Drift sock

[Olgrey]

How expensive are these things? I've never noticed them in a store. Thanks.

[fishinfreak]

The one I'm looking at (the bps version) is $50 for my size boat

[papawbass]

I just bought one this winter, haven't tried it out yet, but I am sure going to try it at some point. Canepole your tip answered one of my concerns, thanks

[softcraw]

So would the 16-18 work better or the 18-20?

I would personally buy the 18-20 if I was you. We have bought two of them and the first one was what was recommended for the size boat we were in and it worked fine but the second one we bought was a size bigger and it really slowed us down. The two that we use are he bps ones that you are lookin at. Well worth the money!

[fishinfreak]

I would personally buy the 18-20 if I was you. We have bought two of them and the first one was what was recommended for the size boat we were in and it worked fine but the second one we bought was a size bigger and it really slowed us down. The two that we use are he bps ones that you are lookin at. Well worth the money!

Great! Thanks for the help

[HURRICANEBOB]

Great! Thanks for the help

If you don't mind stopping buy to get it, you can borrow mine to experiment with for a month or so. Roughly where you from, I'm in Etown. 270-766-1101

Another thing to try just to get a feel for it, grab a couple 5 gallon plastic pails with handles, put a snap link thru the handes and tie on about 15 foot of line. Then head out on a windy day and try it. Note the difference when you have 1 pail out vs 2. By measuring the pail diameter, and seeing the difference 1 vs 2, it gives you a rough feel for how sock size matters. (Bassbug is gonna love that last comment)

If you do buy one, buy a cheap on to experiment: Here's a link to save some money. http://www.overtons.com/modperl/prod...K&merchID=4005

I bought a cheap vinyl one 15 years ago and still have it for occassional use. And it owrks great in river current when at anchor to keep the stern from blowing around when bottom fishing.

[fishinfreak]

If you don't mind stopping buy to get it, you can borrow mine to experiment with for a month or so. Roughly where you from, I'm in Etown. 270-766-1101

Another thing to try just to get a feel for it, grab a couple 5 gallon plastic pails with handles, put a snap link thru the handes and tie on about 15 foot of line. Then head out on a windy day and try it. Note the difference when you have 1 pail out vs 2. By measuring the pail diameter, and seeing the difference 1 vs 2, it gives you a rough feel for how sock size matters. (Bassbug is gonna love that last comment)

If you do buy one, buy a cheap on to experiment: Here's a link to save some money. http://www.overtons.com/modperl/prod...K&merchID=4005

I bought a cheap vinyl one 15 years ago and still have it for occassional use. And it owrks great in river current when at anchor to keep the stern from blowing around when bottom fishing.

Thanks, I really appreciate the offer but I think with all of the info i've gotten on here i'm going to go ahead and buy one. I think i'm going to buy the one for the 18-20 ft boat and tie a 2 liter to it. Plus I don't wanna take a chance on messing yours up

[HURRICANEBOB]

Thanks, I really appreciate the offer but I think with all of the info i've gotten on here i'm going to go ahead and buy one. I think i'm going to buy the one for the 18-20 ft boat and tie a 2 liter to it. Plus I don't wanna take a chance on messing yours up

We're all in this together. Hope all works out.

[kygorski]

Dont forget that they are good for motor trolling also.Some baits wont work well at speeds over 3 mph.The buckets are a pain.

[fishinfreak]

Dont forget that they are good for motor trolling also.Some baits wont work well at speeds over 3 mph.The buckets are a pain.

How do you do that without the baits getting in them?

[Duayne]

I just purchased a trolling plate for my boat. I haven't installed it yet but did a lot of research. The one I went with is heavy heavy duty and doesn't need to be manually raised or lowered. Install it and forget about it.. This one also has a center hole to allow for better reverse control.

http://www.johnsonmarinesupply.com/trolling_plates.htm


I know this is about drift socks but these will slow you down as well. My boat was zero to 4 mph at the slowest speed and was hard to control even when docking. So I wanted an option to help both with trolling and with a more manageable idle.

[kygorski]

my drift sock has a large orange float on the drag line, the sock stays near the surface, my baits run onder it. I dont let out a lot of drag line.