I nominate Todd as team leader if Coley is busy. Ripple not sure if anyone mentioned an anchor knife yet, but anchors dropping in rapids or heavy flows are a boat killer. DO NOT PUT A KNOT IN THE END OF YOUR ANCHOR ROPE! I also have a pair of scissors attached to my hip. Came in very handy on a recent drift when we had to skirt the brush in fast water and one of the rods got caught up.