Drift Control

For those of you that use a 5 gallon bucket how do you rig it ( holes ,no holes,what size hole ,is the bail strong enough by itself ).The wind has been killing me while pushing ,need some advise lol. Thanks and S/F

This would work better and don't cost a lot either and when you are through with it easier to stow away.:twocents

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A drift sock is the best way to go but for a budget two 5 foot lengths of log chain and a 50 foot rope and your in bussiness. The more rope you let out the slower you go. Beats a bucket hands down. :biggrin

If your going to pull buckets, cut a 1 in hole dead center in bottom, then 4 around the outside edge of bottom. Take bail off, drill 1/2 in to 3/4 in hole in strong part where bail attaches. Use 3/8 rope of some kind, run each end from outside to inside and tie a good knot, then pull any slack out withe outside piece of the rope. Get it centered and tie a overhand loop knot giving yourself about a 2-3 in opening. Then get a piece of rope about 8-10 feet long with a Caribeners on each end. Attach one end to bucket rope and the other to boat. You can also tie a small piece of line thru a small hole drill Ed in bottom lip of bucket that is longer than your main rope. Use it to dump bucket and make it a little easier to retrieve.

Thanks for the info S/F

Another value-added alteration is gluing a tube float around lip of the bucket. That way if you get two or more fish on at a time and things start getting "hairy" with crossing lines, you can just release the bucket to float out of the way until you reset and can pick it back up again.

I know this works.....but in all honesty, the drift sock and float are less tedious to deal with. JMO! :)