Sea Claw Anchor

castnetcracker · #1 08-14-2019, 01:25 PM

Is anyone using a sea claw anchor on their 23'? i had a smaller one for my flats boat and it was a great anchor. Debating between the 12 lb and 18 lb for bottom fishing and looking for opinions. below is the website for the original sea claw.

http://www.reelcharterfishing.com/anchor.htm

DonV · #2 08-14-2019, 03:38 PM

I had one of these, the original not the knock off, on my 22' Pathfinder. It really worked well!! I think it was the 8 pounder and I only had 6' of chain. There has been a lot of discussion on this anchor on the Maverick forum over the years.

castnetcracker · #3 08-15-2019, 09:35 AM

i spoke with kevin yesterday and he recommended the 18 lb

DonV · #4 08-15-2019, 09:41 AM

Yeah, his web site is kinda weak in recommending the size anchor for the size boat! Good luck!!

beastley · #5 08-15-2019, 11:14 AM

I have an 18 pounder on my 20’, no chain and on a windless. Maybe a little overkill for my boat, but it holds well in ripping currents sandy or muddy bottoms.

Fr. Frank · #6 08-15-2019, 11:08 PM

Generally speaking, no chain on your anchor rode is no bueno.

Here are good sound "Rules of Thumb" for anchoring safely in small boats under 10 meters in length. These all came from my grandfather, who was an officer in the US Navy in WW1 and WWII, and a boater all of his life.

1. Your anchor should weigh between .3% and .75% of your boats loaded weight, and of an appropriate type for bottom conditions in your area.
2. Your anchor chain should be between 50% and 100% of the length of your vessel.
3. Your total anchor rode should be 7x the maximum depth of water in which you can ever foresee yourself anchoring.
4. Your anchor rode deployed (rope and chain together)should be 5' for every foot of depth in calm, light current/light wind conditions.
5. Your anchor rode deployed (rope and chain together)should be 7' for every foot of depth in windy, or high current conditions, or for anchoring in seas that are greater in height than 20% of the length of your vessel.

beastley · #7 08-16-2019, 07:55 AM

Thanks for sharing that!

Bigsean · #8 08-18-2019, 03:34 PM

I agree with Frank..my experience is the more chain the better..you need the anchor to sit on the bottom in its "natural"position for it to set properly..hopefully that helps!