Thread: Rough day

Went out for a few hours today when the rain let up. No wind, no rain, sounds like good combo right? Get the boat launched and get baited up and a breeze starts blowing. OK, instead of trolling I will drift. Catch 4 in the first 15 minutes. Wind starts gusting and the drift is faster than the fish will commit to. Find a few spots to anchor without much luck. Wind continues to pick up and temps start the decline. I am marking fish everywhere. They are from 8fow to 30fow at all depths. The wind is so strong by now I have no boat control and the fish are not hitting with me anchored. Headed for calm side of lake to find very little relief from the wind. I end up with 10 keepers from 9-11". Had many more hits but with struggling to control boat never got them into the boat. The water temp was down to 46-47 degrees. Most fish caught in 10-18fow and about 5-8ft deep. They were hungry but I could not keep the bait in front of them. Worst day on the water all year.

Originally Posted by gregsayers2000

I have been toying with the idea of making 2 drift socks. Need to find out size and material to use. Any suggestions?

Make or get the biggest wind socks you can.the boat size charts for sock are way off imo i have 2 of cabelas biggest socks and wanting a third for my 19 foot bassboat

Another option is dragging chains you can find chain info on MS. Site

or a couple 5 gallon buckets with bunch of inch and a half holes all over and replace wire handle with rope seen several boats this last summer on sardis lake with buckets off each side of boat