Have done a ton of reading and watching tests today, and it appears not all Danforth/fluke anchors are the same--the Fortress ones consistently get high ratings (among the highest) but the Seachoice ones do not. I've seen pointiness of the flukes, angle of flukes, and shape of flukes all given as reasons. I'm doing exactly as mentioned above and know I'm using enough of a rode--up to 100' in 10-12' water--but something's not right. I'm gonna try something new out and will post my experiences.
Here are two pics so you can see what I'm talking about.
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