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Kayak simple stream anchor

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Casting in a stream is easier if you can slow down; a chain anchor dragged off the stern does just that. Michigander Jeremy Crowe, Jackson Kayak pro staffer and 2017 River Bassin’ Angler of the Year, used to use tool-handle dip to keep his chains from jangling, but now he slips chains into old bicycle inner tubes for a more durable and stealthier anchor.
Casting in a stream is easier if you can slow down; a chain anchor dragged off the stern does just that. Michigander Jeremy Crowe, Jackson Kayak pro staffer and 2017 River Bassin’ Angler of the Year, used to use tool-handle dip to keep his chains from jangling, but now he slips chains into old bicycle inner tubes for a more durable and stealthier anchor.
You need an old bicycle inner tube, three 1-foot lengths of 5/16- or 3/8-inch chain and a carabiner or spring link that can hold the three chains.
You need an old bicycle inner tube, three 1-foot lengths of 5/16- or 3/8-inch chain and a carabiner or spring link that can hold the three chains.
Cut the tube a couple of inches longer than the chain. Our tubes came from a $1 garage sale bicycle.
Cut the tube a couple of inches longer than the chain. Our tubes came from a $1 garage sale bicycle.
You can use a tube that loosely fits around the chain. If you have a tight fit, a length of ­trimmer line helps pull the tube down around the chain.
You can use a tube that loosely fits around the chain. If you have a tight fit, a length of ­trimmer line helps pull the tube down around the chain.
With a box cutter, slice a small X on both sides of the tube at the top chain link.
With a box cutter, slice a small X on both sides of the tube at the top chain link.
Squeeze the carabiner through the hole and repeat until you have three lengths installed. Add a fourth chain, if necessary.
Squeeze the carabiner through the hole and repeat until you have three lengths installed. Add a fourth chain, if necessary.
The complete chain anchor is ready for a day kayak bass fishing on streams.
The complete chain anchor is ready for a day kayak bass fishing on streams.

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