My fast water anchor is the yellow one on the right. This guy weighs in at 15 pounds and with the chain, digs in to most anything with…well, sometimes too much holding power.
With high flow, I’ve had to use several attemps tying off on the boat and pulling it out…up stream. But this anchor is fairly light weight and a great fast water boat stopper.
I picked this on up at Sportsmans Warehouse and “painted” it with the yellow “rubberizing” dip. Looks like she’ll need another coat this year.
My slow water anchor is the white, pre rubberized anchor on the left. Weighing in at 7 lbs without the chain…she’s a dream to toss over and retreave…even with the 7 lbs rubberized chain.
Word of caution, this one likes to bump your boat like a can opener…but with it’s light weight, with a little care.. lifting strait up is possible…missing your boat completly.
I’m not sure where I purchaced the white anchor, it may have been Walmart.
The 7 pound rubber coated chain has been a dream come true for me. I had a four pound section of logging chain on before, but it always slammed into the side of my boat..this one has the rubber “bumper”…even close up…it looks like plastic…I recall it was fairly spendy..(IMO) selling for around $24.
I have an anchor clevis at the end of the chain. Around this time of year when the flow slows…I just switch anchors and I’m lifting half the weight that I do in the spring time.
Ps…with these types of anchors, it’s best to let out 3 times the depth of water your in to get the right angle on the anchor rope. Anchoring in 10 feet of water, use 30 feet of anchor rope. This is much more important in med to high currant areas.
Has anyone found a more reliable, less expensive alternitive? (besides 
bank fishing? 
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