Determining Anchor Size & Winch

[amateurfishing]

I have an 84 crestliner 16 ft & permanent trailer license says gross weight of no more than 1500 lbs. so i assume boat weight is obviuosly less. Looking into anchor winch & anchor. How do you determine size/shape etc. of anchor & line. thx.

[The_Seasock]

Guys I know will try and have an anchor that ways about half of what the boat does. Then just get the winch to lift it and you can ancher in strong wind and current and stay put.

[My_Key]

Guys I know will try and have an anchor that ways about half of what the boat does. Then just get the winch to lift it and you can ancher in strong wind and current and stay put.

Them 750lb anchors are a beach to pull up!!

[SpecialK]

Them 750lb anchors are a beach to pull up!!

+10

[amateurfishing]

gee...nice, one would think if u have time to post something absurd you could also add a decent thought.

[jwmiller33]

28LB navy anchor would be a great anchor for your boat, and it probably would be a little overkill. A 18lb navy anchor would be sufficient most of the time but you might find times when you wish you had more. Make sure you have at least 100ft of rope in the boat (preferably 150ft) and an 18lb should hold your boat most of the time. A navy anchor between 18-28 would be ideal IMO, but I don't know if they make them. Having a couple ft of chain connected to the anchor also helps a lot.

Some guys will tell you that you should get a richter anchor. I concur that they are great anchors, but I have a hard time dishing out that much more for an anchor when you could just buy a 28lb navy anchor and never have problems holding, especially if you fish rivers, your bound to eventually lose an anchor.

[magnum mike]

I thought the rule of thumb was to have 2 up to 2 1/2 times the length of rope as the water you are in.

[gregg52]

look at water spike

they have a couple different sizes

i have a 20 ft glass boat and it holds me in big wins on winnie(20-25mph)

the nice thing about them is its light folds up easy to store

and is made so that you can alway get it lose

might be alittle more $$$ than a the ole navy type

but you get what you pay for

[Northlander]

Richtor and at least 100' of rope. The digger anchor is very good as well.

[MuskieJunkie]

... especially if you fish rivers, your bound to eventually lose an anchor.