Anchoring Tips

“Old School” still works. Yes, you can just hit ‘anchor’ on your  Spot-Lock trolling motor, you lazy bum…until it breaks. Or youre in someone else boat, etc.

✅ For most cases, your 15 lb. Navy anchor is your best all around anchor, and for nature's sake please get 100 feet of rope. You can always double roll it in two sections if you fish a shallow lake.

✅ If you don't own your own boat, get a regular anchor pulley clamp. That way you can clamp it on a rental. 

✅ Always take two anchors with you, especially in spring and fall. This is when the wind whips around, always changing directions.

✅ Another trick…anchor at a likely spot. Fish about 20 minutes. If no action, move by letting rope out, or if you had a lot of rope out, pull some in. (Enough so you can cast virgin water.) This works well parallel to shore and when the wind is blowing from one direction.

✅ In the early morning, if the wind is blowing from shore, put the anchor into the wind nearer to shore than Where you want to fish. Then let out rope. You can work it exceptionally well this way.

✅ Once you're out in deep water, drop your rear anchor to stop yourself from any side movement. While fishing, if the wind changes directions a little from off shore, to either your left or right, just motor backwards into the wind. (Lift rear anchor first.) Keeping the front anchor down, just let out rope as you go.

Source, Fishing Facts, Vito Licari, 1972