"Gould 0738" wrote in message
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...and due to its weight, it can also reduce the angle between the rode
and
the sea/lake bed, which will help the anchor "bite" better. I've read
this,
but I'm not sure how important it really is.

Critical.

I wondered about it because (at least in my imagination), you could anchor
in a VERY stiff wind, which might straighten the rode so quickly that the
chain might not have the time to achieve the smaller angle. Who knows....

Back to my boring sandwich. Yawn........