Slowing a drifting boat

[Kappa]

Dear all,

 

I know you cab use a drogue or an anchor or an electric motor.

 

A competition drogue is 5x5ft. Why couldn't I make my own 8x8 etc etc?

 

Any other tips on steering or slowing a drift?

 

Rich

Edited August 8, 2014 by Kappa

[lutra]

Real men use the oars.

[Kappa]

Being a southern nancy I have no idea about this. Could you provide just a little more information?

[Anderoo]

I tried that on a flat calm day last year - I won't describe what I looked like but I will say that you can either use the oars OR vertical jig, not both!

 

The competition sized drogues are an agreed size for trout competitions I think, so it's a level playing field. I don't think you can buy them any bigger(?) but you could make one.

 

Using 2 drogues doesn't seem to help much as they seem to 'fill up' and 'deflate' in turn during the drift rTher than both acting at once.

 

Hooking the drogue up to the bow rather than the side slows the drift but you do then swing around a fair bit.

[Kappa]

Anderoo I suspect you were not using the oars like a real man.

 

I've been doing some research to see how one becomes a real man. It seems you have to:

 

Have tattoos

Drink Stella

Beat your wife (I don't know how you do this whilst rowing)

Shout racist / sexist comments at every opportunity

Desperately hope all the above will deflect suspicion away from your deep longing to be spooned by a real man.

 

Rich

Edited August 9, 2014 by Kappa

[goosequill]

Anderoo I suspect you were not using the oars like a real man.

 

I've been doing some research to see how one becomes a real man. It seems you have to:

 

Have tattoos

Drink Stella

Beat your wife (I don't know how you do this whilst rowing)

Shout racist / sexist comments at every opportunity

Desperately hope all the above will deflect suspicion away from your deep longing to be spooned by a real man.

 

Rich

[Ken L]

Why not simply deploy two at different distances from the boat/

[Phone]

Anderoo,

 

I know there are a great deal of differences - but we "drift" for walleye at 2 - 5 mph. Most likely in a rather tight circle. Often the trolling motor is at full tilt. I think that is what we use as one of those thingy's you are talking about?

 

Phone

[Anderoo]

Wow that's fast. We're aiming for 0.5mph max.

[Anderoo]

Why not simply deploy two at different distances from the boat/

Good idea, might work?