New England notched weight

[Hoss]

That is a big one Red thanks for saving and sharing that critter

[redrocks]

Thanks Matt it surprised me immensely....made in Connecticut

[redrocks]

Matt after reading the link on the old anchor stone post Charlie put in on his comment...you had a very good idea about. Anchoring a weir or an open end net....sounds good

[OnewiththewilD]

Great find! I’d call it a canoe anchor too

[redrocks]

Thanks Jay that's what I was thinking when I found it

[Looks2Much]

I found a very similar one about 2 weeks ago, mine is slightly smaller, but quite similar. I believe these were the pieces used to secure the main rope of the net to the shore. A large, heavy flat rock could be wedged easily between larger rocks, trees or even just buried to keep that main line secure. We have a friend that has a full grooved one that weighs more than 50 pounds. Nice find Red. I’ll post a pic of mine tomorrow

[redrocks]

Thanks Dave. that could very well be the use anchoring a net...or canoe anchor ?whatever it was used for I live it...I been on a notched weight roll lately....I look forward to seeing yours.

[OnewiththewilD]

That’s a great thought too, You very well could be right!

[SurfaceHunter]

I love mysteries. Red you should enter it in the contest I would vote for it

[redrocks]

That's crazy Glenn I've heard of thunder snow

[Broken Arrow]

We had them here last night.

[SurfaceHunter]

Still booming right now but not as bad. Record flooding, trees falling but at least it’s not freezing cold or snowing. Going to warm up some but raining till Saturday

[redrocks]

I just read the link to the post. Charlie put in here about stone anchors. . Hoss had some very good idea of a notched Rock like this. Anchoring a fish weir or open end net...good thinking Hoss

[Tam]

Oh your right Red I did miss this . What in tarnation were they going after ? I’ll have to look at these posts on it .
what is that ??the mother anchor for rapids that never came up . Like they had to dive down and connect a net to it when the water was down .

[Looks2Much]

As promised Guest

[redrocks]

Hey Dave ...thanks for the pic...that's a nice one. Nice distinct notches....I found another the other day . .big one...I'll post soon