Question?? Is boondoggle when you have an anchor out and just allow it to slow your drift down but not allow it to hold? If that's the case than I have used this method from time to time. I have had some luck with it when I'm fishing long drifts. I've used it in the Nooksack where that river usually has a nice green color to it but recently I've been using it in the Skagit and wonder since the Skagit runs so clear how the sound of the anchor might affect the fish biting? I fished a wonderful spot on the Skagit yesterday where it was really deep 1/2 way out where we dropped the anchor and let the boat bounce down stream and we where casting into the bank which was a really perfect drift but no fish or bites while we did this. I did hook one fish prior to dropping the anchor which made me wonder if the fish might be sensitive to the sound. Most of the rivers I've used this technique on aren't as clear as the Skagit so it makes me wonder.