For Jax, who is a stickler on semantics as well as you the English lit
major, an anchor rode is a line until attached. For my 14' aluminum boat, I
used poly rope and 5' of 1/4" chain to a 5# danforth knockoff ancuor for
years. Went to an 8# when after fishing the Sacramento river, I plowed the
bottom.
Bill

"Harry Krause" wrote in message
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Calif Bill wrote:

"JAXAshby" wrote in message
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Put 8-10' of 1/4" to 5/16" galvanized
chain between the anchor and 3/8" anchor line / rope.

in all my years in and around boats on Midwest lakes, I never saw, nor
ever
heard of, using chain on an anchor. Not once. You tie the rope to
the
mushroom and drop it overboard.

You ain't seen much. First you do not use rope on an anchor.

Of course you do and can. Under some conditions, all you want is a
little "river" anchor and 20' of light line. Depends on the conditions.
Or are you one of those who are hung up on "line, rope or rode?"



And if there
is wind, on a lake, you want the chain to help get the anchor to set.
Try
Okeechobee. I bet the wind can blow bit time there.


I've fished the Big O nearly a dozen times. Never anchored once while
fishing. Did anchor several times on the edges of the canals there, and
used an 8# "river" anchor with some light line. No chain. No need for
chain.

When fishing the ICW shallows in Florida, I didn't use chain, either. In
fact, I simply tied a line around a smooth, round weight. The water was
shallow and I didn't want to rip up any oyster beds.


Under certain circumstances, the "hard and fast" rules simply do not
apply.