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<font face="georgia,palatino" size="2">Usually we do not anchor off on humps, most but not all have bass boats and us trolling motors to hold and/or move us around as we fish. There are some deep fisherman who fish for other than bass who will anchor but those are few and far between on this forum. </font></p>

<font face="Georgia" size="2">The weight of your anchor will depend on many different variables, what is the weight of your craft, how much drag does it have in the water, how many people will accompany you, and what size line are you using for a anchor rope? Other questions will include your scope (How far is it from your boat to the anchor and what is the angle) of the line? What amount of water is being pulled through the generators? Are both dams running? Are you positioned on a inside or outside corner of the flow?These are all good questions to ask when determining your anchor weight. Additionally, how much can you lift?</font></p>

<font face="Georgia" size="2">Just remember what will hold you static in no flow will not work on a hump with flow from the current. Start with 25 lbs. and carry an additional 50 lbs. to add or subtract as needed. It may actually take more than that in extreme situations you just will have to use a little trial and error for your craft and weight load. Good luck......</font></p>
 
Get a danforth.. The anchor line should be 3 time the deepest spot you will fish, 20' of water, 60' of line out of the boat. The anchor does not have to be heavy, it needs to dig in and hold you. You drop a danforth it will dig in then when you leave pull straight up on the line or drive past it a little and it will dislodge itself from the bottom. JMO, Good luck emoToast
 
<font face="georgia,palatino" size="2">Danforth anchors are really good if you are anchoring in sand or loose soil. The Tennessee River channel is full of rock and trapped trees. If you get a Danforth into a rock crevice or drop it into a tree you will not get it back. Which leaves you with a bad situation and no way to retrieve the line that is tied to the anchor, especially in a heavy current.</font>
 
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