Thread: Drift socks

Can't go too big.

Yep

Depends on how fast you want to go, and the time of year. The bigger the better if you want to crawl along on a really windy day. I use 1 or 2 socks depending on wind speed. I use 30" socks when I want to move along at a decent speed when it's warmer. I use 66 or 78" in colder water to go slow.

Thanks guys for yalls input. I fished Saturday afternoon for the first time this year , the wind was not really high but moving my tin boat around .65 which is too fast. Just wanting to stay around .3 to .4.

Try dragging chains instead of wind socks.


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Thanks Feeshrman think I may have some chain. I'll try that first

You can use 5 gallon buckets also. On my 1652 G3 I can drag one bucket it will decrease my speed from 1mph to .7 mph, I can drag two to get me down to .4 -.5 mph. Just drill holes in each side under where the handle was and either drill one large hole (2" or so) in the center of the bottom or 8 to 12 small 1/2" holes for water to travel thru. Total cost if you own a drill under $20 bucks for the rope and buckets.

academy sporting goods has some cheap drift socks if you just want to try them....i think i paid $14 each for mine