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drifting lindy and spinners


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I have never done this, but some people will drag a length of chain to held slow the drift. It might be noisy? to the fish. Normally you can find drift socks fairly cheap if you look enough and stay away from the more expensive brands.

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Are drift socks that expensive? I've never priced them but to me one could make one easy enough with a yard of nylon and some rope. Form the material into a cone, cut off a couple inches from the point, and attach the rope to the large opening. Like a parachute, the opening in the point is to help keep the cone open so it will add drag.

Throw it over the side, tie it to the boat and whalla! drift sock.

Bob

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I've never tried this but have heard from several guys that use a 5 gallon pail on a rope in place of a drift sock.

In terms of wind speed, I really can't say. I adapt to the conditions when I get there, sorry but I don't know what the wind speed is when I decide to throw out my drift sock.

You can pull spinners pretty fast, if you're drifting too fast for a straight live bait rig then put on a spinner rig and crawler and let 'er rip.

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Buy a drift sock. Yes the 5 gallon pail will work but they are a hassle to get back in the boat and always in the way in the boat. Drift sock will fold up nicely and can be stored in the smallest of storage areas. Make sure to get one with a dumping cord.

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