05-20-2011, 06:39 PM
Don't hang the drift socks off the front of the boat. It could do one of two things:
1. Pull your bow under the water and swamp you under the right (or wrong) conditions
2. It will cause your boat to porpoise like a mo' fo'. In other words, that drift sock is going to steer your boat where you don't want it to go.
The drift sock, however, was a good recommendation. You probably will only need one, and off the back of the boat. Attach it to the boat with a floating line, like what you use for skiing or knee boarding.
What we use to do is drop a 5 gallon bucket behind the boat, but that would take up too much room in that little boat. Drift socks are soft, and can be folded up and stored, and take up very little room. With the drift sock, on a day with plenty of wind, you just kill the motor, deploy the drift sock, and let the wind do the work. The sock will keep the boat pointed strait, and you don't have to use any fuel. It's a win/ win. We use drift socks when we fish Santee Cooper her in SC. We drift for big catfish, and drifting is about the only way you can get it done under some circumstances.
Good luck man, and enjoy the motor. Those are good ones.
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1. Pull your bow under the water and swamp you under the right (or wrong) conditions
2. It will cause your boat to porpoise like a mo' fo'. In other words, that drift sock is going to steer your boat where you don't want it to go.
The drift sock, however, was a good recommendation. You probably will only need one, and off the back of the boat. Attach it to the boat with a floating line, like what you use for skiing or knee boarding.
What we use to do is drop a 5 gallon bucket behind the boat, but that would take up too much room in that little boat. Drift socks are soft, and can be folded up and stored, and take up very little room. With the drift sock, on a day with plenty of wind, you just kill the motor, deploy the drift sock, and let the wind do the work. The sock will keep the boat pointed strait, and you don't have to use any fuel. It's a win/ win. We use drift socks when we fish Santee Cooper her in SC. We drift for big catfish, and drifting is about the only way you can get it done under some circumstances.
Good luck man, and enjoy the motor. Those are good ones.
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