Patent ID: 8082100

Claim:
A computer-implemented method for anchoring a fishing boat with a position maintenance routine associated with an anchor point, the method comprising: obtaining an anchor point identifier that indicates a position of an anchor point of the fishing boat, wherein the anchor point identifier is a storage indicator to cause association with current fishing data obtained at the anchor point, wherein the current fishing data includes at least one member of a group comprising: a fish quantity indicator, a fish type indicator, a fish size indicator, a lure indicator and a bait indicator; actuating a position maintenance routine for automatically anchoring the fishing boat within a tolerance of the anchor point, wherein the position maintenance routine includes: determining a current position of the fishing boat; determining whether the current position is within the tolerance of the anchor point; when the current position is not within the tolerance of the anchor point, determining a direction to the anchor point; and causing a trolling device to propel the fishing boat in the determined direction.