Mantus anchor. Awesome

[DCB-270]

We boat at Texoma which is sandy. I've tried several anchors through the years and none were impressive. The mantus anchors are great in the sand. I called mantus to order a 13lb anchor and the guy said a 8 lb would be fine for my 21 footer. He was right. I think it would holds 24 ft boat no prob. Even with cruiser wakes it holds. I also ordered a 2 lb mantus for the beach side. It works great too. The 2 lb doesn't have the roll bar so when it sets it disappears. Nothing to trip over. 2 thumbs up.

 

[Av8tor07]

I bought one too and I love it. I bought the 13 pounder, I wish I bought the 8. The 13 doesn't fit in my anchor locker.

 

[DCB-270]

My 8 lb doesn't go in the anchor locker . had to put in the floor. 2 lb goes in the anchor locker.

 

[Av8tor07]

My 8 lb doesn't go in the anchor locker . had to put in the floor. 2 lb goes in the anchor locker.

Thanks. Makes me feel better. Mine is under the bow seat.

 

[DCB-270]

that is the only negative. They don't store as well as traditional anchors. But well worth the inconvenience.

 

[Drift Away]

I got a 8 Lb for the back and a 13Lb for the front. They have never let me down....till i went to Bimini. The sandy bottom there is so fine or Solid Rock its hard to get them to stick and hold

 

[Av8tor07]

I got a 8 Lb for the back and a 13Lb for the front. They have never let me down....till i went to Bimini. The sandy bottom there is so fine or Solid Rock its hard to get them to stick and hold

What were the other people using? I also have a box anchor, but it wasn't working too well on the sand at the lake, so I bought a mantus.

 

[Bruce]

I got a 8 Lb for the back and a 13Lb for the front. They have never let me down....till i went to Bimini. The sandy bottom there is so fine or Solid Rock its hard to get them to stick and hold

What were the other people using? I also have a box anchor, but it wasn't working too well on the sand at the lake, so I bought a mantus.

Interesting, I had considered a Mantus solely for its ability to anchor in Bimini.

I have a Fortress FX-7. I only had to reset it once in Bimini. It weighs 4 pounds, fits in the anchor locker and always sets the first try except that one time in Bimini.

 

[robert843]

I got a 8 Lb for the back and a 13Lb for the front. They have never let me down....till i went to Bimini. The sandy bottom there is so fine or Solid Rock its hard to get them to stick and hold

Bimini is a coral island making the ocean bottom fairly hard around it. In Bimini no matter what anchor you are using in a lot of locations you almost have to get lucky and catch a rock on on bottom to get set which makes most traditional danforth style anchors the best for over there. The Mantus and box anchors are not really designed to catch a rock making them more difficult to use in most situations over there since the bottom is to hard for them to dig in but ideal for most other situations.

 

[swatski]

Cast iron Navy-Style, 15lbs.

I've had mine for many years, it's a beast, don't think I ever cast it twice, anywhere, including in Bimini.

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[farrelltravis]

@DCB-270 I knew you would be in love with that anchor!!! I am glad you guys got one!

I sure do love mine.

 

[Jebinok]

@DCB-270 I got my 2lb love it, still waiting for my 8.

 

[DCB-270]

@DCB-270 I got my 2lb love it, still waiting for my 8.

Still lost in the mail?

 

[DCB-270]

@DCB-270 I knew you would be in love with that anchor!!! I am glad you guys got one!

I sure do love mine.

Nothing better at Texoma.

 

[TS4811]

Cast iron Navy-Style, 15lbs.

I've had mine for many years, it's a beast, don't think I ever cast it twice, anywhere, including in Bimini.

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Nothing like weight. Do you find you need to lash it down when underway?

 

[swatski]

Nothing like weight. Do you find you need to lash it down when underway?

No, it stays put, with 10ft of chain rode on top. I usually wedge it into the plastic pocket in the anchor locker. Also have the bottom padded with rubberized gym mat. I keep a bunch of older fenders/bumpers on top in the locker to fill the void. Those new lockers are double hull (basically - like a large insert/tub). I probably wouldn't store it in an anchor locker in a pre-2015 (w/out double-tub insert).

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[Jebinok]

Still lost in the mail?

Yes Yes Yes in was on the pool table when I got home today @DCB-270

 

[DCB-270]

Doing some mantus sand sucking in your future.

 

[ncnmra]

I really liked the idea of the Mantis, but didn't like loosing the anchor locker. I ended up getting a digger anchor which works great for my purposes, and it fits along side my OEM anchor (which is thoroughly useless). I especially like the "release" feature of the digger. Makes it easy to pull up in any condition.

 

[farrelltravis]

I hated to lose the anchor locker as well. But, the trade off was to throw an anchor, it stick within a second, and not have to worry about it. Watching others' anchors come loose and mine holding was worth it to me to not have the anchor locker.

A few weekends ago, we were anchored and had a 26' Cobalt tie up to us. The Mantus held us both with no problem. I love this Mantus anchor.