Would like some input on how you make a set of these drift chains.
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Would like some input on how you make a set of these drift chains.
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Five feet of 3/8 log chain on a 50 ft rope....to slow down more.....let more rope out.....if thats not enough add another 5 ft piece of chain.
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I tie loops and have a heavy duty carabiner for quick adjustment to dial in for water depth and wind speed. I keep two just to help keep the boat from crab walking. if you keep some extra carabiners and lengths of chain you can add more slowing power quick for high winds. generally if the two chains dont do the trick, ill move. Takes a lot of wind to buck those chains.
Yeah I don't want this to come across as a smart alec in anyway but here's how I did it you find a 15 foot logging chain on the side of the road you use some used anchor rope you toe to gather and you throw it out behind the boat. If it makes you come to a dead stop in a 10 mile an hour wind you got too much if it makes you to where you can drag it along at about two on your trolling motor you got it about right that's literally how I have done mine and it works fine I also found another piece of logging chain about 8 foot long and I just haven't decided to try it out try yet. Like I said not meant to be a smart alec but don't make things more difficult than what they are. Of course I'm sure there are those on here who are more engineer inclined who will tell you exactly how to do it but then again they don't have your boat and your exact specifics of how you fish
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I'm just wondering where these roads are you're find all them logging chains are? Dang logging crew must be related to my guys, they leave a 4# hammer, tape measure, broom, squeegee, level, etc. etc.. on just about every other job :dono :Rofl
skidder trails and logging roadsQuote:
Originally Posted by Snubbys
I do mine just like Mo Money. Have 2 extra pieces of chain to clip on if necessary.
I have read before that some people put a piece of rope between the chains and your main line that will have some stretch, flex or give.
Also, it appears that most folks first section of chain is 5 to 6 feet long. Just want to get some ideas and how folks do it, there is always a trick or two to.make something better, or easier.
Thanks!
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Up until this year I have never used more than 25 foot of rope. For my rig, its different for every rig, I am now using 2 ropes, 40 foot long with a loop at 25. 1 rope has 7 foot of 3/8s chain and the other has 5 foot of 1/4 inch chain. When needed I add another 7 foot 3/8s section to the rope with the 1/4 inch chain on it.
Saturday in all that wind we were dead in the middle of the lake with our backs to the wind with 1 rope out 40 foot with the 7 foot 3/8s on it and the other one with 40 foot out with the 5 foot of 1/4 inch and a section of 3/8s 7 foot long attached to it. This held us at .5 mph in 3 to 4 foot rollers.
A very strong word of caution, if fishing in an open floor plan boat in the rear it is very easy to fill a boat with water when rollers come over the back, no deck to roll off of.
If anything bad could happen, it would happen to me. I was wondering if the chains ever hang or tear up stake beds?Quote:
Originally Posted by Rees Guide
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Slide right through, way easier on stake beds than socks are.Quote:
Originally Posted by mgrimm
Yeah I can see that.... I know my luck. If there was any way for it to hang or uproot someone's crappie bed it would do it with me. Lol.Quote:
Originally Posted by Rees Guide
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One thing you can do, get a bicycle or motorcycle inner tube. Cut it and slide over chain up to rope, wire tie it tight with a couple of ties. That way you won't beat up your gelcoat.Quote:
Originally Posted by bandchaser
Very rarely does my chains touch the gelcoat, I use a 18v drill case laid open on the back deck, pull the rope until the chain gets to the rub rail laying the rope in the box as I go, lift the chain kinda swishing off any mud or trash off of it and then lay the chain in the box on top of the rope. When fishing a good bit I just leave the rope connected to the cleat and the box laying open on the back deck, rides all over the state like that.
I do the same thing Rees Guide, only I use a 3 gallon feed bucket to store my chain.
I use the bucket as wellQuote:
Originally Posted by Speck
I use 2 9ft sections of 3/8. And if that doesn't work I have 2 more sections of 5ft 3/8.
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Chains stopping that rig of yours is a true example of how well they work.Quote:
Originally Posted by martyrm
Well, tomorrow is going to be the test trip for my new set of Drift chains. Bought 15ft of 3/8" logging chain, and a 50ft hank of marine rope, and few chain clips.
Wind is suppose to blow steady tomorrow with this cold front pushing thru. Appreciate the assistance and ideas. I know it's a simple thing but sometimes there is a better mouse trap!
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Chains are tough at times to control your speed. If it's a non drift sock friendly area I have found buckets to work wonders. Those suckers will bounce and slide around snags a lot better than anything else I have used. Buckets are the go too when it's light winds in the stump field for me.
Bird down..how are you rigging tour buckets?
Knowing Jeremy they just some wore out old gut buckets with a piece of rope that he scraped together. Chunks them over the side and bam instant breaks.
Old window weights and spray them with Bedliner. Works like a champ
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Lol Ryan. Your pretty close. Truth be told we were fishing crappie masters on Grenada and the wind was horrific. We were only in 2 fow and couldn't run the trolling motor into the wind without spooking the fish and couldn't fish with the wind because, A. The drift sox would get hung on a stump every 2 ft, and B. The chains were too small and where drifting at mock speeds. These chains were the back up chains as we had lost our big boys prior., that's a whole story of itself. So we had to figure out something and that's when I found the old rope and gut bucket. Chunked it out and the boat slowed down like I had reins on it. We caught fish left and right for several hours until eventually something happened and the bucket left us. I think it's best that u drill holes and use rope as your tie rather than the bucket handle. I think it eventually worked itself loose. Anyway, no certain way to rig those things. Just chunk em out and see what happens. I think it allows u to drift and not have to run your motor like the chains will make u when the wind slows down.....and the it howls....and then it slows down...and then it howls
Short course on building drift buckets. Remove handle, where handle goes drill a 1/2 in hole in each handle spot, thread the ends of a 4 ft piece of 1/2 in rope through those holes, slip on a large washer over those ends, tie a overhand knot in each end, pull center of rope out and in the center tie a overhand loop knot. Then using a hole saw drill 4 1in holes in perimeter of bottom and 1 dead center in middle of bottom. Then if you want drill a 1/4 in hole in bottom edge of bucket and attach a length of 1/4 in rope to that and use it for a dump line to make retrieving bucket a little easier.
Use one or two buckets?
One on each side to stay straightQuote:
Originally Posted by KnightShadow10
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Get a drift sock and forget it. How to Pro-tip: Mike Gofron on Boat Control with Drift Socks - YouTube
Socks and stumps don't get along
ExactlyQuote:
Originally Posted by KnightShadow10
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If I had to fish with socks I would just go home, I despise them but I learn to spider rig in the river and a creek. Socks hang up, gave to two I had away.Quote:
Originally Posted by MorganT69
For those with money, and no logging chains, I have heard some just by Anchor chains, which are rubber coated.
River I fish in is 35 to 50ft deep, no stumps in sight, its a tool, chains are tools, I use different sized anchors to slow my drift but then again my boat came with the assortment, I didnt have to invest in them.Quote:
Originally Posted by KnightShadow10
Try rigging with socks in 2ft to 6ft of water, and you will soon change your tune!Quote:
Originally Posted by MorganT69
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