Anchor Bags

[rodgerole]

Paddlers and fisherpeople, Read about using soft anchors and made two using old lead shot bags. Worked great on my yak, but deteriorated after a year. I need to find some durable sacks that will work to hold 4-5 pounds of lead shot or sand to use with my yak.
I think that enclosing whatever material I use for weight in a plastic bag might help the durability. Nothing I've found has seemed like the right solution yet.
All suggestion as to what and where to get some suitable bags is welcome. I might try Joe's leg weights idea, but I'm kinda a tightwad, and my old anchors worked so well!!

rodgerole
Rodger Oleson

[Tyflyer]

I use a basketball net and rocks.

[djo]

I use a couple of small heavy nylon stuff sacks.

David

[Uncle Jesse]

As a fellow tightwad I salute you. The ideal thing would be bags of a cordura nylon type material, the stuff they call ballastic cloth. You might call around to either a luggage repair shop, or check a thrift store for something you can salvage for a couple of bucks and then glue/sewn the seams to make a bag. Now I'm thinking pretty does not fit into the equation. Second idea plastic jars that everything from mayo to peanut come in, is a quart of sand heavy enough to hold you in place if you cut a "mushroom" from heavy scrap plastic on the bottom?

What about one of these reusable shopping bags all the major grocery stories and wally world has for a buck. Put in a few lace holes to close the top.

The random wandering of a vacant mind.

[bubba_orvis]

I've got a string on a dumbbell...3lbs works fine for most calm ponds. Cheap at Wally World and easy to replace if it snags.

[crook33]

Ive got an anchor for my yak and plan on getting another.How do you all rig them on a yak? I was fishing a lake with my single anchor and when the wind came up it just swung me back and forth too much.
Sorry for the hijack rodgerole.

Rich

[Normand]

mesh onion bags

525.jpg

[Jackster]

Lead shot leaks? Boy... in certain states the law would have a field day with that one!
'Jes sayin'

[anglerdave]

I use a couple of 15# ankle weights that I bought at a local sporting goods store. I just roll them up and tie the rope to one of the rings.

[Uncle Jesse]

The Lord willing I will be floating down the Hooch in the morning, I am going to try out Norm's idea of mesh bags, only oranges originally came in mine.