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An anchor for use with a buoyant decoy used in hunting has a hollow anchor housing configured for detachable engagement with the buoyant decoy, the hollow housing having an anchor head portion, a ballasted and ballastible anchor shaft portion and a hook portion unitary connected to the anchor shaft

An anchor for use with a buoyant decoy used in hunting has a hollow anchor housing configured for detachable engagement with the buoyant decoy, the hollow housing having an anchor head portion, a ballasted and ballastible anchor shaft portion and a hook portion unitary connected to the anchor shaft portion. A reel assembly with a spool of an anchor line is positioned in the anchor housing. The spool is rotated by a detachable crank handle to rewind the anchor line into the housing. A spring-operated release plunger is positioned within a bore formed in the head portion. When the plunger is depressed, the anchor line can be extended and/or retrieved. A hook on a free end of the anchor line allows detachable securing of the anchor housing to the keel of the decoy.

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1. An anchor assembly for use with a buoyant decoy having a buoyant body and a keel attached to a bottom of the buoyant body, the assembly comprising: a hollow anchor housing configured for detachable engagement with the buoyant body, said hollow anchor housing comprising an anchor head portion, an

1. An anchor assembly for use with a buoyant decoy having a buoyant body and a keel attached to a bottom of the buoyant body, the assembly comprising: a hollow anchor housing configured for detachable engagement with the buoyant body, said hollow anchor housing comprising an anchor head portion, an anchor shank portion and a hook portion formed unitary with the anchor shank portion, said anchor shank portion and said anchor hook portion define an inner chamber retaining a ballast medium therein; anda reel assembly retaining a pre-determined length of an anchor line, said reel assembly being enclosed in the anchor head portion, said anchor head portion being provided with a guiding slot for extending the anchor line from interior of the anchor housing to exterior of the anchor housing. 2. The assembly of claim 1, wherein said ballast medium comprises weight pellets. 3. The assembly of claim 1, wherein said reel assembly comprises a spool with the anchor line wound thereon, said spool being adapted for rotational movement about a central spindle. 4. The assembly of claim 3, further comprising a crank handle, said crank handle being configured to apply rotational force to the spindle and for selective detachable engagement with the spool. 5. The assembly of claim 4, wherein said spool is provided with a female insert configured for detachably receiving an end of the crank handle therein. 6. The assembly of claim 1, wherein said head portion is provided with a means for selectively restricting extension of the anchor line from said head portion. 7. The assembly of claim 6, wherein said means for selectively restricting extension of the anchor line from said head portion comprises a spring-loaded release plunger moveable within a transverse bore formed in the head portion transversely to the guiding slot, said release plunger comprising a portion extending outwardly from the anchor housing. 8. The assembly of claim 7, wherein said release plunger is provided with a manually-engageable knob secured to the outwardly extending portion of the release plunger. 9. The assembly of claim 1, further comprising a means for selectively attaching the anchor housing to the keel of the decoy body. 10. The assembly of claim 9, wherein said means for selectively attaching the anchor housing to the keel of the decoy body comprises a hook secured to a free end of the anchor line and configured for engagement with an opening formed in the keel. 11. The assembly of claim 10, wherein said means for selectively attaching the anchor housing to the keel of the decoy body further comprises a bracket attached to the shank portion and the hook portion and a flexible band configured for engagement with the bracket and the keel. 12. An anchor assembly for use with a waterfowl decoy having a buoyant body and a keel attached to a bottom of the buoyant body, the assembly comprising: a hollow anchor housing configured for detachable engagement with the buoyant body, said hollow housing comprising an anchor head portion, a ballastible anchor shank portion and a hook portion formed unitary with the anchor shank portion, said anchor shank portion and said anchor hook portion define an inner chamber retaining a ballast medium therein;a reel assembly retaining a pre-determined length of an anchor line, said reel assembly being enclosed in the anchor head portion, said anchor head portion being provided with a guiding slot for extending the anchor line from interior of the anchor housing to exterior of the anchor housing; anda means for selectively restricting extension of the anchor line from the reel assembly. 13. The assembly of claim 12, wherein said reel assembly comprises a spool with the anchor line wound thereon, said spool being adapted for rotational movement about a central spindle, and a crank handle, said crank handle being configured to apply rotational force to the spindle and for selective detachable engagement with the spool. 14. The assembly of claim 13, wherein said spool is provided with a female insert configured for detachably receiving an end of the crank handle therein. 15. The assembly of claim 12, wherein said anchor shaft portion and said anchor hook portion define an inner chamber retaining the ballast medium therein, said ballast medium comprising weight pellets. 16. The assembly of claim 12, further comprising a means for selectively attaching the anchor housing to the keel of the decoy body, said means comprising a hook secured to a free end of the anchor line and configured for engagement with an opening formed in the keel. 17. The assembly of claim 16, wherein said means for selectively attaching the anchor housing to the keel of the decoy body further comprises a bracket attached to the shank portion and the hook portion and a flexible band configured for engagement with the bracket and the keel. 18. A method of deploying a buoyant decoy in a body of water, said decoy having a buoyant body and a keel secured to a bottom of the buoyant body, the method comprising the steps: providing an anchor assembly comprising a hollow anchor housing configured for detachable engagement with the buoyant body, said hollow anchor housing comprising a hollow anchor head portion, a ballasted anchor shaft portion and a hook portion formed unitary with the anchor shank portion said anchor shank portion and said anchor hook portion define an inner chamber retaining a ballast medium therein;providing a rotatable reel assembly retaining a pre-determined length of an anchor line, said reel assembly being enclosed in the anchor head portion;providing a means for selectively detachably securing the anchor housing to the buoyant body;detachably securing the anchor housing to the buoyant body;extending a predetermined length of the anchor line from the reel assembly; andpositioning the buoyant body in the body of water, while allowing the anchor housing to submerge and rest on a bottom of the body of water. 19. The method of claim 18, further comprising a step of restricting extension of the anchor line from said head portion prior to positioning the buoyant body in the body of water. 20. The method of claim 18, wherein the step detachably securing the anchor housing to the buoyant body comprises a step of providing a hook, securing the hook to a free end of the anchor line and engaging the hook with an opening formed in the keel of the buoyant decoy. 21. The method of claim 20, wherein the step detachably securing the anchor housing to the buoyant body further comprises a step of providing a bracket attached to the anchor shank portion and the hook portion of said anchor housing and a flexible band, and engaging the flexible band to the bracket and the keel of the buoyant decoy. 22. A method of deploying in and retrieving a buoyant decoy from, a body of water, said decoy having a buoyant body and a keel secured to a bottom of the buoyant body, the method comprising the steps: providing an anchor assembly comprising a hollow anchor housing configured for detachable engagement with the buoyant body, said hollow anchor housing comprising a hollow anchor head portion, a ballasted anchor shaft portion and a hook portion formed unitary with the anchor shaft portion, said anchor shaft portion and the hook portion define an inner chamber retaining a ballast medium therein;providing a rotatable reel assembly retaining a pre-determined length of an anchor line, said reel assembly being enclosed in the anchor head portion;providing a means for selectively detachably securing the anchor housing to the buoyant body;detachably securing the anchor housing to the buoyant body;extending a predetermined length of the anchor line from the reel assembly;positioning the buoyant body in the body of water, while allowing the anchor housing to submerge and rest on a bottom of the body of water;retrieving the buoyant decoy from the body of water after a pre-determined period of time;providing a detachable crank handle;engaging the crank handle with the spool;applying rotation force to the crank handle, therby rotating the spool and rewinding the anchor line on the reel assembly. 23. The method of claim 22, further comprising a step of restricting extension of the anchor line from said head portion prior to positioning the buoyant body in the body of water.