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I am looking at buying a drift sock to be used on a 16.5 ft boat. I have been told to buy one size bigger then the recommended size. Any recommendations?

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I agree with suggestion, I have a 16ft Alumacraft Lunker, and I wish I had 2 socks or a larger one. Many times in high wind it will not slow down enough.

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The bigger the better! You can defeat the drag on most brands by pulling the return rope... and speed up your drift.
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These are real tools you can use to help you catch more fish on windy days!
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There are days you can use these without wind too... like to slow your trolling speed.
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Posted

Isn't that the American way buy one size bigger than you need. j/k They work great especially trolling slow on windy days gives your boat alot more stability.

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It seems to me that these socks would become a problem with line tangeling, hook snagging, etc especially when pulling in a fish. What are your experiences?

~piker

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I have not had a problem with fish getting tangled into the drift sock. The sock will stay in one spot and not move around so if you can guide the fish away from that corner of the boat you should not have a problem. If the fish is HUGE and cannot be controlled, most of the socks do float so you could dump the sock then retrieve it after landing the fish.

You may have problems if there are children or several fisherman in the boat.

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