I purchased my used 16.5 foot V-Hull with a Worth Anchormate system mounted on the stern. It has a 8 pound mushroom style anchor. We fish the log jams from the bow of the boat and let the anchor get caught up on logs on the bottom. There are a couple nice features with this system; 1) you are able to let out more anchor line to get closer to the log jams, 2) there is no pulling up the anchor line by hand, you simply crank it up, 3) the small mushroom anchor typically frees up when you back up to it. It works so well that a brother added 1 to his boat. BTW...I also carry a heaver 18 pound river style anchor for deeper water or high wind conditions.