I posted this on another website, it was so well recieved I thought I would share it here.
I decide I was tired of having anchor rode on my deck all the time so I built this.

It took all of about thirty minutes. The slot in the end acts as a keeper. As long as you wind the rope in the right direction. There is about fifty feet of rode here which should be more than enough unless you are BTB.
just clip it to the anchor trolly.the noodle is glued to the PVC
I hope to have a chance to try it out next week. Should work out nice
This thing really works.

Thanks for posting this papi. I saw it on the TKF forum about a week ago and have already built my own. Works much better than having 50 foot of anchor line dangling about my feet.

Feel free to post pics. I'd like to know if anyone comes up with any improvements. I built this on the fly.

Neat, simple idea, I keep mine on a Christmas light reel, but that looks slicker.

Pretty cool. That L shaped notch on the end of the pvp keep the rope locked so no more line goes out?

I have been using this setup/configuration for my anchor since joining this world back in April. Works greta in all types of tides.

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I'm going to have to make one of these. Does the notch on the end do a good job of keeping the rope from loosening?

Yes, if you wind the rode on in the right direction so that when it unwinds it goes into the slot. I cut 3/4 PVC to the length to fit into my Plano dry box. The rode is attached to the bottom of the anchor and connected to the top via a cheep cable tie. This will hold just fine during normal conditions and break if the anchor gets fouled and allow the anchor to come free. don't use high speed epoxy to hold the noodle in place. It will soften when left in the water too long. The clip at the top and the rode is from Lowes. I haven't been able to find pool noodles in my area (SC) for some time now. Hope this helps

Papi

I use a cave diver real to attach my anchor to. All aluminum or delrin plastic small, durable and compact. The line is strong enough to easily hold the anchor and a very small diameter. Just clip it off anywhere on your yak and use a cleat to lock down. Simple, small profile, no mess.

In case you are wondering you put your index finger in the center hole to wind up.

Where did you get this dive reel, and how much?

Thanks for the cool idea. Just made one up yesterday. Just need to glue the foam in place.

Sent from my Thunderbolt.

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