I bought a SPADE anchor from Glenn Ashmore in this group, at substantial
savings from WEST, I might add, and have never regreted it. It's
especially good in sand, which we have almost entirely on Lake Superior.
It also worked great in the wierd clay/shell/rock/mud mixtures on the
Inside Passage to Alaska this summer, as long as I didn't try to set it
too soon after I deployed it. Actually I had the best results not
setting it at all, just throwing it in and letting it figure it out for
itself, even on sloped anchorages.

Capt. jeff