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Location: South Portsmouth, KY | Anyone out there use drift socks? What would be a good inexpensive sock to use and size? Main use would be on a camp like boat with no trolling motor but i might also use it on a bass boat. If you go with the wind without a trolling motor will they slow you down good? If you want to work with the wind i am guessing you would hook it on the back of the boat am i right? Thanks for any info! |
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| I have one that I bought from Cabelas and I use it a lot.
Slows you down on those windy days so you can actually fish without reeling like a lunatic.
They have size charts in the catalog to help you choose. |
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Location: WI | Drill some holes in a 5 gallon pail, replace the handle with rope and you have about as inexpensive a drift sock as you will find and it works great! Plus while its not in the water you can use the pail for storing stuff. |
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| nice to have for alot of the season,,but more hassle then their worth in late northern fall when water is chiily,you have to drag these things in and straighten every time you move,anytime your fingers and water meet in the late fall is not good not to mention all the cold water you drag in the bottom of the boat,carpet,etc |
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Location: searchin for 50 | Ah the price you pay for hopefully a big girl!!!!  |
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Location: The Yahara Chain | I have been using a sock for years...I love it. You can place the sock in different locations on the boat to get different effects. If you put it out on the side of your boat on a straight drift it slows you down even more. If you are using your trolling motor you will want to put it off of the back of your boat. I would recommend getting the largest sock that they carry...DON'T go off of what they recommend for your boat, it won't slow you down enough. A drift sock is a great tool that will help you put more fish in the boat on those windy days. I also use mine into the wind on some days, it really stabilizes the boat, giving you excellent boat control. |
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Location: Pewaukee, Wisconsin | One tip you can use when a drift sock is used: Add a float or small boui to the rope used on the sock. Once you score a fish release the rope and the sock will be away from the boat and will not be in the way of a fighting fish. Or just add more line to the drift sock rope and let get away from the boat once you score. |
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Location: WI | Any more advice on drift socks? I've got $130 gift certificate to spend at Cabela's, and thinking about purchasing one? |
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| The 5 gallon bucket method that Shane mentioned works great, it's cheap and you don't have to flod it up when your done. We even use it on the river in Winter Steelhead fishing for a slow drift.
Joe Wishin |
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Location: Oregon | We use them alot here in Oregon on anchor to hold the boat straight in the current when the wind is blowing.........gotta have socks, everyone uses them. I guess a bucket would work too but what I like about the socks is that I can store them in a very small space at the back of the boat.
RM |
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Location: The Sportsman, home, or out on the water | Shane Mason - 1/10/2007 4:32 AM
Drill some holes in a 5 gallon pail, replace the handle with rope and you have about as inexpensive a drift sock as you will find and it works great! Plus while its not in the water you can use the pail for storing stuff.
Shane's idea is very solid, for trolling. I deploy 1-2 buckets per side, hung off of the cleats, when I really need to slow down. If I need to slow down more (crawler harness for walleye) I just use my bow mount, pointed forward, and steer the outboard with the steering wheel.
Edited by muskynightmare 8/7/2007 12:38 AM
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| Get one. They are very useful. I like the Drift Control models with the detachable harnass. Whoever said to get a big one was right. Do not get one too small.
Also, one word of warning: make sure you remember you have the sock in the water when you take off! Especially when fishing alone I have a tendency to forget it's back there. I just pull up the trolling motor and head off...
Did that once and it became a case of drift sock vs. 150 Yami. I'll let you guess which one won. Here's a hint: I was back buying another sock right after that. |
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