DJD, how are you tieing off your anchor? I installed an anchor trolley to run from the front to the middle. I just used a snap ring, some paracord and a couple of carabiners for now but it seems to work well. I run my anchor line through the snap ring and then use the trolley to run it to the front of the kayak so it holds me face towards the current or wind rather than spinning you around like it would if you just attached to the middle of the kayak.

I found out that you're better off with a 5 lb anchor than a 1 lb. Sportsmans has some 5 pounders that will work well, gotta pick one up. I've been using my anchor bag with rocks but it has a habit of dragging across the mud or sand in high wind or current.

What you are talking about is a stake out pole. They use them on the flats alot. It would work well in shallow water. Alot of the saltwater guys use them. They use poles made from aluminum or something like that. It would have a cord attached to it that then attaches to your anchor trolley to hold you in place. PVC wouldn't be stiff enough. I've thought of making one from a cypress pole and drilling it to accept a rebar end. I may try to cut a long cypress pole when I'm in Florida this month and see how it works.