YakGear 5 lb Vinyl-Coated Mushroom Boat Anchor

The YakGear 5 lb Mushroom Anchor holds kayaks, canoes, paddleboards and even jon boats over mud, sand and weeds. It's one-piece cast iron with a tough black vinyl coating. The vinyl protects the hull and keeps the iron from rusting. The vinyl coating also makes it quieter when it bumps the hull.

Shaped like an inverted mushroom, the head buries itself in a soft bottom. It usually sinks until it has displaced its own weight in bottom material, which gives it holding strength beyond its 5 lb weight. A wide cap with drains in the base adds holding area. A 5 lb mushroom suits small boats in calm, soft-bottom water.

Mushroom anchors have no flukes to snag, so they pull free cleanly from weed beds. That's part of why they're popular with anglers and for securing race buoys. Give it a little time to settle into the bottom before relying on it. Browse more boat anchors.

• Holds in mud, sand and weeds
• Vinyl coating protects the hull and the iron
• No flukes to snag in weed beds
• One-piece cast iron construction
• Cast iron and vinyl coated in black