How to slow the boat on windy days, what works best?

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Originally Posted by Rees Guide

I run 2 sets on 25 foot of rope. Need longer ropes if fishing deeper water. Each chain is a 5 foot section of 5/16 and another section I can add if needed that is 5 foot long in 1/4 inch. I pull 2 most the time to help keep the boat straight

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I agree...But terrain means alot...I was pulling chains one windy day at Talquin...To make a long story short, my chain is still on the bottom of that lake. I have 2 - 5 foot logging chains tied to rope with a hook on the end that I can hook onto the cleats on either side of my boat. Like Rees said, it will be the boat straight. In extremely windy conditions, I will let enough rope out to where all 5 foot of chain is dragging the bottom. Other times I try to only let 2-3 foot drag the bottom. Trial and error and wind speed will dictate what is going to work best....Just my :twocents

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Originally Posted by Rees Guide

I run 2 sets on 25 foot of rope. Need longer ropes if fishing deeper water. Each chain is a 5 foot section of 5/16 and another section I can add if needed that is 5 foot long in 1/4 inch. I pull 2 most the time to help keep the boat straight

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Thanks for explanation. Never thought about using chain. Hate using the socks unless absolutely necessary.

I learn somthing new every day. Never even heard of chains. Just makes sence.

A friend I work with used a Lindy Drift Sock last week for the first time and he loved it. It had a strap attached to the small end that enabled him to bring it back into the boat with little effort.

Socks for me pulling a mere few feet from the motor. I can longling over top of them. I dont fish timber...just flats.

I have found that it will slow the boat to a stop if you put it on the trailer and park it while you go downtown for a cool pop. Works every time.

wise man:biggrin

okay...i guess im just extra dense but how does this work. Are you actually dragging the bottom with the chains or are they just dangling in the water creating drag that way? Thanks for the help!

welcon to CDC . i see this is your first post

sdraging the bottom . the more chain on the bottom the slower you go .

thanks Papasage! I am a recent addition to this site and have already learned a bunch by just keeping my mouth shut and READING which is what I shoulda done last night cause as soon as I posted my plea for advice I realized there was a page deux and saw where chains drag the bottom...D'OH! I learned a loooooooong time ago about the fun of catching our number one prey-the CRAPPIE by going on much loved fishing trips with my dad and grandpa and sitting under a bridge during those hot summer nights on Lake Hartwell until my lil ol' eyelids just gave up and i'd wake up as we pulled back into the drive somewhere in the wee hours. Then much later in life my father-in-law introduced me to bank fishing in the spring.....oh the beloved springtime for us Crappie fishermen huh? I still am in awe of my father-in-law and his prowess at finding the fish and putting em on the stringer!!!! Now i'm an old fart with a boat for the first time in my life and I wanna learn the art of spider rigging to add to my other experiences at catching our beloved, great eatin fish!!!!