Learn The Proper Way To Anchor In A River

River Anchor System: How to Never Lose Another Anchor

Learn how to never lose another anchor in the river by using a river anchor system properly. This system is also known as a big river anchor system, or known in the Pacific Northwest as a Columbia River anchor system. Video by In And On The Net Fishing using Better Boat's Anchor Kit and Buoy.

The system starts with the anchor itself, and the Better Boat River Anchor is a mushroom and fluke hybrid made for holding in current.

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Better Boat Anchor Kit with chain, shackles, and rope

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Boat Anchor Kit

Get the anchor, chain, shackles, and rope together instead of building a system from mismatched parts.

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Starting with a matched anchor kit saves the hassle of sourcing each piece separately and ensures everything works together before hitting the river.

Better Boat Anchor Kit, includes anchor, chain, shackles, and rope

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Boat Anchor Kit

The Boat Anchor Kit bundles the anchor, chain, shackles, and rope into one matched system so you are not piecing together mismatched parts before hitting the river.

Better Boat 9-inch anchor buoy for river anchor retrieval

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Boat Anchor Buoys

Make anchor retrieval easier by letting buoy lift do more of the work instead of pulling the full load by hand.

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Once the kit is rigged, an anchor retrieval buoy sized to the anchor weight takes the strain out of pulling up from a river bottom.

Better Boat 9-inch anchor buoy, simplifies river anchor retrieval

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Boat Anchor Buoys

Boat Anchor Buoys let the buoy carry the load on retrieval, reducing the hand-over-hand effort when pulling up from a river bottom.

Ready to set up a reliable river anchor system? The Boat Anchor Kit and Boat Anchor Buoys are available at betterboat.com.