Bigfisherman
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Does anyone use a drift sock for their boat, is it any good? Are they simple to use?
Drift Sock
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I use one quite a bit, it really slows the boat down when fishing in the wind. I got mine at BPS for like 25$. The one I have works for my 14' aluminum with 9.9. If you have a bigger boat, you'll need a bigger sock. They have different sizes.
Just throw it in and have about 6 to 8 ft of rope., I tie mine to the oar mount at the center of the boat,that way you drift with the wind, but the boat stays at a 90 Degree angle. both people can fish their end of the boat without flipping around and stuff...there is a small rope at the small end of the sock, so when you want to pull the sock out, you pull the small rope and it flips the bag backwards so you're not pulling a bunch of water into the boat.
I've even used them when trolling for walleye to slow the boat down a little when the wind is pushing you..
I think they are great.. especially if you don't have a trolling motor..
hope that helps.
Just throw it in and have about 6 to 8 ft of rope., I tie mine to the oar mount at the center of the boat,that way you drift with the wind, but the boat stays at a 90 Degree angle. both people can fish their end of the boat without flipping around and stuff...there is a small rope at the small end of the sock, so when you want to pull the sock out, you pull the small rope and it flips the bag backwards so you're not pulling a bunch of water into the boat.
I've even used them when trolling for walleye to slow the boat down a little when the wind is pushing you..
I think they are great.. especially if you don't have a trolling motor..
hope that helps.
Bigfisherman
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I'm gonna pick one up at le baron tomorrow they have a minn kota drift sock for $35 says its good for a 16-21ft boat hopefully I'll get to try it this weekend but I wasn't planning on heading out, we will see...
Thx
Thx
Spinninreel
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They are a good option rather than having to troll backwards to slow the boat down. Especially for walleye you sometimes want to troll slow - .8 mph and the drift sock meets the requirement.
