I have an 8' bronco (basically the same boat) and love it. I'm a bug slinger so I usually don't fish out of the boat. You have found the major disadvantage in that they are not meant to fish out of. They are most effective using them on smaller rivers where you get out of the boat to fish, or rivers where access is a problem or rivers that are to small to float with a drift boat. Just ask Hillbilly Redneck (friend of mine that posts on this site) what it is like to do the back flip off of the back of a pontoon boat in May!!! As for anchoring, they are not meant to be anchored in anything very fast or deep. In fact it can be rather dangerous as the anchor can actually pull the back of your boat under and cause the boat to flip. Hope this helps. tight lines.

Tim