Well that is one way of lifting an anchor , but personally I go the safer route of having a bow to stern line for SAFETY purposes, also I dont tie the line directlly to the stern mine is beyond mid ship aft . If you do get into any trouble of hang up etc you just cut it and your completely free. your complete anchor system(scottsman,rode drag line is still in the water to get later) is away from your boat alot harder to do if it is attached to the bow ESPECIALLY in rougher water.
Sookes I run 600 ft of rode another 45 of chain and another 75 ft or so to boat to scotsman so over 700ft all in,i like to move around and cover ground some dont but thats up to the fisherman....it works for me.
As you found out this am 1.3 off of constance is smoking fast because of the push coming out of puget sound and the haro combined bet you it was ok at about what i call fishable by 10:15 ish , I personally wouldnt even go out today but thats me id rather have a good 5 to 8 hours of fishing with less current then 3 hours of alot of current . BUT in saying that you can always find areas in bays and behind islands to hide from the currents if you know what your doing...
I watched 3 guys try a few weeks back when I was salmon fishing on a 2.0 kt ebb on constance it was smoking and at the high of the ebb try an anchor ... they threw it out from the back of the boat when the anchor grabbed the boat spun like a top 2 guys went flying backwards into bottom of boat. I know they were scared cause there was alot of F BOMBS and screaming going on, my buddy who i was with said it perfectlly "how stupid and dangerous is that" luckily the scotssman popped up and was free they lifted it and didnt try again thank god.
BUT the more im out there the more i see it so its quite clear people are not respecting what they are doing and will learn the hard way im sure we will hear of a boat flipping or worse a death here. which in my opinion is very sad.....
Good luck Wolf