I am looking for someplace to buy an anchor for my Kayak. I want a navy style in 5 or 10 pound. They can be found online but I don’t want to wait. Any place in the cities that has them? Preferably eastern half. I tried the “kayak” style anchor but they are ridiculous and too light to hold in the river I usually kayak.
I’ve got a small “river” anchor that I’ve used in my canoe (the same canoe that hasn’t seen water in quite a few years). I’ve let you have it if you lived closer. 
I think I picked it up at Fleet Farm.
Do you remember the weight? I don’t want too big either. I think 10 lbs is correct but not certain. maybe 15? Trying to get in touch with a friend up north that had a small navy that was perfect for canoe and would be even better for kayak.
I can look. It’s light. I’m thinking it’s 5 lbs.
I tried the “kayak” style anchor but they are ridiculous and too light to hold in the river I usually kayak.
If you haven’t found your anchor yet another option would be to add a 3′ section of heavy duty chain to your light kayak anchor. I use that on my canoe and if you put out enough anchor rope it helps keep the anchor anchored.
I went ahead and ordered one. 10 lb. That should be easily manageable with one hand in a kayak yet heavy enough to hold in strong current. 5 just didn’t seem heavy enough and I don’t want a boat sized anchor to deal with. Added chain would make it harder to deal with as well in the kayak.
I use a five#. One of the ones that opens up, and the ring locks the four sections out… a typical kayak anchor. It is enough in the river I fish, if I can hook on a rock or something. You will drag anything a little, and that can be good as sudden jerks in current are not always a good thing.
Really big thing to consider, is style. Mine fastens the rope on the bottom, and then through a zip tie on the top. There is a loop on the top, but a zip tie is huge for when you hang up…. and you will. In a kayak in current, you can only safely pull so hard, so you want the zip tie to break so you lift it out from the bottom. Same ideal of a richtor that you can pull it out.
I think the 10 will be good… mine is light, but consider the style. I also use a float on the end to keep the rope up if I have to cut it, or unsnap in a pinch. You want “out” in any situation…. like a big fish, something coming floating down river, big change in wind. It all happens, and you need to keep options open in current, and in a kayak.
Where you attach it is huge as well, in the side and the kayak can get very tippy. I am just off center, and a foot makes a big difference. I will someday add a trolly sort of thing for shifting it to the front or rear, based on how I want to hold on the river. It is always easier fishing down river to remove snags and such.
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I’ll update once I get the anchor and try. I was hoping it would arrive this week.
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