Homemade shallow water anchor suggestions

Does anyone have any pics or diagrams of some homemade shallow water anchors to be installed on a 14ft v bottom? I was thinking some kind of PVC creation. Any help appreciated.

works well in deep water as well.





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I thought PVC was too flimsy & used solid 3/4" fiberglass rod - you can get it at a garden supply store.

You can get handles and fittings to either make it multi piece or fancy it up from this company (they also sell the rod but it's more expensive):

https://www.mgs4u.com/shallow-water-boat-anchors.htm

Or buy ready made systems of the same design from any of these:

https://www.shop.stickitanchorpins.com/
https://www.proluresonline.com/Marine/Venom-Down-Right
https://shallowwatersolutions.com/anchor_pin_mounts

Johnny said:

works well in deep water as well.





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Lol

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Where to store it is always the problem. It's nice if you make it in 3 ft sections that you can add as you need it.

this is another application for EMT canopy fittings... very inexpensive...

https://www.canopiesandtarps.com/fffcacc.html

I bought a pair of anchor light holders & hold it along the inside of the gunwale on my boat.

Johnny said:

works well in deep water as well.





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LOL - I'm going to guess you don't think highly of mercury OB's. :LOL2:

onthewater102 said:

I thought PVC was too flimsy & used solid 3/4" fiberglass rod - you can get it at a garden supply store.

You can get handles and fittings to either make it multi piece or fancy it up from this company (they also sell the rod but it's more expensive):

https://www.mgs4u.com/shallow-water-boat-anchors.htm

Or buy ready made systems of the same design from any of these:

https://www.shop.stickitanchorpins.com/
https://www.proluresonline.com/Marine/Venom-Down-Right
https://shallowwatersolutions.com/anchor_pin_mounts

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I got the handles and tips for mine from MGS4U. Very quick to get the parts. I designed and fabricated my own bracket for the bow and transom. I have only installed the transom mount so far but it is a stout piece of equipment. It was 12 dollars worth of scrap pieces of aluminum that I picked up at the local metal supply shop for both brackets. With an 8' rod I can anchor in 5 1/2 - 6 feet of water pretty easy with the bow bracket. The transom bracket, once installed should work to about 7' because it'll be lower to the water. Here is the bow bracket in action.

I made a bracket out of a flag pole house mount and pvc. I bolted it to the transom corner bracket. I am considering putting a second one on my bow platform. The pole is an 8 foot 3/4in fiberglass rod. I have concerns that the pvc isn't strong enough. I'm thinking about replacing the t that goes into the flag pole mount with some type of metal piping.




The fiberglass rod came from A.M. Leonard's via Amazon. Google fiberglass tree stake.
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shuckster, really like that type of design. Thanks for sharing it.

So what's the best way to mount to boat

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I made one some years ago with a #10 coffee can filled with concrete. Stuck an old eye bolt. Worked great, just s smidge ...plain..

Johnny said:

works well in deep water as well.





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Love it!

I was thinking about using an 8 or 9' piece of 1/2" to 3/4" pvc, just ram it into the sand, drop a lightly weighted loop of non floating mooring line down on it so it sinks, let the boat drift 10 feet or so, and tie the rope to a cleat. To keep the line from sliding up a few simple couplings along the lower length would stop it.

The PVC won't need strength because the line would be on the bottom at the stiffest part of the pvc. It would be like a temporary mooring.

Awesome ideAs.
I don't have to deal with a lot of the same scenarios I'm sure most have to deal with, BUT a Cajun anchor has NEVER left me stranded.
If it's 8' or less, it's my go to


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If you fish in a lake with a soft bottom a solid stainless steel shaft works good, they are called Cajun anchors, I have one that is about 3' long that I use for my canoe and it hold very well, you just drop it straight down point first.

https://tacklethisshootthat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/OSSCMA343.jpg

Comes up clean on retrieve.

Johnny said:

works well in deep water as well.
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That's hilarious!!! But wouldn't pulling it out of the muck or off a shallow reef would be a back breaker?

Gnappi - that's what a Johnson Sea Horse is for . . . . .
to pull stuck Mercurys out of the muck and mire.

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Gnappi - that's what a Johnson Sea Horse is for . . . . .
to pull stuck Mercurys out of the muck and mire.

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You had me worried for a minute. I thought you were going to say just leave it on the bottom.

OSH near me has 5/8" diameter x 5'-0" fiberglass poles for $7 each. I am planning splicing 2 of them together with a piece of PVC pipe. Stab the point in the bottom, and a bungy chord to a cleat. I figure on being out $14 + sales tax.