Drogue
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Norman
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Hi Alfie, Have looked at the posibilities of using a drogue, however if its a fast drift we often spend only 2 to 3 minutes on a drift then whip around for another since we've passed the wreck and so the main focus of the drift.
Even with a drogue it would take longer to deploy and then winch in than the time we'd save.
I can see the use of it being effective over large areas of hard ground where the drift can be 10 minutes or more
Norm
Even with a drogue it would take longer to deploy and then winch in than the time we'd save.
I can see the use of it being effective over large areas of hard ground where the drift can be 10 minutes or more
Norm
northeast1
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As Norman says they not ideal for our kind of fishing, i have also looked at them and felt they be more of a pain than a help.
I am the same if its a fast drift i just stop further away from the wreck to give the bait time to hit the bottom before the wreck comes up.
They a good idea but not more me.
Smaller tides now but winds still shocking so cant make it out yet
I am the same if its a fast drift i just stop further away from the wreck to give the bait time to hit the bottom before the wreck comes up.
They a good idea but not more me.
Smaller tides now but winds still shocking so cant make it out yet
SIXFOOTSTEVE
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An ideal bit of kit for slowing the drift along a still Lock or lake ( been there ,done that ) but no good at all for wreck fishing from what I can see ,mind you a drift over a larger feature such as a sandbank or reef might be better.
mark
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sails!
was a long time ago, but its the ultimate tool for the job. Used to have a 20' drascombe, careful trim of the sail could stop a drift dead in its tracks, or slow it to whatever speed you want
awesome in a wind against tide situation, when the wind and tide are in exactly the same direction its a lot trickier, but still effective. kills a lot of the rock and roll of the swell as well
its one thing I'm looking forward to re-learning should this floating death trap ever see the outside of st pete's again
was a long time ago, but its the ultimate tool for the job. Used to have a 20' drascombe, careful trim of the sail could stop a drift dead in its tracks, or slow it to whatever speed you want
awesome in a wind against tide situation, when the wind and tide are in exactly the same direction its a lot trickier, but still effective. kills a lot of the rock and roll of the swell as well
its one thing I'm looking forward to re-learning should this floating death trap ever see the outside of st pete's again
mark
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I reckon we can just tie up alongside mark and you`ll keep us off the drift
no guarantees we won't pull you under if sink though!
funnily enough though, I remember a rescue excercise years ago, big trawler just went round and round in circles, radius of about 400 yards, around a dinghy that was drifting, inside the circle there the sea flattened off and the dinghy drift slowed right down
I could never understand the physics behind it but was interesting to watch
northeast1
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Well one more weekend and 1 more crap forecast.
Think i may use one today, would save me full if deploy it like a kite
Think i may use one today, would save me full if deploy it like a kite
The Great Wallsendo
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oldessox
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Just had a trip out round the back of the island at Amble , not fishing , just took the boat out with my wife sat in the passenger seat 
Now she knows why I keep saying I need a bigger boat
It was lovely and flat just outside the piers but the further we went the bigger the swells and rougher it got , not ideal for drift fishing
I wanted to go tomorrow , but I think I'll do a few hours work and go one day through the week instead , I think thursday is looking good?
Ray
Now she knows why I keep saying I need a bigger boat It was lovely and flat just outside the piers but the further we went the bigger the swells and rougher it got , not ideal for drift fishing
I wanted to go tomorrow , but I think I'll do a few hours work and go one day through the week instead , I think thursday is looking good?
Ray
northeast1
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Yer i cant see me making it more than 2-3 miles off 
shame as feel some big fish out there to be had.
shame as feel some big fish out there to be had.
oldessox
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On the drogue question , I bought one last year and put it out one windy day drifting boulmer hard ground , I had hoped it might turn the boat into the wind and point into the waves whilst drifting and reduce some of the rolling , but the boat still drifted beam on , although possibly a little slower.
The drogue was deployed out of the bow like an anchor would be by the way , in case anyone thought I had chucked it over the side loch trout style.
As long as I'm on my own , I'm quite happy rolling about in the chop now , I just sit on one seat and put my feet up on the other and do shuggy boats lol.
Ray
The drogue was deployed out of the bow like an anchor would be by the way , in case anyone thought I had chucked it over the side loch trout style.
As long as I'm on my own , I'm quite happy rolling about in the chop now , I just sit on one seat and put my feet up on the other and do shuggy boats lol.
Ray
