This past Saturday, I finally unwrapped my Diablo Amigo and took it out on the pond.
Pond is roughly 12-14acres.

This is the kayak I have ever been on and I must say it is very stable for a novice like me.
I could stand and cast with no problems.
I wanted a one person fishing vessel and this setup seems to check the marks.
New to kayak fishing so there is a lot for me to learn.

For now my real concern is anchoring.

I bought two 8foot sticks for anchors but was shocked to find out that the muddy bottom is a lot firmer than I would have imagined.
This plus the current made it difficult to pull the stick anchors as well.

I have an anchor trolley attached on both sides.
Deepest point is roughly 20 ft.


Would you guys recommend using two small mushroom anchors?

Bruce claw hands down best yak anchor. 2.25 lbs. The only thing you need to know is you cant anchor with that type of anchor verticly. You need anchor line. I fish 6 ft to 60 ft deep and have 125ft of 5/16" anchor line wrapped on a piece of pvc with 2 floats stuck to it. I wrap the extra line around that. I regularly hold 2 or 3 kayaks at a time.

I use a 10 lb mushroom on 50 ft rope. Holds is high wind and current. I switch to a 5lb mushroom, kettle ball, or downrigger ball with minimal wind/current.

With an anchor trolley mounted on both sides you can anchor off the bow and the stern which will keep you from having the kayak moving back and forth, and keep you more stationary which is what you want.
You don't need much weight to anchor a kayak. I've used those 3 to 5 lb. dumbells that are rubber coated, and that are in the exercise equipment section at Walmart.
I've found that they don't hang up as bad as a mushroom anchor, and are a lot cheaper to replace, and in the calm water of a 14 acre pond you don't need anything that needs to dig into the bottom, with a mile of rope extended out in order to hold.
I will use a Bruce's claw anchor when lake fishing in windy conditions, but I also carry a dumbell weight just to hold me on a spot in lesser wind conditions, shallow water, or in rocky/brushy areas where the Bruce claw may not hold or get hung up.

Bruce or claw anchor trumps a mushroom or grapnel anchor. Use plenty of anchor line, several times longer than your deepest depth. Use a bit of chain on the anchor and zip tie it on--google how to do that in case your anchor gets hung up.