor at work.

The guide had a fairly good sized flats boat but what I found amazing and certainly contrary to my experiences was how quickly his anchor grabbed and that with no chain and very little scope. Wow, had to get one. And I did, and I am very pleased for well over a decade now. If you want an anchor for your Bass or Walleye boat which actually works (no dragging anchor) this is the ticket.

But I wanted a decent anchor for my Expedition which was light, small and easy to deploy. Just on the off chance I checked out Sea Cure and hello they make a canoe/Kayak anchor. Comes in at 3lbs but it seems even lighter. Sweet! Hoping to give it a go next week and I will get to see how it performs in the Tidal influences. Not cheap stuff........but it works as advertised and fulfills the "no hassles" credo. If you have ever dropped anchor and had the wind blow you up on your fishing spot you know where I'm coming from.

A bit of advice.......this is a fluke style anchor. It can and will get hung (permanently) in rocky environments sooner or later. Here is how you solve the problem. Place your shackle at the bottom of the anchor instead of the top..........then use a few cable ties to secure the rope at the top of the anchor. If your anchors gets stuck, pop the cable ties and now you are pulling from the rear of the anchor and out it comes every time. In 10 years I have had to do this 2 or 3 times but it will save your anchor. The Sea Cure anchor already has a hole drilled in the rear of the anchor to accommodate your shackle as this is standard practice in rocky salt water environments where fluke style anchors are the norm. (fluke style anchors excel in every conceivable bottom IMO........sand, mud and marl as well as hard bottom)

Should I base camp in canoe country with a decent sized boat like a Bell Northwoods or certainly with the Expedition I will have the little anchor along. Nice!

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