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shimanoguy13
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Ok I wanted to take my 11 foot Necky sport Kayak out on our lake and realy get into the honey spots that a 14 foot boat cant. I tried it in mid summer last year and I drifted a long ways. So I told my dad my problem and he said to take a steel piece of metal and drill a hole in it. Will this work. If not what kind of anchor will work in stopping my drifting but not tip my Kayak over when I am taking it back into my Kayak.

Thanks for the help
Austin

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StripPitBassin
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Member # 8119

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The safest solution would be to mount a pulley on the bow of your boat with a rope that feeds back to the cockpit. That would offer you the most stability. Stay centered...Ohhhhmmmmm [Wink]

The one thing that I found invaluable was a short beavertail paddle no more than 20" long or so (in addition to your regular paddle). It allowed me to maneuver the Kayak with one hand while holding the rod with the other.

Just grasp it like a fishing rod with the paddle end pointing away from you and the handle resting against your forearm. It's really easy to make minor drifting adjustments and if you get a hit just drop it back in the yak and set the hook.

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FloridaHunter
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Will a cinderblock tip the kayak over? Just get like a 5lb anchor, it shouldn't tip you over. If there is no current or wind a couple pounds will hold you.

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Quinsamglory
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Maybe take a look at float tube anchors
http://www.basspro.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/Product_10151_-1_10001_91516_175005003_175000000_175005000_175-5-3

Just remember to be careful, maybe test out your system on a safe shallow body of water, and maybe a quick disconnect with a float, to come back and recover your anchor if the wind and anchor puts you in harm's way.

Quin

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Bassfanatic
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Member # 12026

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Simple cheap and safe.
Try a 1/2 gallon jug fill it with water, when your ready to move on to another spot pull it up and them dump it out - repeat at your next stop, saves you from palladin around an extra 5 pounds as well [Big Grin]

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MarauderYak
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I have this anchor: http://www.basspro.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?storeId=10151&catalogId=10001&langId=-1&partNumber=45262&hvarTarget=search&cmCat=SearchResults

but if you wanted to save a little money, this would be an excellent choice: http://www.basspro.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?storeId=10151&catalogId=10001&langId=-1&partNumber=39740&hvarTarget=search&cmCat=SearchResults

I think the one I have is a better value for everything you get. The only time I've come close to tipping was when I dropped it on a river in some rapids. FYI, don't try that.

If you want the ultimate anchor system, you can rig it so the anchor attachment point can be moved from the front to the back, or anywhere in between. This allows you to control which way you are facing. I just put a carabiner on both the front & back handle of the kayak. Then took a small nylon rope, ran it through the front carabiner, back through the back one, and bring it back to where you started to form a complete loop. Then when you tie off the rope to itself, tie another carabiner, or ring in. Now when you grab one strand of the rope & pull, you are pulling the ring from the front to the back, or vica versa. So you keep the ring beside you till your ready to anchor; attach the anchor to the ring; drop it; then pull the loop to move the anchor point where you want it. The final step... to keep the anchor point where you want it put a small cleat (I use a small zig zag cleat) beside you. I hope that all made sense. It takes a little work, but not a whole lot of money, and it makes it much easier to fish in the wind.

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