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

[Countrytime]

logging chain, buckets, drift socks, need input on what truly works pro's and con's. Thanks!

[Cray]

Get you 2 60 or 70 inch drift socks. If that don't slow you enough it's time to go home.

[Rees Guide]

Depends on what terrane you are fishing, open flats socks work well. In the timber its chains, what I use 95% of the time.
I cussed socks in the timber fishing by myself while prefishing the Crappie Masters, what a pain in the butt. I rarely hang a chain up and most of the time the rabbit button will pull em loose.

[crappielimits]

I second chains. Never tangled a fish in a chain, but they always find socks.

[Shine Runner]

Chains for me. Run two so you can help the boat track straight by running one off each side of the transom.

[DrNip]

Chains? Please explain.

[Countrytime]

How do you rig it? What length of rope to the chain and what length of chain and what diameter of chain do you recommend?

[PAM3417]

Chain work best for me also. I have a 6 foot heavy chain hooked to a 100 foot rope and drop it off the back of the boat and adjust the trolling motor speed to keep me moving at just the right speed. The more rope you let out the slower you will go. I have used this in high wind conditions and was able to move along at 0.5 mph tight lining. A plus: if I pass over a big school I can shut the trolling motor off and stop on top of them.

[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

[Shine Runner]

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

This ^^^^^^