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When I anchor my yak with my trolley system its off the stern 95% of the time. While fighting a fish I don't typically want the rope coming off my bow potentially getting tangled in the line while bringing a fish in. I'm obviously not going to quick release my anchor everytime I catch a fish either. I also want the current to help keep the line to my bait tight rather than throwing up current. These are the reasons I mainly anchor from the stern.
When I want to move, trolleying the line back to the center of the of the yak, Unhooking from the carabiner and all can get old everytime you move. I think you could eliminate the trollying step everytime you move by attaching a pad eye to the stern of the yak. The anchor (dumbbell for me) will just hang at the pad eye at the stern barely out of the water. You will attach the rope to your cleat to keep it fully up or uncleat to let it down. After its on bottom and you have sufficient rope out just attach to the cleat and your anchored. Not perfect for every situation but if you are anchoring a lot and its mostly off the stern it may be worth a try.
When I want to move, trolleying the line back to the center of the of the yak, Unhooking from the carabiner and all can get old everytime you move. I think you could eliminate the trollying step everytime you move by attaching a pad eye to the stern of the yak. The anchor (dumbbell for me) will just hang at the pad eye at the stern barely out of the water. You will attach the rope to your cleat to keep it fully up or uncleat to let it down. After its on bottom and you have sufficient rope out just attach to the cleat and your anchored. Not perfect for every situation but if you are anchoring a lot and its mostly off the stern it may be worth a try.