Does anyone use a bucket to slow down your drift?
When I'm drift fishing its a must to keep the offering as close to the bottem as possible. When wind and current are opposite I'll power drift in reverse to catch up with my bait so I can stay in the zone longer. I have hard time staying that zone when the current is cranking. Its hard feel your bait when you have to let out so much line because of all the slack. How much will a 5 gal bucket slow you down? Some guys drill holes, what does that do? How much line on the bucket? Do you add weight to the bucket?

Goose the drift parachutes work great!

definately get yourself a drift sock from Cabelas, Bass Pro or the like. For $30 - $40 You'll be happy you did. Really makes a difference drifting for Fluke. The bucket route usually isn't enough in Vineyard Sound with a good current running.

I got what C/R said /but they don,t cast worth a c HIT:conf:

The drift sock works great I have one.
I use it if I'm working the bottom.

But I found the sock spooks bait fish like macks
I'm guessing it looks like a big fish .

drift socks are more for wind. in a honkin' current it ain't gunna matter.
water moves fast,,drift sock moves fast too,, maybe faster.

Tony the guy you saw me with that fathers day always power drifts out there, even when fishing by himself...

Tony;
on my whaler I used a bucket with four lines connected to it; three all the same length went to the edges of the bucket the fourth was a bit longer and tied to the back to trip and pull it in.
Come to think of it I need to find that....
to stem the wind I put it off the stern, and usually drift an eel or squid, then plug from the bow... with company or fluken I use it on the port side about 1/3 of the way to the bow...

come to think of it, I need to find that bucket.. I dont remember where I put it...

Bucket is a waste of time,,,,way too small. Unless you want to throw 6 of em' out.

Get a sea anchor (drift sock), plus they roll up and store easy.
But like the F Freak said neither will work in current, it will just move with you.

I'll gonna try both sock and bucket. I hear you guys about the wind. I try to keep things simple out there, having to pull in a sock or bucket, then reposition yourself and the actual fishing part , not to mention having to share the ocean:rolleyes:with tom #^&#^&#^&#^& and harry,,so having a good system is important. I'll be eyeballing the boat show for a sea anchors. Billy,even though me and my boy had a good day we could of used the sock. Thanks Pee's:D:

get the one with the trip line.
otherwise :musc:

get the one with the trip line.
otherwise :musc:
And weighted is also a plus. It's weighted so that it'll open right away on deployment.

Just dont take off in a twin turbo deisel 30ft Blackfin with your sea anchor deployed... you wont even feel it until it's flapping behind the boat... ask me how I know...
yup, you'll never hear me say my sh_t don't stink....

in a honkin' current it ain't gunna matter.
water moves fast,,drift sock moves fast too,, maybe faster.
I had a pretty good bucket set-up that didn't work for current for this very reason. Bucket was always catching up with the boat.

Just dont take off in a twin turbo deisel 30ft Blackfin with your sea anchor deployed... you wont even feel it until it's flapping behind the boat... ask me how I know...
yup, you'll never hear me say my sh_t don't stink....

Whenever there is something in the water like a chum pot or drift sock, I take the key out of the ignition as a reminder. That's the only time I do that. It's worked OK so far.

Put boat in reverse works the best!! But you really need twin motors to stay stright, but with some pratice you can do it with one.

Tony...I have a big yellow sea anchor I think I got pretty cheap on Ebay. I use the for fluking when the wind is honking and I need to slow down. They do indeed work. But as mentioned for current-alone driven drift it is not much help. On smooth bottom you could drag something heavy but where you fish that would be a nightmare and get hung in seconds. powerdrifting is your best bet probably. The best way to control it is in reverse, but in heavy seas if you have a low transom you might take on water.