St. Johns River Anchoring Advice

GREAT anchoring advice for the most cruisable river in Eastern Florida!

General Note about anchoring: Many of the anchorages on the southern St Johns (particularly in the cut off bends) are liquid mud.  After many frustrating attempts to set a 50-lb CQR, we've learned to set our Fortress anchor on the "Mud setting" and have found that it holds very well in normal conditions.  However, the liquid mud is not so liquid when it comes up the next morning — You can often plant crops on your bow!  Having a black bow is regarded as a sign of a true St Johns cruiser.
Randall & Susan Moring .