Anchor ?'s

[Bretts_daddy]

Okay, I have a 16.5ft. aluminum Sea Nymph fishing boat. It came with a 10lb. mushroom style anchor and i was just wondering if that is heavy enough to keep the boat in one place generally speaking when we drop anchor or would upgrading in weight to a 15lb. or 20lb. (or heavier) be a better choice? Also, would adding a 2nd anchor so that I had one on the front and one in the rear of the boat be a good idea to keep the boat from slowly spinning around in circles when anchored?

[FloridaFishinFool]

A 10 pounder should be fine. It is up to you if you want a second anchor to prevent spinning. Don't go higher unless the 10lb is not working. I have used one for years.

Quite often I will let the wind drift me into lily pads which stops me on the edges, or I will tie up to lily pads or other plants and not even use the anchor.

[Mike Cork]

I would think if the ten pounder won't hold you, you probably should be on the water. Now my 21-foot glass boat needs a bigger one but your rig should be fine.

As far as a second one, if you don't want to spin, you'll need it. However you can always set up with the bow into the wind and anchor the bow and the boat won't spin much, just minor drifting side to side.

[Capt. BassinLou]

My boat is the same length and a 10lb mushroom anchor works great. The factor(s) that may effect you may be what the bottom of the lakes you fish consist of. We have mucky bottoms which suits the mushroom style anchor just fine.

[Bretts_daddy]

My boat is the same length and a 10lb mushroom anchor works great. The factor(s) that may effect you may be what the bottom of the lakes you fish consist of. We have mucky bottoms which suits the mushroom style anchor just fine.

Mine tend to be like that as well. How about adding a 2nd 10lb. mushroom anchor to the rear of the boat so I can keep it in the spot I want it and not have to worry about drifting and spinning around in circles?

[Capt. BassinLou]

Mine tend to be like that as well. How about adding a 2nd 10lb. mushroom anchor to the rear of the boat so I can keep it in the spot I want it and not have to worry about drifting and spinning around in circles?

You can use a second one if you want, but I found two things since using that type of anchor: 1. Once deployed and corrected for the wind or current, the boat will not spin in circles. 2. Having 2 anchors can become a real pita, especially if you move to different locations often. 10lbs of anchor with muck can become tiring when retrieving from deeper water.

[Capt. BassinLou]

If I'm fishing water that's 4-5 feet deep I use a shallow anchor system.  The fiberglass pole is 8 ft long so I spike it to the bottom and it holds the boat quite well.