Hi  I normally fish while anchored.  Still working on a way so that I can move the anchor point form bow to stern while anchored.  This will be ideal, as you can then always move the anchor point so that you face the direction that the tide takes your bait.

At the moment, I feed the anchor rope through the carry loops at either the bow or stern (depending on conditions) before I set out.  I do not like pulling the anchor up through the carry loops (too much friction, and then the anchor remains hanging from there), so I clip a spring-loaded carabineer attached to a short length of rope that is tied to the kayak, around the anchor rope just before dropping the anchor, so the anchor rope can slide through it.  That way, when I want to retrieve the anchor, I just pull on this rope until I can reach the anchor rope, and then pull up from the side.

I would love to hear how others do this.

We have 2 kayaks so I go out with my wife or son.

Have an carabinier which I use to hook between a loop on the anchor rope and the bow / stern handles of the kayak.

We sit the kayaks side by side facing in different directions and clip a short rope between them to keep together so we have access to each others forward hatches. Have put a forward facing rodholder on each which is out of the way of the paddles when moving but more convenient to use by the person in the other kayak.

Pland