lady jane Posted March 17, 2006 Report Share Posted March 17, 2006 if you have to use a weight to slow drift what is the correct thing to do with the weight on your way back to start your next drift again ? ( only 18ft boat ) cheers andy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul D Posted March 17, 2006 Report Share Posted March 17, 2006 You pull the weight up and stow in the anchor well. Steam back, then lower weight out again ( it is only something like 15 FT deep so not too much rope to drag ) at least that is what I do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bliss2 Posted March 17, 2006 Report Share Posted March 17, 2006 With the tide next weekend will there be a need for draging a weight ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomBettle Posted March 17, 2006 Report Share Posted March 17, 2006 Mothers Day tide is a neap and we shouldn't need to drag a weight. At least I hope not as I haven't got one (BB can you confirm we won't need to?). The weekend after will be a spring and yes you will need to drag a weight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam F Posted March 17, 2006 Report Share Posted March 17, 2006 If you drive slowly, just pull it to within 20' of the top, tie it off and then slowly steam away - 5 knots max though Id say - and watch out for pot buoys and lines.... Sash weights, old iron dumbell weights, a bruce anchor untripped, a roll of roofing lead....all suggestions for dragging. We will be trying a drouge this year as an alternative. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomBettle Posted March 17, 2006 Report Share Posted March 17, 2006 Adam I wouldn't recommend leaving it hanging down 20 odd feet and driving slowly mainly because the drift could be very long and it could take you 20 mins, half an hour just to get back up. No problem once you find where the fish are hold up as you will just drift a couple of hundred metres, but until you find them it could be a long long way. Bring it in either tight to the bow roller or in to you rope bin / locker to start with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newboy Posted March 17, 2006 Report Share Posted March 17, 2006 Go to any garage and get an old brake disc, weigh around 10-15 lbs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gnasher Posted March 17, 2006 Report Share Posted March 17, 2006 If the weight is attached to a length of chain, cant it be retrieved alderny ring style? I have on my warp, just above the chain a small inline one way spike whiched has been whipped on so when the ring runs past itas i motor out, it cant run back through without being manually done. That set up would work well if the drag weight was heavier than the length of chain. I would of thought that my set up would work even with out chain aswel. I know its not a very good description but i know what i mean anyway.lol. Just an idea, but ive never used a drag weight, so the idea may be a pile of $hlte. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Afishionado Posted March 17, 2006 Report Share Posted March 17, 2006 Go to any garage and get an old brake disc, weigh around 10-15 lbs. but do bear in mind thats's only about 6 to 8lb under water. Actualy it's the friction of draging your whatever weight over the bottom that slows you down. Adam mentioned useing a droug but although this would work against wind affected drift it wont work against tide affected drift as both the boat and the droug will be affected by the water current in the same way. To slow one down over a tidal drift you would have to use a weight draging on the bottom. I use a 1m length of scaffold pole. Mad Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swainiac Posted March 18, 2006 Report Share Posted March 18, 2006 Is a drouge a little like a drogue? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Afishionado Posted March 18, 2006 Report Share Posted March 18, 2006 Is a drouge a little like a drogue? Don't be bloody stupid Rich they are nothing like each other! A droug is my bad spelling mistake and not a word at all and a drogue is wot I shoulda put Mad Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coddy Posted March 18, 2006 Report Share Posted March 18, 2006 Rich, so now you know! You have been TOLD! Coddy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Afishionado Posted March 18, 2006 Report Share Posted March 18, 2006 Go on then make a bigdealofitonelittlespellingmistakeandeveryonwantsapieceofme Whhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa Mad Mike PS ikuldnt c nuttin wong wiv is speeling Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Fox Posted March 19, 2006 Report Share Posted March 19, 2006 So when dragging this large fish attractor, that causes puffs of sand (etc) continually, how many of you have half a side of mackerel dragging along just behind it on a 4 foot trace on a 6/0 hook for that marauding turbot....? Just curious.... Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duncan Posted March 19, 2006 Report Share Posted March 19, 2006 If I was just out there for the pot Mike it would be a possibility but why not go the whole hog and lay a long line between two weights whilst drifting then go back and collect the fish afterwards? Even better use a small trawl? We have had plaice in the sandeel trawl so a turbot should fit OK..............oh hell why not go the whole hog and get a trawler? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duncan Posted March 19, 2006 Report Share Posted March 19, 2006 thinking this through a bit better, and with apologies to Mike for my less than subtle wit in the previous post, how about using a downrigger to slow the drift and have it fully rigged with a rod - etc and a large mackerel bait................? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Fox Posted March 19, 2006 Report Share Posted March 19, 2006 No problems Duncan! I actually knew a west country skipper that popped a big bait on his anchor so that he had a chance of getting something for his dinner. It used to upset the paying guests no end when he caught turbot that way. I for one will be trying to slow my drifts down next summer, cos it's quite clear to me that my current 2 knot drifts on springs are too fast! Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duncan Posted March 19, 2006 Report Share Posted March 19, 2006 good for bass - bad for flaties! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seamouse Posted March 20, 2006 Report Share Posted March 20, 2006 Another cheap and effective drag weight is a section of land drain pipe, lay some chain through it then fill it with concrete. Or simply drag the anchor without trips, from the headstock. Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toerag Posted March 20, 2006 Report Share Posted March 20, 2006 I for one will be trying to slow my drifts down next summer, cos it's quite clear to me that my current 2 knot drifts on springs are too fast! Mike Not for turbot they're not. I just trip my anchor and drag it backwards, then steam back up towing it behind me like the charterboats do. Works well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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