i use a folding anchor, looks like a grapel , folds up nice i think its about 5 lbs , bungees are the best , but old bike inner tube works too, i alse throw on a couple of 8 oz sinkers to keep the line down , god only knows what a mess a 95 lbs lab can do when he gets all screwed up in that mess , i actully have 2 of these riged up in my boat since motorized decoys are outlawed in oregon, it works well for us , good luck.....jmike