Someone mentioned this as an idea recently so I gave it a try. $1.49 for net at Wal-Mart, used a couple of times this spring and it is holding up well. Thanks for the idea.

Seeing that picture gave me a flashback to my childhood and the typical contents of my Christmas stocking...

Seriously - I have yet to use my anchor net out and wondered how long the cheap ones last compared to the expensive heavy duty ones.

What did you use to ties the ends together?

I have a net ready to go and used very thin rope. Don't trust the plastic things. Also, I got a nylon net figuring that they would not absorb as much water as traditional nets. That looks like quite the boulder though. Not sure I would want pull that in.

Now I understand. This year I'm going to leave the backboard and rim at home.

This is one of the best ideas I've gleaned from this site. Tried it for the first time last year and it worked like a charm. I used the nylon cinch ties on the bottom of the net and a carabiner to close the top and connect the rope. I think the total for the net, ties and carabiner was less than $5.

nice bannock

I have been doing this for years. It works great and the cost is next to nothing! I use a few zip ties on one end and D-ring on the other end. 550 cord as my tie off line.

quote Bannock: "Now I understand. This year I'm going to leave the backboard and rim at home."

LOL Bannock. Thanks for the chuckle this morning. I'm envisioning you on a portage...

Bannock, and I suppose you set the rim at 7 feet, and then impressed passerbys with your acrobatic dunks!

quote Mort: "Bannock, and I suppose you set the rim at 7 feet, and then impressed passerbys with your acrobatic dunks!"

Napolean Dynomite has nothing on me.

BTW - A slightly deflated basketball doubles as a pillow.

quote Jackfish: "

quote Bannock: "Now I understand. This year I'm going to leave the backboard and rim at home."

LOL Bannock. Thanks for the chuckle this morning. I'm envisioning you on a portage..."

I have the entire pole and base, too, but it is on wheels for rolling in and out of the garage, and wheels are illegal in the BWCA.

I can second that this is the best idea iv come across on this website. I used about 6 thick zip ties and a rope put some rounder rocks in there and you can sit in the windiest conditions and slay the fish all day long. Buy a thick net though because finding rounder rocks in the friendly waters can be a treat.

I have used Lundry mesh bags and the mesh bags that some State parks sell fire wood in. This way you can use smaller rocks. We frequently sink nalgene bottles and baggies of fish fillets into deep cold water with a bouy to cool the contents.

I also use a basketball net for an anchor. I used a zip tie on the bottom end to close it up tight. On the part that fits on the hoop I use a carabiner to close and attach to the rope. I like the idea of sinking the fish fillets to keep them fresh. I think that would work for late night fishing and having fish for breakfast.

Bringing this one to the top.

Looks much better than me trying to tie rope around a large rock tight enough that it doesn't come out. I feel like I am getting worse at it.

This is a worthy post to have at the top every few years. One of the best 'pro-tips" that i have picked up from this site. Still using the same net that i picked up 5 years ago after reading about it here.

Portaging that net full of rocks from lake to lake must be a pain!

Or just any mesh stuff sack. Its easier to tie the end

Blatz: "Or just any mesh stuff sack. Its easier to tie the end"

Easier than what?

Jackfish: "

Blatz: "Or just any mesh stuff sack. Its easier to tie the end"

Easier than what?"

A basketball net

Blatz: "

Jackfish: "

Blatz: "Or just any mesh stuff sack. Its easier to tie the end"

Easier than what?"

A basketball net"

Unlikely, but whatever works for you is best.

Jackfish: "

Blatz: "

Jackfish: "

Blatz: "Or just any mesh stuff sack. Its easier to tie the end"

Easier than what?"

A basketball net"

Unlikely, but whatever works for you is best. "

Never failed me. Just put the rock in the mesh bag, close it with toggle spring clasp, tie it to a rope. Don't have to fuss with two open ends and you can use a bunch of smaller rocks if that's all you can find.

I had used the same net for several years. Was at my parents house, and my kids wanted to play basketball but the old net on the hoop was so stiff and rotted that a ball wouldn’t go through. Happened to still have the anchor net in the back of the vehicle so I cut the zip ties and the anchor net was now a basketball net again. And that’s the only reason that I had to get a new anchor net this year.

We also use a Scotty Anchor Lock. I installed Scotty flush mounts in the bow of our tandem canoe and both bow/stern of my solo. It’s a slick system, although somewhat gratuitous.

Totally learned this trick on this website and have never looked back!

Great idea, but personally not a fan. Too bulky for our tripping style. Also, I see them in the shallows every now and again. Just got back from Iron. Spotted two.

On that note... Saw more signs of humans on this trip than anytime in recent memory. I did not cross a single portage without picking up garbage.
Sad times.

halvorsonchristopher: "Great idea, but personally not a fan. Too bulky for our tripping style. Also, I see them in the shallows every now and again. Just got back from Iron. Spotted two.

On that note... Saw more signs of humans on this trip than anytime in recent memory. I did not cross a single portage without picking up garbage.
Sad times. "

It has been getting noticeably worse in the last few years.

Bannock: "Now I understand. This year I'm going to leave the backboard and rim at home.
"

The ball just sat there and floated along side the canoe

jeroldharter: "What did you use to ties the ends together?


I have a net ready to go and used very thin rope. Don't trust the plastic things. Also, I got a nylon net figuring that they would not absorb as much water as traditional nets. That looks like quite the boulder though. Not sure I would want pull that in."

Just use a couple of zip ties on one end and the other end I use a caribiner to the rope.

Probably one of the best ideas I've gleaned from this site ! (and that was maybe 10 years ago)