Customer Reviews

Chene Anchor

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I bought this chene anchor because of the ads about increased bottom gripping with the 45 degree angle and "less line required" to set the anchor. This weekend it was too light to sink fast enough in moderate current in Galveston Bay and light wind to find the bottom in 20ft of water. The boat drifts off with the anchor suspended in the water column. In a sandy shell bottom in 4ft of water, it would not hold either. I believe the flukes are too short in sandy bottom. I am not happy with it, so it will be a backup anchor for my 14ft bass boat that stays in calm water. Real disappointed.

100% useless - I originally ordered this anchor for my size boat. When it arrived it looked very small but figured it was so high tech, it didn't need to be larger. Well it took forever to hookup and it was never a solid hook. Re-ordered the largest size available thinking it just needed to be larger and heavier. Horrible again. Save your money!!! My Specs: 23' boat, North Atlantic (NY), sand and rock bottom. Failed miserably on all bottoms. Couldn't even snag it in the rocks.

I use this anchor with my Sea Doo Gtx Limited. It is the first anchor that has held my PWC in all conditions. THe small size is also great. Sand, wind, rocks this anchor holds.

A day of fishing can quickly turn into a nightmare if ever it happens that you get your anchor snagged on a submerged log pile forcing you to cut the line and leave it at the bottom of the lake. Such a scenario is completely avoidable using the Chene anchor. It's unique design allows you to easily unsnag the anchor by retrieving it backwards and/or upside down. This same retrieval method works to bring the anchor back into the boat cleanly mud and weed free. The perfect anchor for murky lake bottoms.