Grabber cleats or "diggers" put constant downward pressure on flukes to set fast in rough and windy conditions. Let out five times the amount of rope to water depth for quick anchor sets. No chain needed. Available:
I have a 22 starcraft mariner cc w/t-top twin 90's,fished colchester canada last sunday,winds s/sw 25-30mph,waves 4-6ft,30 fow,only payed out 80-90ft of rope(not even close to the 5/1 slope recomended) Anchor set hard the first time,we never moved an inch all day.Other boats came and left,they could not stay anchored.Because of this little 15lb anchor we(4) stayed put and got our limit of 200 perch.Offical weigh in at the cleaning station...60lbs I highly recomend this anchor.You won't be dissapointed,just read the directions,heck call Donnie at Digger Anchor I did,he'll gladly explane the finer points to you.This is the best anchor i've ever owned.THIS THING SIMPLY WORKS!!!
This anchor came with my used 24' SeaRay and I used it in the soft mud of the Illinois River without a single incident. Grabbed every time and released without any real trouble. I'm actually buying a replacement because I just lost my original to a faulty clasp on the anchor rope. Didn't think twice about buying this one again.
Please be advised that you need LOTS of rope to make this work in deep water. For 10' of water, expect to use at least 25-30 feet of rope because you need a shallow angle on on the rope for the digger to get a decent angle with the bottom. This isn't a "weighted" anchor that just sits on the bottom. It needs to dig into the bottom to set (hence the name "digger"). I've had no problem with this anchor holding my 5000 lb, 24 ft boat in a 2 mph current with 10-15 mph winds and up to 3 foot waves from passing boats.
I fish in a lot of windy conditions in Minnesota and on LOW 15mph-25mph in 30+ feet of water is no problem for this anchor on a 18.5 ft boat. I would highly recommend this anchor. I personally have a 12# and a 15 #.
While out on LOW with 15 mph winds and gusts to 20, my Digger held with just 1 anchor (12#), on a 17.5' aluminum boat, other boats around us were droping 2 anchors or unable to stay put. 2 of the guys I was fishing with bought one when they got home.