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Originally Posted by psneeld
I have seen haystacks of Danforth styles with very bent shafts.
Sure some might have hooked something not natural to the sandy or muddy bottoms...but I believe the vast majority were from being deeply set, and not breaking out when being pulled from way different directions. Some by weather, some by power.
I just won't use one as a primary because of all my experiences and reported experiences of them not catching and setting quickly...so not great to be the emergency anchor.
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Shank strength is one of the big differences between the cheaper Danforths (and cheap copies) vs the higher quality ones. There's a reason the Fortress or the high tensile Danforth cost a multiple of what the cheap ones do.
I absolutely agree on not liking them for a primary though. For the conditions where they're good, nothing will beat them. But they're not great across a wide range of conditions.