Looking for info on anchors.
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I did a couple searches and couldn't find the info that I was looking for.
Thanks for the help

I have a Fortress FX-11 for my velocity 260. One size larger than recommended by fortress for the size of my boat. Very light weight all aluminum construction danforth style anchor, 15' of chain on it. I boat almost exclusively in lake michigan. Last year I held in about 30' depth, soft mud/sand, and 5' swells for over 5 hours. I have NEVER had this anchor pull up in any conditions. Nearly impossible to pull up by hand, I have to drive over it to get it unstuck from the bottom most times.

ive heard great things about the box anchor

I had a couple of Magnums with the square anchor that fit into the custom bow locker. They were unbelievable. I could always toss it out and forget about it. It would watch in amazement as guys would spend all day trying to get a danforth type to grab.

Mid sized box anchor, held five boats at Redfish Reef which is a hard clay bottom and very difficult to set a Danforth.

Had to circle it for five minutes to get it out after.

Fortress...

Box...

This is the best anchor on the market end of discussion. It is expensive, but it is the best.
http://www.quickline.us/stainless-steel-anchors.aspx

I have the 5kg model recommended for boats up to 18' and about 3500lbs, it is the smallest one they make. My boat weighs 10,000-12,000 lbs depending on who and what is on board, and is 37' long. With 6' of 5/16 stainless chain and about 50' of line out it held my boat and my friends full cabin 38 Intrepid in a thunderstorm that came up in the afternoon. Winds had to be 50 mph. Both boats were anchored, we were at the sandbar out by stiltsville, almost everybody who tried to stick out the storm had the anchor pull out including my buddy's anchor on the Intrepid, so my little anchor held my boat and his 15000lb beast without issue in sand and grass. I have also anchored in 115' of water bottom fishing for Mutton Snapper, but with 20' of chain, and it held no problem in 2-3 kt current.

I use to have to do the anchor dance I call it making sure it was hooked up at the sandbar or jumping in and manually set it, now I toss the anchor in toss out a little line cleat it off and I am done, it sets every time perfectly. If I really want it set hard I let some extra line out and back down a little and it digs down into the sand and completely disappears.


I now use my fortress as a stern anchor to keep from swinging around or keep the boat pointed a certain way. It will not grab in the grass, only sand or mud.

Her name is Andrea and she is quite amazing......
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I love Fortress anchors, but the boat I have now came with a Maxwell SS Windlass Plow Anchor. I cannot say enough good things about my Maxwell anchor. I LOVE IT! Never once has she broke loose and she's held some nice rafts ups as well. Below is a link to galvanized Maxwell anchors, but if you go with a windlass set up then I would choose the SS. Just my two 1/2 cents.

http://www.defender.com/maxwell-anchors.jsp