Wind

[Canuck]

Personally I find wind the biggest headache when fishing for cats. I fish the Red River at Lockport Manitoba. I fish from a boat and find it quite important to keep the bait in one spot, it prevents snags and seems to get alot more hookups. Usually there is enough current but if there is a strong enough north wind the boat starts to swing. I have tried to shorten up the amt of anchor rope but that still only helps some of the time. Does anybody have ideas on how to stop boat swing especially in the wind??????

[Canuck]

I tried a 2nd anchor at the rear but that would cause snags when we brought our kitties in.

What would happen if U put 2 anchors out up front and tied then about 2 to 3 feed from the bow?

The Red River at Lockport has some high banks and when the wind is from the north it will actually blow the boat up stream, wierd I know but it does.

I havn't tried the wind sock YET but maybe that will be the answer.

What we have been doing is picking around bends in the river but that limits our locations and some of the prime spots. Only 13 more days left before the season opens, but who is counting. Good thing I just got a new lab puppy yesterday.

[Wiskers]

Hey buddy I got the answer for you.... I took on another new sponsor.. Tamer Group by JNB origionals.. They make the drift bags and then Bait tamers... I have been useing the drift bags on the back of the RP.. now if any boat will swing it is the RP.. with one or two bags out I cut that swing down big time.. as long as you got current they will work great.. You just have to make sure you are anchored in good.. I got the two small bags so far.. One most of the time does the trick but when it is really windy I use two, one out each back corner.. walla.......

Them bait tamers are awesome.. but of course we use live bait here... when Im done fishing I can keep the bait alive in the river until I fish again.

Say have you tried useing leaches up there for cats????? Too bad we cant bring any of them up there.. I got a real good source of some JUMBO leaches.. just picked up a pound agian the other day.. man they are big..

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Wiskers Guiding Service
Red River, Red Lake River & Minnesota River,for Channel Cats, Flatheads & Walleyes
Crookston, MN
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[This message has been edited by Rick (edited 05-01-2004).]

[korn_fish]

Two anchors, or use one of those driftsock thingies that people use to slow down a drift in heavy winds. The current should pull enough to keep you straight.

[Canuck]

Never tried leeches YET. Are U bringing those Tamers up this spring? Am real interested in them.

[Wiskers]

I will bring what I have so you can see them.. Unless your interested in some, I can see if I can get you what you need..

If I only could get them leaches up there.. they work GREAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Wiskers Guiding Service
Red River, Red Lake River & Minnesota River,for Channel Cats, Flatheads & Walleyes
Crookston, MN
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218-280-0442

[Boar]

Hey canuck is that a yellow, choc. or black? I have 8 12 day old labs, 5 yellows and three blacks, i only have three yellows left, 2 males an one female if ya know of any one looking post me. They are great dogs, good for you. We have similar problems on the rainy, a north wind blows us up stream, weird i know but kinda funny. Two anchors fix the problem but we aint fight'n 25lb walleyes eithier that do what they want when they want, those socks are a good though, good luck later boar

[Canuck]

Boar: She is a yellow. I may know another guide that may be looking for a lab pup. I will be talking to him later this week and will mention it.

When ever anybody for this bb comes up to Lockport give me a shout as I would love to meet them in person and maybe we can either wet a line or whistle or at least I can offer some areas that we find are producing.

[Ed Carlson]

I don't like 2 ancors but the wind is a pain at times. Shallow draft boats tend to spin in the wind no matter how fast the flow is...Big Pain.

Canuck try a 6 gal bucket on a short drop once. Kinda-Sorta acts like a wind sock...but on the cheap.

It pays to rig a second "Dump Rope' off the bottom of the bucket to make pulling it in a snap..yet it is not too bad to pull in. If your in fast water...then it gets heavy fast.

Hey Canuck...ask Shanon what he learned last year about using Drift Socks on the Red. Tee-Hee!

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Ed "Backwater Eddy" Carlson

Backwater Guiding
"ED on the RED"
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