5 lb folding grapnel works for me. If you are going to be out in real windy conditions you will need 10-12 lbs. I might get another 5 lb to use one in the front and one in the back to keep the pontoon from swinging a lot in 15+Km winds.
I spend upwards of 90 days a year in a pontoon boat while fishing from Manitoba>BC. I use a 5 lb. anchor <> 95% of the time.
Only need a 10 lber. If fishing sandy bottom lakes.
Never saw a reason for front mounted anchor. Friends installed them - lasted a couple of trips and disappeared.
Fin control works just fine to hold you.
I built these. The little one is 5 lbs of melted lead wheels weights. The bigger one is made from the female end of a drill stem and stuffed full of old wheel weights and welded shut. Came out a little heavier than my target weight. IIRC it's 13 lbs.
Drift boats catch a lot of wind. Seen guys use electric motors to get around
Yes it's hard to troll in too much wind.
Works very good for stillwater fishing with two anchors.
Any motor over 7.5 hp just makes you plow more water not really go any faster.
Just an idea that we used one time and now I use it all the time in my float tube. We forgot anchors but had reusable shopping bags and rope. Grab some rocks and fill the bag up tie it up and tie your rope on. Worked well for the day at the end of the day dump out the rocks and put your catch in the shopping bag.
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