I have a 24ft tritoon, what weight anchor do I need? On a large lake (Lake Murray sc).
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Depends on the wind/&/or current. In calm waters 15Lb would be the smallest I'd trust. Work up from there depending on conditions.
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Agree with Gonzo, I was 250-270lbs when I took it out last summer. Only used it once (due to time constraints) for fishing in a calm, small river. Worked great for my purposes.
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I have a 20lb anchor on 17 ft pontoon. I do not recall what manual recommends
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I didn't own mine long enough to give a qualified answer, but any sectional poles (I use an ultra-light one for spin-casting) aren't really going to be well geared for really large fish. I picked this up to throw in the back of the truck as a basic utility rod to use on whims rather than specific fishing trips. I accidentally broke the tip off pulling it out of the car. I only broke about an inch off and picked up a new tip at Cabela's and glued it on and it was no worse for wear. I emailed the company to see if they could send me an extra tip or two and said I was more than happy to pay for it as I'm infamous for bonehead moves like that. They sent me an apologetic letter saying that they don't have separate parts but would see what they could do. A few days later a whole rod kit (two piece instead of a take down) showed up in the mail! A few weeks later my dad stumbled on a more expensive orvis take-down with a smaller tube case, so I sent the Crystal River take-down to a friend of mine in Ukraine who said she had never tried fly casting before and the smaller rod was cheaper to ship than a 2 piece. (it still cost me over $50 to ship, but she enjoyed the gift)
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I bought this one and I have no issue to pull 15lb striper in Texoma lake.Good luck to you
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Sorry, its at our place in ME and I'm in CT. It fit the anchor I bought but don't remember the size.
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I have a 27 ft. Cobalt powerboat and it holds better than any anchor I've ever owned. We were in a storm on Banks lake with 40 mph winds and 3 ft. swells and it held through the whole storm.
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I don't even use a anchor. I purchased some thin rope at tractor supply...tied it around a tree...made a loop big enough for my battle rope. Spent 5 $
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There are several sheetrock anchors on the market that support up 75lbs per anchor. Put 3 on top and three on the bottom and you have 450lbs of support. Use the spiral auger metal anchors. You can find them at home depot.
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I use a 10# fluke anchor on a 15' whaler type boat with very thin 1/8" nylon line. works great. Love it. But I am only on lakes . It's made to be use with line no larger than 1/2" . It's just a simple cam lock system like something used on a sailboat. It should work fine.
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Yes,I have a 24 foot heavy four winns and this is the only anchor that holds in the Sac. Delta with with strong currents.
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I don't remember exactly. Not very wise around. But I CAN tell you this. .. If directions are followed and the anchor is properly installed, it IS NOT coming back up. Period. You would actually have to dig down with a shovel to get it
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Ok I just went out and looked at then D rings, they look strong enough to hold a 5lb. anchor and will hold you and the float tube in a brisk wind. I should get an anchor myself as I had a couple of issues last season on our lake where I had to peddle fairly hard against a breeze to get back to shore. I'm considering a small extended propeller I can operate with and battery powered drill. On the main bladder question. I used my compressor and blower attachment with the rubber tip. Pressed it in to the valve stem and pressed the release and blew it up in seconds. The compressor was at 75lbs. I hope this helps. Ok I just went out and looked at then D rings, they look strong enough to hold a 5lb. anchor and will hold you and the float tube in a brisk wind. I should get an anchor myself as I had a couple of issues last season on our lake where I had to peddle fairly hard against a breeze to get back to shore. I'm considering a small extended propeller I can operate with and battery powered drill. On the main bladder question. I used my compressor and blower attachment with the rubber tip. Pressed it in to the valve stem and pressed the release and blew it up in seconds. The compressor was at 75lbs.... » Read More Ok I just went out and looked at then D rings, they look strong enough to hold a 5lb. anchor and will hold you and the float tube in a brisk wind. I should get an anchor myself as I had a couple of issues last season on our lake where I had to peddle fairly hard against a breeze to get back to shore. I'm considering a small extended propeller I can operate with and battery powered drill. On the main bladder question. I used my compressor and blower attachment with the rubber tip. Pressed it in to the valve stem and pressed the release and blew it up in seconds. The compressor was at 75lbs. I hope this helps. « Show Less
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Not sure what your calling moderately heavy anchor. We have a 14' Klamath with I believe a six pound mushroom anchor, and it has no problem pulling it loaded with weeds. It meets our expatiation's and then some. Hope this helps.
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I use my Digger Anchor in the Columbia River in SE Washington state and at this location the river is flowing at about 5 to 8 mph. Parts of the river bottom are cobble stone and resemble an ancient Roman road. My Dansforth anchor would not hold but the Digger snapped my 23' boat to a stop. I would say that in a lake environment with no current and probably a less rocky bottom, the Digger anchor would be perfect. PS: If someone is not getting a Digger to set, they probably have not let out enough line to meet the correct slope. There's a reason my anchor rope is 140 feet.
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I hooked the triangle hook on a 36 inch rod/bracket (also bought at Amazon) that I bolted to the deck. Squirrels have attempted to "tightrope walk" to the feeder but once they get there they've decided it was too much for them and they've turned back.
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I have 2 of them and they are both the 15LB. model.I purchased one and liked the holding power they offer and the feature where the weeds can easily be shed from them by giving the anchor line a quick jerk which my more expensive Danforth anchors don't offer so I purchased a second one.I use these anchors on my 29 Ft powerboat.One I set off the bow and the other I set off the stern.The Digger company does offer a 10 and 12LB. model so if your boat is smaller you may want to consider them.