Marty S. wrote:
Question... for a small jon boat on a reservoir (I'm in Maryland, and I
fish on Liberty Reservoir, for those of you familiar with this area), what
type of anchor would be best? I presently have a small "mushroom" anchor (8
lbs, I think) but it doesn't hold the boat in place -- I tend to drift. Any
suggestions? I think the bottom is mostly mud but I'm not exactly sure.


Before trying another anchor,, try an anchor chain two to three feet
long, this will help that mushroom fall over and dig in.

Mushroom anchors are notorious about standing straight up, unless you
let out a lot of anchor line, drifting away from it, then giving it a
quick pull to flip it over on it's side

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Rodney Long,
Inventor of the Long Shot "WIGGLE" rig, SpecTastic Thread
Boomerang Fishing Pro. ,Stand Out Hooks ,Stand Out Lures,
Mojo's Rock Hopper & Rig Saver weights, Decoy Activator
and the EZKnot http://www.ezknot.com