Drift sock for canoe

[lakota]

I picked up a 24" drift sock for my 12 foot solo canoe. I look forward to trying it out in 6 or 8 months when winter ends here in Ohio . I have decided to get a small C-clamp to clamp to the gunnel to attach the drift sock to. Anyone try one on thier canoe?

[scootrd]

Personally it would make me a bit nervous .... hate to have a large wake swamp my canoe.  
Let us know how it works out should you decide to deploy. Be sure to wear life jacket just
in case during initial test run should you choose to try it.

That said I do know my Brother in Law uses a 5 gallon Home depot plastic Bucket with some holes knocked threw the bottom as a sort of home made drift sock when fishing out of his alone.  I've never tried it myself but he swears by it.

[squirrellluck]

Have used a chunk of heavy logging chain and a rope as a drag but not a wind sock

[lakota]

I will only be deploying the sock on electric motor only lakes.  And I always have a fixed blade knife on my belt when in the canoe incase I need to quickly cut free of the anchor or now the sock in an emergency

[LunaticFringeInc]

I havent used one on a canoe but I have used one on my OK Prowler 13 anchor trolley.  It worked okay but I usually just opt to anchor or go with the wind.

[lakota]

This past November I had a situation that prompted me to get the drift sock. I found a creek arm on the lake I was fishing and the bass were feeding heavily on shad. They were busting shad over a large area so anchoring wouldnt have been the best idea but the breeze caused me to drift out of the productive areas a little faster that I would have liked. I think if I had a drift chute that day it would have kept me in the zone longer before I had to quit fishing to paddle back up wind for another pass.