new achor needed

[Ray]

Should be 7 to 1 ratio in deeper water, 5 to 1 ratio in shallow water.

[Hier Soir]

Originally Posted by Ray

Should be 7 to 1 ratio in deeper water, 5 to 1 ratio in shallow water.

Probably better advice there Ray. This was the factory reccomendation. The anchor does a pretty good job at holding on a variety of bottoms and comes off of reefs fairly easy without taking up to much room in your boat. I never really paid to much attention to the amount of anchor line I had out. It was always a matter of feeling how much line I needed to let out and if it didn't hold and I had enough room to allow for additional line, I'ld give more to hold the boat in place. I haven't fished deep water requiring the anchor. The deeper water I've fished was around platforms and I always tied-up or used the trolling motor to stay on point.