Re: How to rig an fluke anchor?
I connect about a 5 foot length of hot dipped galvanised chain to the anchor with a safety wired shackel. The heavyer the chain, the faster the anchor will set. The chain also minimizes the wear on the anchor line (rode). Remember when anchoring in heavy wind or current, the rode should be up to 10 times the depth of the water.
Most anchors don't have a "trip" line to help release them from under a cable or large rock. A large heavy ring attached to a line can be useful for this purpose. When the anchor is stuck, pull the anchor rode through the ring. Keep the anchor rode as taught as you can, allowing the ring to slide down the rode and over the shank of the anchor. If a 2nd. boater is available, have them pull on the line that is attached to the ring in a direction that is opposite the anchor, backing the anchor from under the rock/cable. If no one is available to help, attach the anchor rode to a float leaving minimal slack in the rode while you operate the release ring.