How to Make an Anchor Pin for a Kayak

Kayaks are light in relation to motorized fishing boats, which makes them easy to transport and carry. A two-blade paddle makes kayaks simple to maneuver and quiet on the water. A covered deck and a spray skirt to cover the cockpit protects the lower half of a kayaker's body from wind, precipitation and cold temperatures. The bow and stern are good for stowing gear. These qualities, and others, make kayaks ideal fishing craft. In tune with the simplicity of a kayak, homemade anchor pins -- or stakeout poles -- are simple to make.

Things You'll Need

  • 8 feet, 6 inches of 2-inch PVC pipe
  • Tape measure
  • Pipe saw
  • PVC tee
  • PVC primer and glue
  • Drill
  • 1/4-inch bit
  • 20 feet of 1/4-inch nylon cord
  • Carabiner
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Instructions

    • 1

      Cut 6 inches off the stick of PVC pipe with a saw. Cut the 6-inch piece in half. Swab primer on the last 2 inches of one end of each of the pieces of pipe. Swab primer in the holes of the arms of the PVC tee. Swab glue on the primer of the two short lengths of pipe and in the arm holes of the tee. Slide the primer and glued ends of the short pieces of PVC into the arms of the tee. Hold the pieces of pipe in place for 10 seconds until the glue dries.

    • 2

      Primer the last 2 inches of one end of the 8-foot PVC pipe. Primer the leg hole of the tee. Swab glue over pipe's primered end and in the primered hole of the tee's leg. Slide the tee over the glued end of the pipe and hold it in place for 10 seconds.

    • 3

      Drill a bilateral hole -- from one side of the pipe's circumference through to the other -- in the PVC pipe 2 inches below the tee with a drill and a 1/4-inch bit. Slide the 1/4-inch nylon cord through the hole. Tie a knot at the end of the cord that you slide through the drilled hole. At the other end of the cord, tie a bowline knot. Clip the carabiner to the loop in the bowline.