Is there any other major difference between a fortress anchor and a slip ring anchor besides weight?
Hooked on The Aquatic Narcotic
17’ Key West
“Give a man a fish, feed him for a day…Teach a man to fish, he’ll probably be in your spot next time.”
LKJ
Fortress anchors are made of alum alloy. They are stronger than the steel anchor because they’re extruded and bolted instead of welded.
A slip ring anchor is one of the most useless anchors to try and use in saltwater IMO.
The fortress will not hook and hold as quickly as a steel anchor, but it will be better than a slip ring steel anchor. The advantages of a fortress are lightweight, very durable, lifetime warranty…
The slip ring anchor’s only advantage is that it will obviously let the rode/chain slip up to the head of the anchor and pull out of most bottom before bending or breaking.
I have a Fortress FX-11 Fortress if anybody’s looking for a used one. I have a homemade anchor I’m going back to… ugly and heavy but gets the job done well! I was going to keep the Fortress as a spare/second anchor but I will sell if anybody needs it worse than I do right now.
Luke 8:22-25
Fortress Anchors are pretty good. Like any other anchor, it’ll get you frustrated if you try and set it in a lot of current with a shell bottom maybe more than others due to being light weight. The customer service with them is pretty good. I shattered one before and got a new one pretty painlessly.
A decent chain rode is helpful in setting a fortress anchor, and make sure to put the mud flaps on (if that’s what they are called) for dealing with soft bottom.
I use around 6 ft of galvanized chain. It almost always sticks when I have a good anchor man. I stuck it this past weekend too good and had to leave it out there. I didn’t know if fortress anchors came up a bit easier. I normally have no problems sticking it.
Hooked on The Aquatic Narcotic
17’ Key West
“Give a man a fish, feed him for a day…Teach a man to fish, he’ll probably be in your spot next time.”
LKJ
They look real pretty hanging on the pulpit, but for real offshore anchoring get a steel danforth or hooker or a plow anchor. every Fortress I have seen sinks to slow (the chain will sink faster and tangle) and bounces along the bottom for a while before setting. They absolutely suck on a reef.
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NMFS = No More Fishing Season
“Back home we got a taxidermy man. He gonna have a heart attack when he see what I brung him”
forgot to add that you can by 3 hookers for the price of the fortress
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NMFS = No More Fishing Season
“Back home we got a taxidermy man. He gonna have a heart attack when he see what I brung him”
"get a steel danforth " Ding Ding Ding! Won’t ever go wrong with one of those!
Russ B.
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friend had a Fortress and we called it his “floating” anchor…
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I have Fortress anchors on 3 boats now.
I’ve had much better luck with these than a comparable Danforth galvanized steel anchor.
I did buy 1 size larger than recommended on each boat however, and have a good long anchor chain. And you should put the mud palms on to align the anchor to hook up best in pluff mud.
They do make a less expensive version, called the Guardian.
I don’t use them at the jetties though - they’re too expensive to lose! 
Thanks, Captain Ross
http://T-Topless.com folding, stainless steel T-Tops fit most center consoles
http://ShadowTop.com entry level folding, stainless T-Top
http://Montauk-T-Topless.com for your Boston Whaler Montauk, Dauntless or Outrage
http://Flats-Top.com shade for Flats Boats
Drop your top and go T-Topless! T-Topless@RNR-Marine.com
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Originally posted by sellsfishsinks to slow and bounces along the bottom for a while before setting. They absolutely suck on a reef.
^ this is exactly my experience
Luke 8:22-25
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Originally posted by Phinquote:
Originally posted by sellsfishsinks to slow and bounces along the bottom for a while before setting. They absolutely suck on a reef.
^ this is exactly my experience
www.scmarine.org
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Luke 8:22-25
But they sure look pretty…
remember 99% of fishing gear is made to catch FISHERMAN!
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NMFS = No More Fishing Season
“Back home we got a taxidermy man. He gonna have a heart attack when he see what I brung him”
“Sea Claw” no chain needed.Have mine about 9 years.Locks me up every time.Just keep 50pound test wire tie on hand.Cost me at Ft Myers about $90.SS shaft.
Stonoman
My slip ring anchor nicknamed “Never catch” and my Guardian “Skippy” both now reside in my garage attic!
The only good deed my Guardian ever did was to bring me a nice, almost new Danforth on a retrieve.
The Danforth works great.
“Watch what we do, not what we say.” John Mitchell
Sea Hunt Triton 202
Yammy 150
Use a Cajun anchor inshore - works great!
Thanks, Captain Ross
http://T-Topless.com folding, stainless steel T-Tops fit most center consoles
http://ShadowTop.com entry level folding, stainless T-Top
http://Montauk-T-Topless.com for your Boston Whaler Montauk, Dauntless or Outrage
http://Flats-Top.com shade for Flats Boats
Drop your top and go T-Topless! T-Topless@RNR-Marine.com
Maybe I should get a danforth. I hear great things about cajun anchors for inshore. Call it a poor mans power pole! I gotta get one soon!
Hooked on The Aquatic Narcotic
17’ Key West
“Give a man a fish, feed him for a day…Teach a man to fish, he’ll probably be in your spot next time.”
LKJ
I bent a danforth on my first trip with one, and a weld broke. Anchor’s no good now.
By comparison I used a cheapo hooker brand danforth knockoff for over 3 years and bent it and rebent it back hundreds of times with welds never breaking…
May want to consider whether the extra $$$ for the danforth is really worth it.
I went to fortress because of the warranty. Unfortunately, their product doesn’t perform offshore like I need it to. Someone should make a fortress, with fortress’s warranty and strength, but with twice the weight. Would be a perfect anchor IMO.
Luke 8:22-25
quote:The poor man's power pole is here: http://www.stickitanchorpins.com/ And it works great.
Originally posted by LBoogieCall it a poor mans power pole!
I have a nice anchor that is almost new someone can have.
Stonoman