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  1. 04-03-2017, 05:04 PM #1
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    Default Best shallow water anchor?

    Looking for a shallow water anchor for my 16 xpress with a 40 tiller, anyone using anything they really like?
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    http://stickitanchorpins.com/
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    I had a wang anchor on my key west. It worked pretty well
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    What sort of bottom will you mostly be in?
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    You can make stick anchors out of golf flag poles, just cut the bottom off and sharpen it with a grinder. Then add a T-handle to the top to push it into the ground with. I keep a pair in my bass tracker for fishing for bedded fish. Works great for small aluminum boats, but it's hard to beat an actual set of power poles.
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    My suggestion...

    http://www.austinkayak.com/products/...Pole-8-ft.html
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    I have a Cajun Anchor. Not sure if they are still around, but I love mine. Easy to make on your own as well.
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  8. 04-04-2017, 05:33 AM #8
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    Quote Originally Posted by willk View Post
    What sort of bottom will you mostly be in?

    Mostly mud, the occasional sand when on the river
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    I have been want to make something like this for the duck boat. I guess it's the same idea of spud poles.

    I want something to hold the boat in position in the hole when hunting flooded timber that's too deep too wade.
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    The best? Two power poles.

    The second best and most cost effective?

    Grounding rod with a shackle through one end for a Jon boat. Get two if you don't want to swing around.

    Get something glass for a glass boat.

    The copper ones get a nice patina.
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    8' grounding rod, shackled to rope that sinks. You can harpoon it in twelve feet of water and be setup right on your spot.
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    8' or 10' $25.00 5/8" fiberglass rod from Grainger and a CPVC tee on the end.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Fishinmission View Post
    Looking for a shallow water anchor for my 16 xpress with a 40 tiller, anyone using anything they really like?
    The 1648 Alumacraft boat I bought years ago had two of these installed - fore and aft - with a 15 lb mushroom anchor on the front and a 15 lb River anchor in the rear.

    http://www.cabelas.com/product/boati...%26gclsrc%3Dds

    They are great for keeping your boat from swinging in the current, or with my extended front deck doing a little fly fishing up at Jocassee.
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