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| Who uses one while casting? How bout while fishing solo?
Anyone lost a fish due to a drift sock? |
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Location: Metro | I personally have never heard of someone using one while fishing for muskies but I will ask around. I have a feeling that it would be an issue when you are trying to land the fish. |
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Location: Grand Rapids, MI | If you're fishing an area that drifting is the best way to fish (big flat vs. breakline) a drift sock can be a very useful tool. It could get in the way if you're fishing on the same side but it wouldn't make sense to fish water the boat has already passed over. No issues at all and actually makes it easier to land fish in big wind. |
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| Got one in the boat at all times, and deploy frequently when I feel it helps control the boat. No issues yet. Excellent tool for open water basin casting. Where I deploy off the boat (dead astern, back corner, gunwale) makes a difference in drift direction, drift velocity and how much of the boat I can open up for guests. It's a tool for me with its time and place. |
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Location: Alex or Alek? | I've used one when in a boat with only a rear trolling motor. It really helped losing the front of the boat while going backwards on a shoreline. We didn't land one that day but there is always the possibility of a fish going around the boat and getting caught in the rope. |
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| There was an article awhile ago, in Musky Hunter I think, where they discussed using them for musky fishing and one thing I remember was that they were set up so you didn't have to pull it in to fight a fish, could disconnect and it has float attached to the line. After netting and releasing the fish, you go back and get the drift sock. |
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| I used to carry and use 2 quite often even when fishing break lines but sometimes I only used the larger one of the back/ off side of the boat, shouldn't be an issue alone or not in landing fish unless one really gave you a run at the wrong time. Now I switched to a bass boat with twin power poles, they Slow me down .5 mph on there own when just deployed part ways into the water and .7 when burried into the water I also have a set of drift paddles for them, they have many adjustments in them to pitch the boat at angles and really slow me down better than two drift socks that were rated for larger boats than I had. Old boats I ran two socks were both warriors. |
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Location: Waukee, IA | I use one for drifting/casting on windy days. Slows me down enough to be able to fish structure methodically even with a stiff breeze. I run it off of the stern to drift bow first into/along structure using the trolling motor to adjust my tracking. |
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| Using a sock is a great tool when there is enough wind to make boat control up front really difficult, and of course drifts faster than you'd like.
where you tie the drift sock to your boat is a big part of the positioning. I go one or the other rear corner then use the electric up front to steer. You can make some very good controlled drifts this way and get good cast and retrieve angles.
its something I maybe don't utilize enough. |
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| I use one on St Clair to slow drift and keep my transom pointed away from teaming waves. Works well |
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Location: Detroit River | I always use a drift sock on the lake (unless no wind) whether I'm fishing with someone or not. I never had any issues with landing fish because of it. Once I was fishing by myself & moving back up to do another drift & the drift sock blew out of the boat & ended up in my prop. I took a lot of water over transom while trying to get the sock unwrapped from the prop.
If you are planning on buying one I suggest that you get one that's rate for the next boat size up than the size boat that you have.
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Location: Waukee, IA | Zib - 8/11/2016 2:55 PM
If you are planning on buying one I suggest that you get one that's rate for the next boat size up than the size boat that you have.
Bingo! They criminally overrate what each sock is rated for |
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| tkuntz - 8/12/2016 8:09 AM
Zib - 8/11/2016 2:55 PM
If you are planning on buying one I suggest that you get one that's rate for the next boat size up than the size boat that you have.
Bingo! They criminally overrate what each sock is rated for
Yes I Alluded to that but didn't stress it in my second to last sentence above. Definitely get one a couple feet larger than your boat 17'=19-20, 20' boat=22' rating. |
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Location: plant earth | Dam zib i bet that was an o $#!+ moment. |
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