Cajun spear anchor --- good Louisiana anchor 01/20/2012

[wag]

        Just want to give my $.02 on the Cajun Spear Anchor.    What it is is a stainless steel rod 3/4" to 1" round and about 4 ft. to 6 ft. long with a point on one end and a s.s. shackle on the other end with anchor rope (line) attached --- match spear anchor size to boat size.    Works good in water up to about 25 ft. deep.  Mine (home made) are 1" dia. X 4 ft. long for my  14 ft. long   60" flat bottom  all welded 1/8" aluminum bateau.   The good thing about this anchor is you drop them straight down -- one off the bow and one off the stern tie to a cleet and you are anchored with very little noise made and hardly any boat movement after.    Unlike other anchors where it needs to be set and usually with a 4 to 1 rode out.    Spear anchors work good in all waters that the spear rod can penatrate the bottom.   Even use mine while crabbing with hand lines from my boat in the Louisiana marsh --- anchoring in oyster beds.    Great for my bream fishing in all waters less than 25 ft. deep.   Use my tri flue 16 lb. anchor for deeper water.   Cajun spear anchor is great for my wife and I for the type of bream fishing we do --- find a big shade tree hanging over the water --- anchor and fish and enjoy the GREAT  LOUISIANA outdoors and waterways and hopefully catch some big bream (bluegill).    This type of spear anchor has been used since the mid 70s that I know of --- but started getting real popular in the late 90s.    ANYONE using the Cajun Spear Anchor or something simular?    Cabela's in Gonzales, LA has them from $49 to $109 for one --- some are made out of aluminum rod but the s.s. ones seem to be better to me.    I made my own ( 2 ) with a cost of about $80 for material (s.s. rods and s.s. shackles).         

          I don't fillet bream --- fried whole with potato chip tails is the way we like em.    Sac-a-lait time in Louisiana now ----- bream time and crabbing time coming very soon.      

           I'm new here -- just started posting --- and THANKS for all the info and pictures on this site.    When I learn how to do pictures I'll add some.    Have a great day fishing but save some for my wife and me.                  ------ THANKS ------      

[David, aka, "McScruff"]

Great info. Something similar has been seen lately in bass boat advertisements - the spike anchor.

I think Minn Kota has it as "The Talon." It is just a screw or hydraulically driven telescoping spike that mounts on the gunwale. It is driven into shallow bottoms to hold the boat in place. It originated with the long pike hook, which is driven into soft bottoms to hold the boat in place.

The twist with yours is that it can be used in deeper water - up to 25 feet. Most of the pike or stake anchors I've seen are for water only 5-10 feet deep.

Neat.

[Leo Nguyen]

Thanks for the info. Welcome to the group. Very interesting approach.

[Timbaux65]

I am an electrical contractor, and since I am state licensed, I get a lot of calls relating to power company jobs. One guy told me of a job they did and told me there was a grounding anchohr that was left behind. I went and picked it up. Its not 4 feet long but it works.

We use railroad spikes as well.

Still, if you got the money, the spear anchor described above is best and they are in use quite commonly in our area. Good idea and simple. I saw them in Cabelas too. Great to have.