Although I'm not a fisherman, how could I go wrong in buying a used old
book on fishing from the library for fifty cents?
They described a " brush anchor " ! This is a " anchor " made from a
medium sized carpenter's spring clamp ! You pull up close to the shore
and clamp on to some twigs on the bushes and let the nylon rode make you
fast for a lunch stop. I tried making one from an old jumper cable clamp
but the spring was not strong enough to hold. I bought a genuine
carpenter's clamp and it works fine as long as there is not too much river
current and / or wind.
Bill Zeitler
Wilmington, DE
Potterer at heart
Modifed Bay Hen 21
" Amenity "
PS: I do carry a couple of small Danforths and also a small folding
grappel.