I purchased 2 of the 4xl yesterday for $30 and change......today they are selling for $29 and change APIECE.
I called a lady at Cabela's to make sure my order had went through and she said it had. Thanks to everyone for the heads up yesterday.
P.S. Will these drift socks come with some kind of straps or ropes or will I have to get that somewhere else?
I think you have to buy the drift sock harness separate.
some but few come with the harness and float. the harness costs about $25 or more, but I'm thinking up an idea on how make one for alot less and be just as good.
Harnesses are extra. You could use a rope but you had better rig some kind of float on it.
I bought 4 3xl and 4 4xl. I now have drift socks in stock. ;-)
Pool noodles were made for that :)Quote:
Originally Posted by feelay
I've got a 3x drift sock I use, but I hook it directly to my drag rope. Seems to work just fine. What is the point of the harness or some other means to float the lead? I don't see how that aids in the function?
I don't know for sure as I have never used a drift sock so maybe somebody will chime in here....but I thought the harness gave you the ability to dump the load so to speak and be able to pull the sock back in easier.
We use 2 drift socks without a harness on either. We attach each one to the right and left handles on the back of the boat with a carabiner and they work great.
Be careful handling it getting it in etc. They sink. Also, if you only have one sock and tie it off to one side of boat, you will not drift straight. Using one sock on each side is fine though.
The harness has a float as part of it
The harness has a float as part of it and is made for a quick release incase it gets hung up or you have to detach in a hurry. Then just circle around and pick it up. Make a rope harness and slide it through a piece of pool noodle and have the same thing. You do need to attach another line to the small end to dump the sock when you go to retrieve it. Makes it a lot easier to get in.
Thanks Cray. Having a float in case you need to detach makes sense. I've got the drift sock from Cabelas and those have a blue lead that goes to the small end. The rest are black. Makes it easy to grab the right one.