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  1. 06-17-2013, 12:24 PM #1
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    Some of you guys that drift...have heard of people using log chains to slow down their drift. Personally I think its ideal when you can drift around 1.0 mph. Less than .5 is tough and 2 or more is just as bad. Have drift socks but am thinking about trying other options. Maybe a thin long piece of iron with an eyelet attached to the top to tie your anchor rope. Heck even some 2 " pipe filled with concrete or lead. (Lead is readily accessible, just a matter of melting it down and putting it in the pipe). Maybe the log chain is the best way to go. Drift sock can be bothersome. Just looking for alternatives...
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    As much as I love to fish, white caps keep my boat on the trailer. Can't help you out, but just be safe.
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    I drift a lot at night time and tried the log chains and dragging old brake rotors...too much of a PITA for this guy. The metal rusts and gets the boat am you hand filthy every time you need to pull up and move to another location. I went bak to Cabelas drift sock as and haven't looked back. It specifically what they're designed to do and I keep a small and larger one in the boat at all times for different wind conditions. The parachute type design of the sock acts like an actual anchor when the waves get above a foot and it creates a positive resistance anchor for the boat so there is less vertical movement of you and your baits when the water gets rough. Just my experience over the years.
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    Depends upon you fishing a lake or a river. Chains work both river and lakes, the sock only works on the lakes. Do some research on catfish1.com and CC.com. I did a search on Gooogle and turned up some interesting articles.

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