Extreme Max 3006.6645 BoatTector Vinyl-Coated Spike Anchor - 18 lbs.

Almost any anchor will work in a lake or pond. My issue was finding something that worked in very fast current. I have tried sand anchors, mushroom anchors, navy anchors up 25 lbs and none would hold in the high speed current in the river I usually fish. The bottom of this river varies from mud to sand to gravel and rock and nothing was reliable. This anchor has held on ever type of bottom in VERY swift current. The only time it came loose was in a rising river situation where a log about 10 feet long and about 8 inches diameter rode the anchor line and broke it loose.

Holds my pontoon very well.

I would buy this design again, I love the thought they put in.I bought the 18 lb version for a 20 foot boat, and it's probably overkill honestly.I think the design is great, I haven't had much experience with it yet, but the way the ring will move from the front of the anchor to the back should allow me to "un-stick" the anchor in many settings - I was prepared to drill out holes and setup a cheaper anchor to do this, but I love that this is already designed to allow lots of angles as you pull the cord to retrieve.I paired this with 6 foot of chain, which is also overkill for my boat I think, now that I've used it a few times. It's a bit more bulky than I'd like, to the point that even the weight alone keeps my boat in place (which for anyone new to this, that's not how this style of anchor should work, you can go lighter and let it dig into the lake/river bed). I'd probably do 4 or 6 feet of chain with the lighter anchor for such a small boat next time (meaning lighter than 18 pound anchor).Vinyl coating is great. Works great, will buy again if needed.

Good anchor

Looking for something to hold our Tritoon and this anchor does a great job. Even in the wind this thing does it’s job.

Very effective anchor. I like the fact that it is fairly compact yet heavy enough and designed to easily grab the bottom. This anchor is just what I was looking for. Holds my 18 ft center console in the wind and tides very well. I have no complaints.

We are using this with 21ft pontoon. We used to either get horribly hung up, or our anchor would slide around on the muddy river bottom, even when using 2 anchors. With this anchor, we easily stay anchored. I highly recommend.

HEAVY anchor for the size. It will grab anything and everything you drop it into. Awesome design. Have not had to worry about dragging at all with this thing…rocks, sand, clay, anything.