Anchor rope

What size is your preferred favorite? My rope is 5/8, I think it may be over kill for a 20′ fiberglass.
Thinking of downsizing to 3/8, it should be strong enough and easier to wrap and stow.

That 5/8 is awful nice for pulling in compared to 3/8

I was thinking the same thing. Larger diameter is much easier on the hands.

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That 5/8 is awful nice for pulling in compared to 3/8

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You should be asking your son-in-law to be…he’s the fisherman of the family.

Bigger is better!

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Where have I heard that before?

Catfish Forum.

3/8 is great….

5/8 for me, easier on the hands. I like heavy anchors and anchor a lot. It makes a huge difference on the hands.

I addition to being easier on the hands, people have to keep in mind that nylon rope degrades over time. So oversizing it buys you more service life.

A boating magazine I read did a test on anchor and dock lines. On average, they found that the lines that were in active use failed at well below their rated strength just because of age.

I’m going from memory here, but docking lines were especially bad because they are out in the sun. Some of the dock lines they tested broke at only 10-20% of rated load.

Anchor lines were better, but quite a few of them failed at 50-60% of rated load.

Their conclusions were to oversize all critical lines (docking, anchor, and tow) and replace all critical lines every 3-5 years or less.

Grouse

A boat will sink before it breaks a 3/8″ line.

Snag your anchor, hook up your anchor rope to your transom, get turned around in aggressive current (Like in some faster sections of the MN River) and see how much time you have before you have to cut the rope

There’s a reason i keep a scissors within 3seconds reach at all times…Might have made that mistake once

I use 80 and 100# power pro for the same reasons you listed Famous Grouse…Through wear and tear, they’re probably half that breaking strength at times.

I’ve notice some wear on my 5/8ths this year. I’ll have to turn it around or get new rope by next year for certain.

On a similar note, I was looking up rubber coated chain for my anchor. Seems it can be found just anyplace.

Some of the larger boat websites recommended to stay away from the rubber coated ones because we can’t see if there’s damage under the coating. I guess I would have to agree with that thought, but it sure is nice not listening to the noise of the chain or the chain on the side of the boat.

Guess if it breaks, I’ll have to use my back up anchor.

PS Andy with as much fishing in the wood as you do, I’m a little surprised you’re still using Power Pro.

Suffix, Cortland’s Master Braid or what I use Team Catfish Tug o War is much better in at least 3 ways…but this belongs in another post in the Cat Forum.

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PS Andy with as much fishing in the wood as you do, I’m a little surprised you’re still using Power Pro.

Suffix, Cortland’s Master Braid or what I use Team Catfish Tug o War is much better in at least 3 ways…but this belongs in another post in the Cat Forum.

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Suppose my head has been in the mud. I’ll keep those lines in mind. PP has never let me down yet, well, not since the 60# problem a few years back.

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5/8ths……3/8ths don’t work in the “gripper” that I use for anchoring. Steve Fellegy showed me the “gripper” and how well it works