Anchoring below locks?

[jfw]

An ancor mate is good to have and I like a sand anchor....a big one .The hinge on those make it easier. To get it back

YES, DON'T PUT OUT AN ANCHOR BELOW any DAM LOCK OR GATE. IF YOU DO, BE SURE IT IS TIED TO THE BOW OF THE BOAT, NOT TO A RAIL CLEAT AND have a knife at hand to cut the rope WHEN YOU GET IN TROUBLE....The current can pull the bow if your boat under water.......Be Safe

[kygorski]

The one thing you need to look at is how are the other guys fishing. We used to fish the locks and wing dams on the miss. and most guys would drift, and use the trolling motor then some yahoo would come up, anchor and screw up every one else. I quit using anchors on the river, they are expensive, and tyou may get half of them back. A cleat in front of the boat works well.

[riverrat12]

The one thing you need to look at is how are the other guys fishing. We used to fish the locks and wing dams on the miss. and most guys would drift, and use the trolling motor then some yahoo would come up, anchor and screw up every one else. I quit using anchors on the river, they are expensive, and tyou may get half of them back. A cleat in front of the boat works well.

As mentioned before concrete blocks are great and easy to find on the river....gettin them in the boat well, you'll have to ask Mhall about that LOL....had to Mark...Chuck

[zofishkentucky]

I fish the dams on the Ohio River below Markland and Cannelton dams. You can make cheap anchors with a bag of quickcrete, bucket, and anything to make an eyelet out of. We fish close to the dam but it depends on how fast the water is, just too dangerous if they are really cuttin' it loose. Sometimes you have to anchor to get the bite and sometimes you don't. If you are fishin for flatheads, you almost have to anchor. Most blue cats are caught drifting. Also, to keep the boat straight without using two achors, a bucket tied off of the back of the boat catches water and keeps you from whipping from side to side. Gotta watch about getting into though.