Looking for canoe anchor advice

[WILDCATWICK]

I'm fishing some real weedy lakes in my Mad River canoe. I'd like to make or buy an inexpensive anchor that won't pick up alot of weeds.

Thanks for any input.

[muddslinger]

just tie a cinder block to some rope, or use one of those small mushroom anchors

[tommytubular]

depending on wind......a long eye bolt, a 1 or 3 lb coffee can and some quick-crete works pretty good

[jmoser]

Fill up a 1/2 gal milk jug with sand or pea gravel. Smooth sides won't pick up weeds. Muchrooms anchors can be a mess in real weedy areas.

[Burksee]

Fill up a 1/2 gal milk jug with sand or pea gravel. Smooth sides won't pick up weeds. Muchrooms anchors can be a mess in real weedy areas.I'll second the milk jug w/sand idea. Cheap and easy, works well for small boats. If you've got an empty washer solvent bottle the plastic is much thicker and some are a gallon and a half in size. ;)

[kroppe]

Fill a small plastic container, about 1/2 to 1 gallon size, with concrete, and insert an eye bolt into the wet concrete. I think the small drywall mud buckets are a good size to use. Cut off the plastic container after the concrete sets up and you have yourself a cheap, effective canoe anchor. We used this with great results on a 17' canoe and two guys fishing a small lake. It also works for mild current in a small river, but wouldn't try this to anchor in a deep river with fast current.

[motcityman]

use the milk jug or plastic bottle with a lid..that way when you get to where you are going you can fill it with sand or gravel or dirt and not carry a 10 lb weight all the time..saves weight and gas? just my 2 cents

[ih772]

I use a 3 pound dumbell to anchor my kayak. It holds well in tha wind and or river current.

http://www.michigan-sportsman.com/photopost/data/550/5218kayak_anchor_system.jpg