All aluminum E-Z Lift anchor puller(don't skimp on cheap plastic ones)on rope attached to 6 foot of heavy chain. Plastic coated chain is best to save wear and tear on boat. Attach bottom of the chain to bottom of anchor and secure the chain to a breakaway point at the top of the anchor using zip ties or 130 lb. braided Dacron. I always carry at least two anchors, 16 and 35 lb EZ Lift anchors(heavy square tube, rocking horse style with fold down center arm). Use a large bouy. Again don't skimp on bouy size. It can take quite a bit to lift a big anchor, especilly if it gets lodged in a root wad or snag. Last is rope. I carry three. 100 foot, 200 foot and 300 foot. Each in its own nylon laundry bag. Length I use depends on depth and current strength. I splice in 25 feet of floating rope at the tag end of each anchor line. Different colored for different length. Then I attach a float to the end of the tag line. I just run rope through the bow horn and secure in the chalk so the rope can be thrown free on a seonds notice. Always keep a knife handy and tell everyone where it is. Tell everyone to use it if there is EVER a situation where the boat or a person is in trouble. Use it to cut the anchor line.