Home brewed anchor eh...

[scoopy]

I like to find a nice round river rock and drill 2 holes in it about 1' apart and 2 deep with 3/16 bit on a hammer drill. Then I take some galvanized fence wire, bend it like a long horseshoe and epoxy it into the rock. Tie a rope to it and presto! Homemade anchor. Works good for the toon, not sure about boats though.


<'matt>{

[phearless]

I like your thinking!
What kind of epoxy?
Do they last well?
The best part is you get to pick your own rock.

[scoopy]

They last as long as you don't lose them! I use a 2 part epoxy that dries like steel, can't remember the name. They also are basically free and don't do any environmental damage if you drop/lose them.

[b_man360]

i made my anchor with a 1.5 inch think, 5" by 5" steel plate with a hole drilled in it to attatch the rope. its heavy as hell but it works lol

[macrib46]

I cut the top off a pop can (hence the 5 cents) hang an old chunk off chain to the bottom of the can and pour in melted tire weights and voila a ten pound anchor( I weighed it). Due to the compact size and shape seams to hold quite well in marle bottomed lakes.

dave

[geoffvl]

And when it's down on the bottom it doesn't spook the fish because it looks just like another pop can! Jk

[Finn]

A while back Canadian Tire had their barbell weights on sale for really cheap (less than half the price of a real anchor). They are clad in vinyl, have a hole already drilled in them, and sit quite nice on the bottom.

[btree]

I've been using a 10lb dumbell for a while now. Used to also use an 8lb barbell weight, but that's up at the parents cabin now for the canoe.

I really like the rock idea though

[ThaSandman]

Have you seen these? Looks like someone beat you to the rock idea....

http://www.pallatrax.co.uk/Products/StonzeSystem.aspx

These are actually line weights, but I think they sell larger ones as well.

I bet shipping costs an arm and a leg though....