Patent ID: 7117628

Claim:
A waterfowl decoy comprising: a buoyant body having a first recess therein; a reel rotatably mounted within at least a portion of the first recess in the buoyant body, the reel having first and second halves and an eccentric weight disposed between the first and second halves of the reel such that the reel is eccentrically weighted so at to resist but not prevent rotation of the reel within the first recess in said buoyant body; a flexible anchor line attached to the rotatably mounted reel; an anchor attached to the anchor line, the anchor being of sufficient weight to cause the reel to rotate and the line to unwind until the anchor hits bottom; and an integral cranking means in connection with the reel, the cranking means being configured to rewind the anchor line and to be pushed into a stowed position within a D-shaped second recess in the buoyant body to resist rotation of the reel to secure the anchor, wherein the eccentric weight is of sufficient weight to resist rotation of the reel and unwinding of the line after the anchor hits lake bottom.