Float, 5" x 3", Red
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It all depends on the weight of your gear. It's strong enough to hold a rod and reel. When it comes to heavy items, I'd recommend a pool noodle. As for the anchor,
5" long, 2 3/4" outside diameter, 9/16" hole in center All measurements were taken with a steel tape measure rather than a caliper, so they are all estimates.
5 inches in length
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I bought this to use as a buoy on my kayak's anchor line. On a sandbar, I'll set up my anchor. I didn't want people to trip over my line, so this buoy should be ideal; it's made of plastic rather than styrofoam, which is exactly what I was looking for. I added a few photos to show you how big the buoy is. I used rope that was 1/4" thick. The hole in the buoy's hole is large enough to run the line through several times. I hope you found this information to be beneficial. If the buoy leaks, I'll update this review.
It can't be more than 6 inches long by 3 or 4 inches wide, with a rope hole of about 3/8 inch. I was hoping to use this on a ski or tube tow rope behind a boat to keep the rope from getting sucked up the jet pump intake, but this isn't a typical pool rope buoy (it's about half the size of those), and the tow rope won't even fit through it. Oh well, I guess I'll make some art with it now that I've spent some money. LOL.
I tied a knot near each end of the float's hole to keep it from sliding, and it works great! This is hard plastic, in case anyone was wondering. Do you have any idea how tough the plastic on the bottom of a soda bottle is? It's a similar degree of hardness.
So far, so good; I use it to keep my 5 lb galvanized anchor from sinking to the bottom of the lake; and believe me, because I'm Han reeling it in a kayak, I've dropped it completely in the water before, and the float has saved me from completely losing my anchor and line; I'm going to put a second one on just to ensure that my heavy anchor doesn't pull it to the bottom of the lake no.
I read several reviews, and many of them mentioned how small it was. It certainly isn't big. Even after reading the instructions, it was smaller than I had anticipated. Although it serves its purpose, I would prefer a larger item. It keeps the rope on the water, but because of its size, it doesn't hold up well when we're moving fast. We're still using it until I can find a bigger one, but I would definitely consider size in this case.
I purchased two of these for a non-traditional application. They've turned out to be fantastic! To train our goats, I made my own "targets," lol. I glued them to the ends of dowels and used them as clicker training targets. Our goats are quite destructive; they've tried chewing and nibbling on the targets, but they're unbreakable.
Update: I thought it was a fantastic product at first because it was so small. Fits easily on anchor ropes of 1/2in or smaller. However, on the river, I ran into a problem and had to drop the rope into the water so that I could put the motor in gear, pick up the rope with my pole, and pull it from the upstream side. The anchor rope and float were never seen again after they went underwater. In a mild current of less than 2mph, it lacks sufficient floatation to even get the end of the lightweight rope to the surface. A $70 anchor was lost in the process.
On the first trip, this sank because it was used as an anchor marker. We were on the verge of losing our anchor. When we removed the buoy, we discovered it was leaking. This purchase did not meet my expectations. ☹️.
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