| SUPER MAX The Super Max Pivoting and Super Max Rigid are very similar in design, both are scoop-style anchors with a concave, shovel-shaped palm constructed from hot-dipped galvanized steel. They are available in six sizes ranging from 18 to 115 pounds. Both of the anchors we tested were Max 16 models. These two were by far the biggest, bulkiest, and heaviest anchors in the field. The pivoting Super Max has a three-position hinge located about mid-shank that can be adjusted for bottom composition. The lowest position is for sand, the middle for mud, and the highest for ooze and soup. We tested it in the middle position. In performance testing we found both anchors set easily on the first attempt in all tests. In the long scope test, the Super Max Rigid hit 500 pounds after a long pull and then fell right off to 425 once the pull stopped. It felt like we were dragging the bucket of a front-end loader through the mud. The pivoting model performed similarly: After pulling 15 feet of line, it hit our 500-pound target. At the shorter scope the pivoting anchor hit 500 pounds then fell right off to 400. The Rigid model, in a 10-foot pull, hit 350 pounds, broke loose, and finally hooked up again and hit 300. These are expensive anchors with both the 45-pound Super Max Pivoting model 16 and the 47-pound Super Max Rigid model 16 each priced at $475, the highest of any anchors in our test. Super Max anchors carry a one-year warranty. Bottom Line: With |