Anchor Question

[Landshark]

OK im in the market for a new anchor since I took the one out of my bigger boat to replace the one in my smaller boat since I dontaed one to the susquhanna river last month . I cant decide between these 2. The Richter or The Digger. I mostly lake fish with that boat but it's possible I might use it in the Oswego, Niagra, Genny, or Estaury of the Salmon river. Any input would be appreciated. I'm going to go with the heaviest model in whichever type I decide on. 17ft Lund Fisherman.

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Landshark

[LongLine]

Landshark,

You have to know the bottom of the area you want to anchor in (rock, clay, sand, gravel, mud) and the weather conditions you want to anchor in. I.E. on a calm day on the lake over clay bottom, a big rock will more than suffice. You also have to decide how secure you want to hold the boat in position. In a strong river current you may want to have an anchor off the bow and off the side. Most guys I know want to drift a little when they’re fishing the lake. No one anchor is built for all conditions.

That Richter anchor is classified as a “river anchorâ€

[jimski2]

The most important thing in anchoring is using enough line to hold bottom. When we fish for perch on Lake Erie during the late summer, we are in 80 feet of water. You need 250 of rope to hold bottom if it is not blowing too bad. I use 3/8 inch polypropeline which is light and doesn't take up much space in my boat.