01-21-2003, 03:48 AM
[cool] Wind "drifting" is a great way to drag a worm harness for walleye. There are lots of times they want it "low and slow"...trolled at paint drying speed. It is tough to troll slow enough with a boat at times, but aided by a breeze and an occasional kick of the fins, you can work out just what the fishies want.
The same is true of fishing flies deep, on a full sinking line, for trout. I have had many lazy and enjoyable drifts across trout ponds, with just enough line out to get the fly deep enough...dozing in the morning sun...waiting for some fool trout to interrupt my reverie.
As far as having to thrash the water to keep on track, float tubers quickly learn that it is a "hands free" and unconscious effort for the most part. Your legs just automatically move to adjust your direction and maintain speed and course. You have to focus and exert yourself only when the wind kicks up enough to make simple fishing difficult.
When going with the breeze, and it is not too strong, it is relatively easy to kick your way back upwind for another drift...as long as you don't go in one direction for several hours and then have to fight your way back through stiff afternoon blows.
Is that more what you had in mind?
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The same is true of fishing flies deep, on a full sinking line, for trout. I have had many lazy and enjoyable drifts across trout ponds, with just enough line out to get the fly deep enough...dozing in the morning sun...waiting for some fool trout to interrupt my reverie.
As far as having to thrash the water to keep on track, float tubers quickly learn that it is a "hands free" and unconscious effort for the most part. Your legs just automatically move to adjust your direction and maintain speed and course. You have to focus and exert yourself only when the wind kicks up enough to make simple fishing difficult.
When going with the breeze, and it is not too strong, it is relatively easy to kick your way back upwind for another drift...as long as you don't go in one direction for several hours and then have to fight your way back through stiff afternoon blows.
Is that more what you had in mind?
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