I have an anchor line question for the experienced boatpeoplekind.......

On lakes I run my 1/2" nylon anchor line through a Scotty anchor mount on the bow cap. It's sort of auto locking and easy to use solo. The rode consists of 15' of chain and 100' of 1/2" nylon anchor line.

However on the river I will be using my 30 lb river anchor plus a 12" float and an anchor puller. I'd like a system where I can release the entire anchor rode easily and quickly when I am solo.

If I bypass the Scotty mount and release the anchor, float and puller over my bow rail, once I am done releasing the anchor rode, can I just tie the anchor line to my bow rail with a quick release knot like a painter hitch? ie. is the painter hitch an appropriate knot for this situation?

The rest of the rode will be in a line bag with a float, not attached to the boat so if i need to release it I can just release the painter hitch, throw the rest of the anchor rode, bag and float over the rail and go.

Then come back for it later.

Any advice will be greatly appreciated.