help with drift sock..........

[duckhunter]

my new boat trolls at 2 - 2.2 mph on idle speed with 2 five gallon buckets. what size drift sock do you all recommend to bring the speed down to about 1.5 mph, without the buckets? thanks!

[satdoc1]

Just go ahead and get ya a trollin plate for yo motor and be done with it. My boat wouldnt get below 2.5 till I got mine , now I have to give her a little gas to get to 1.5- 1.8. Really worth it and dont have to worry about loosin it.

[satdoc1]

This is the one I have -Trol-A-Matic Trolling Plate. It takes the worry out of having to raise and lower it every time. EBAY has em right now .As well as Cabellas-http://www.cabelas.com/p-0000915012282a.shtml

[yikess]

This is the one I have -Trol-A-Matic Trolling Plate. It takes the worry out of having to raise and lower it every time. EBAY has em right now .As well as Cabellas-http://www.cabelas.com/p-0000915012282a.shtml

Satdoc I tried one and it made my boat porpoise like a roller coaster on smooth water.

[yikess]

my new boat trolls at 2 - 2.2 mph on idle speed with 2 five gallon buckets. what size drift sock do you all recommend to bring the speed down to about 1.5 mph, without the buckets? thanks!

I would try a 30" first. I use a 24" when by myself and 18" with I have a second person onboard with my 90hp but my target is 1.9.

Get it from BPS so you can keep taking the back until you get the speed you want. I had to do this a couple of times and they never questioned it.

[duckhunter]

Just go ahead and get ya a trollin plate for yo motor and be done with it. My boat wouldnt get below 2.5 till I got mine , now I have to give her a little gas to get to 1.5- 1.8. Really worth it and dont have to worry about loosin it.

sat, my son does not think a trolling plate is "cool" on a bass boat, lol.

[duckhunter]

thanks, yikess, i think that's what i may try.

[satdoc1]

sat, my son does not think a trolling plate is "cool" on a bass boat, lol.

Sorry to hear that. Tell him when he starts payin all tha bills you might start listening to what he has to say. That is why my son has a job and has to listen to his wifie now..:D

[DonDon]

was steering. Sometimes it would take awhile to get turned but it did take me from 3.2 down to about 1.3 or so on the Nitro

[DonDon]

3, 5 gallon buckets on the bay boat puts me at 2.1 or 2.2