Folding Anchor 3 lb.

The paddle is very nice, it is light weight and easily adjustable. I really like the grip teeth on the blade and the hook makes this paddle a no brainer for a fisherman. It did come with the handle scratched up in several places though. If I had it to do over I would have had separate shipping. The paddle was in an appropriate sized box and it was fine to put the fishing ruler in along with hook keepers, but the anchor came in it as well in a plastic bag that it fell out of in shipping. There was no padding of any kind in the box. The paddle was in a plastic bag, the fishing ruler was in a plastic bag, the hook keepers were in a plastic box that was crushed, but they are fine. I thought for $40 shipping and combined shipping at that, the anchor should of been in a Styrofoam or cardboard box at least. Live and learn! The fish ruler is great. It floats, it folds from 12" to 36" and can be locked in place. I was a little surprised to find a permanent marker in the ruler to make the letters black on top. It is all the same color so the black does speed up measuring in poor lighting. The anchor is exactly what you would expect it to be, an anchor. Everything seems to work as it should the coating is even and looks to be thick enough for years of use.

Great!

Thius 3 lb anchor is great and does a fantastic job holding my kayak in the wind on Northern Indiana lakes. Have not had an opportunity to try it on any rivers yet.

This holds my Perception Pescador nicely in a stiff wind. Rig it so that the anchor line breaks away to a permanent knot on the top where the flukes are and you should almost always be able to retrieve it. The only draw back is the locking piece is practically useless to hold the flukes in place when the anchor is not in use although it does keep the flukes held in the open position well when deployed . A solid 4 stars only because the moving parts have a lot of play, but hey it's an anchor.

Works great, I had a 1.5 lb. anchor and it did not hold in breezy conditions or strong current this 3 pounder does the job and is of good quality.

Solid anchor for my feelfree lure 11.5. Holds up well and has only once been unable to anchor me in place. That time was due to the 25 - 30 mph winds that day.

Just got this, and agreed the quality seems a lot shabbier than the one I bought about 10 years ago at WestMarine. Oh well. That old one got snagged last week and is now sleeping in Davy Jones' locker. So the fit and finish isn't as good, but the reality is it will be slamming around on rocks and stumps and mud and muck on the bottom. Pretty sure it will do what it is supposed to do. From what I remember, I also paid about $20, 10 years ago, so I'll be alright with this one unless it breaks into pieces.

Great anchor for canoe. Can be rigged with wire tie at top hole to break free if it becomes snakked.

I have been out fishing numerous times since I have had the trolley unit. The ability to use the anchor trolley with the great functionality of the folding anchor have made my days on the water a lot more enjoyable. The anchor is easy to store and it holds well to the bottom surfaces of the lakes I have fished on.

great for my kayak...works really well...i use it for crabbing and fishing off my kayak...keeps my kayak in one place on a windy day...i love it...5 stars rating

Nice little anchor... just know that it is very light and is not going to hold in a strong wind/tide situation. However, it's perfect for light conditions in water too deep for a stake-out pole.

These 3# folding grapnel type anchors are somewhat the standard in for kayak fishing. Heavy enough to hold you in current, fold up for storage and not overly heavy for lugging around. That said, I'm not thrilled with this one (or others like them.) The casting tends to be crude and the fit of the flukes and locking ring excessively sloppy. Even when locked open or closed there is allot of play in the flukes. Also, Mine weighed in at 3.4# which is more than I'd like (and advertised). I'd be allot happier if this anchor wasn't so clunky and offered in a 2.5# version. I'll likely replace it with something better once I find/make it but it will have to do for now.

Use this on my yak in the Gulf. Holds well in 18-20 mph wind in grass flats.

Great little anchor for a canoe! Holds well because of the shape of the tines but doesn't weigh a lot. My only regret is that I didn't tie my first one on well enough so had to buy another!

Item was exactly as advertised. Heavily galvanized. Shipping was super quick and items arrived well packed.

excellent anchor and store

This is the folding anchor that you want. I have two and use one in New York state and one in Florida. This anchor has the weight and design to hold your boat in most circumstances. Don't even think about the one pound version unless you need it to hold a string of duck decoys...even then I think it's too light.

Anchor functions beautifully. Tines fold and lock easily. Holds well. Heavy galvanizing appears to assure a lifetime of use.

ok value and product I wish the lock for the blades was tighter

Good anchor. Holds bottom in wind and current. Perfect replacement for the useless 1.5 lb. anchor that came with my kayak.

I finally used my anchors the weekend before hurricane Isaac came through the Tampa Bay area in FL. Even with the strong currents and a bit of extra wind, the anchors worked nicely.

Works great with our pontoons for flyfishing. The folding feature is nice for making the anchor more compact.

Nice anchors BUT was Very disappointed in how sloppy the locking cap or collar fits the shaft diameter and in the lock position. DOES NOT LOCK TINES IN OPEN position or fit shaft well? Ive seen similer anchors at my local West Michigan area marine stores and were the same in all respects other than the poor fit of the locking cap/collar. Others locked positive...I will have to make it work some way other than pay the shipping to return them.

Good quality at a reasonable price. Should work well.

It's a nice little anchor. Add a 3ft chain and you can hold in pretty good current. This is my second one because my first is on the bottom of the Columbia river.

I rigged a small chain to the top of the anchor and attached a rope to the chain. This allows the claws to dig in and really anchor my Kayak. Since doing that this anchor has worked every time, even in a good wind.

There's a method for rigging these anchors that makes them reversible (i.e., you can dislodge them if they get hung without capsizing yourself), that entails installing an anchor shackle on the Crown end (the bottom, that's why the hole is there), attaching the anchor line there, and then using a thin zip-tie to attach the line to the anchor's Eye. In this fashion, if the anchor hangs, you yank the line hard enough to break the zip tie, the anchor flips over, and away you go. A heavy split ring or a carabiner will work instead of an anchor shackle, but I found that 1/4" dia. carabiners wouldn't pass through the crown eyelet. I don't see any anchor shackles in the ACK catalog, would be a handy thing to add! My only complaint about the anchor itself is that it might be nice to include a sheet with information about rigging it, like how to tie an anchor knot and how to do the reversible rigging.

Works great for light duty anchoring. I stow it in a zipper mesh bag and it keeps it tidy when not in use.

i guess you get what you pay for. i have used this type anchor before and was satisfied but this version seems loose and not a positive lock on the arms by the lock ring, the arms will also fall out in the upright position.

Superb product, works great, and should last me a long time. (Anchor grapnel and line)

Holds my kayak just fine in pretty good currents.

Awesome. Neatly folds and contained.

Works like it suppose to.

works great

Very satisfied with product and service.

Its a nice anchor for the price and so far i have not seen any problems with it.

Well-designed. Works great on rocky bottom to hold boat in place while launching when it's windy.

Works well for rivers.

Great with my canoe - just what I needed.

Works great, especially if you want something on the shore when the waves are trying to move the kayak.

This is a nice small anchor for my kayak. With fast shipping and a low price you can't beat Austin Kayak !!!!!

Holds surprisingly well against current and wind in the smaller sloughs of the Sacramento River Delta. I haven't tried it in the main channel yet. Make sure you let out enough scope of line to engage anchor. It won't set if you don't have enough line out. I use 100 feet of line for depths of under 30 feet.

Works great to hold my Hobie AI in place.

Works great for all but intense coastal conditions, all you need for river and reservoir purposes.

Great compact design for in the boat, holds kayak well in the wind while I fish.

A good solid anchor. Works well to slow down my kayak's drift on a sandy bottom. Folds up nice.