Long lining in the wind

[brettw]

Looks windy all through till Friday,
so how about some of you old farts sharing some of Grandpappy's tips on long lining in windy conditions!

Here's a pic of a buckle Oldfish won in the wind.

[uncle remus]

that's what he catches == trash fish

well I guess it better then no fish

[STUMP HUNTER]

Drift socks!!

[brettw]

SH
I have a drift sock but sounds hard to control

[MThook]

Able 7 mph the toon is almost impossible to long line. The wind catch it like a sail and throws it left or right, the auto pilot corrects but it can only doc so much. Even down wind the back will go sideways. That's the it's time to pull out the anchors find some structure and dip minnows.

[strmwalker]

Able 7 mph the toon is almost impossible to long line. The wind catch it like a sail and throws it left or right, the auto pilot corrects but it can only doc so much. Even down wind the back will go sideways. That's the it's time to pull out the anchors find some structure and dip minnows.

a good size drift sock or some chains would fix that with no problem !!! they sale some good size drift socks at cabela's !!! they do work !!!

[MThook]

i'm not sure how to use them, I've seen them used to slow a boat in the wind( drift across the the wind) how do you set them the keep the boat going straight?

[burdawg]

i'm not sure how to use them, I've seen them used to slow a boat in the wind( drift across the the wind) how do you set them the keep the boat going straight?

Scooper, the drift socks tied off to the back of the toon will slow it enough to allow the TM to steer the toon

[MThook]

Looks like it's time for some shopping. any sock better than the other?

[burdawg]

Size is more important than brand..Cabelas may have a better selection than academy. Boat size should be marked on bag.