Anchor for a canoe

[esox07]

That looks awesome, but supposedly they don't work good in anything but sand. The rivers and streams around here have a lot of rock.

 

[JASinIL2006]

On a rock bottom, those grappling anchors look like they'd work well. Shouldn't need a very big one for a canoe. It's too bad they don't have some thing rubber-coated so you wouldn't have a galvanized metal anchor clanking around in the canoe.

The Cooper anchors that kjust mentioned look interesting, too, but I couldn't find anything about how they would work in rocky areas. (They look like they'd be ideal for our river boating on the Mississippi and Illinois rivers, though, where the bottom is muddy and current is swift!)

 

[Bondo]

On a rock bottom, those grappling anchors look like they'd work well. Shouldn't need a very big one for a canoe. It's too bad they don't have some thing rubber-coated so you wouldn't have a galvanized metal anchor clanking around in the canoe.

Ayuh,.... The smallest or 2nd smallest of those would be a nice size for a canoe,....
Dipped or painted with "Dip-it" tool handle coating will quiet it down in the boat,...
Wrapped with line, 'n stuffed into a bag would be even better,....
The draw-back is gonna be loosin' it when it gets hung up in the rocks,...

Back before I bought my ole tinbarge, I did Alota canoe fishin',...
The only "Anchor" I carried was a big 2" / 3" spring clamp like a cabinet maker would use, to grab a branch along the shore,...
If I was gonna need an open water anchor, I'd grab a brick, or concrete block, or convenient rock, something I didn't care when I lost it,...
Never something I "Bought",....

 

[esox07]

If you get the slip ring version of the grappling anchor, all you have to do to dislodge it if it gets stuck is to bet up stream of the anchor and pull. THe slip ring allows the rope tie to slide back to the base of the anchor which defeats the grabbing action of the anchor.

https://www.walmart.com/ip/Slip-Ring...or-10/11071202

On second thought, maybe you are referring to a different style anchor.

 

[Bondo]

Ayuh,.... The little foldin' 1s, from iboats,...

The 1s in yer walmart link are to big, 'n bulky for a canoe,....

 

[esox07]

OK, for my 17' canoe, what does everyone think about the 5.5lb version of this anchor?
Probably mud and sand bottoms, with some lake and some river use. I figure that if I find I need a bit more weight, I can add a chain leader a foot or two long.

http://www.iboats.com/Seachoice-Fold...m/view_id.3005

 

[David Young]

That would be perfect

 

[esox07]

Thanks, I think I am going to pull the trigger.