Hello all, looking to get some opinions and a flavor for the anchor packages that others are using in the great lakes. It's my first full season on our new to us 280 Sundancer in Chicago on Lake Michigan. While most of the time we anchor in a muddy, weedy bottom and have had decent luck setting anchor (10-20 ft depth), we have broken loose before when the wind shifted, which is never fun. I installed anchor rode flags in my line last night to get a better sense of my scope, with flags at 30, 60, 90.
Current setup is a 22-25lb galvanized plow anchor (assuming it's the factory kodiak) with approx 10 feet of 1/4 chain and 100 feet of 3 strand rode. I'm considering going with 100' of 1/4 G4 chain (spliced into existing rode) as I'd like to add weight to the bow anyway, but am looking for opinions and thoughts on a more ideal setup. Would that be overkill on a freshwater 280?
Current setup is a 22-25lb galvanized plow anchor (assuming it's the factory kodiak) with approx 10 feet of 1/4 chain and 100 feet of 3 strand rode. I'm considering going with 100' of 1/4 G4 chain (spliced into existing rode) as I'd like to add weight to the bow anyway, but am looking for opinions and thoughts on a more ideal setup. Would that be overkill on a freshwater 280?