I know this is a good one for the boats section, but I think way more people look on the general fly fishing.
Anyways, I have a 12' two man boat, and I used a 12lb. anchor. The 12lb'er just wouldn't hold in anything unless the water was practically dead w/ a sandy bottom, so I went all out and got a 30lb. anchor, but when I lift the anchor, I really understand how heavy this thing really is. Is this too heavy? It probabley is, but when I drop it, I will be sure not to drop it in the middle of the rapids, but more to the side in a little slower water where my 12lb'er wouldn't hold. Another question, how is pulling one up about 10 or 20 feet? Is it really hard, I'm young, and am in shape and fit from wrestling for about 8 years, but I'm not really "strong" by any means, so would this be overkill for pulling the thing off the bottom back to the boat? Thanks in advance for advice.
PS, I always have a knife right on me ready to go if I have to cut the rope, and I forgot to mention, the reason I want a bigger anchor is because my past two trips down the sac w/ higher flows have been tough because when the fisherman hooks his fish, almost the entire productive run is wasted fighting it because the current is too strong to row back up and too strong to anchor w/ 12lbs, it would just drag which would be bad for the river and dangerous. Most of the time, the current was just as strong right next to the bank which makes stopping impossible, therefore, there is nothing to do but drift right on through. Any adivice, thoughts, opinions?
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