Drift socks

In the last posting I failed to explain what drift socks were for those who might not know.



The size of the drift socks you use will depend on the size of your boat and how fast you want to drift.I prefer to drift about 1 to 2 mph.If your not familiar with drift socks they are a cone shaped device that is coated with plastic or rubber. when positioned over the side of the boat they will slow the boat down and keep it from turning around,allowing you to drift in a straight line with the wind.We normally use two socks one off the bow and one off the stern.If the wind is very strong we will drop another one off the side in the center of the boat to help us slow down.You will have to decide what works best for you.



Marker bouy



As I said this is optional. We use the marking bouy to mark where we start our drift.As we're drifting we like to chum the water with sour grain and or fish parts that we're not going to use for bait.Then we can go right back to the marker bouy and start another drift in the same location allowing us to drift over the water we just baited.Sometimes we find we don't need to chum the water because we start catching fish right away on the first drift.If we make a couple of drifts without any success we will pick up our bouy and move to one side or the other and repeat the process from a new starting point.Don't be shocked when you end up catching some 20+ pound catfish Good luck and remember kids of all ages love to fish.

how to drift for catfish

I was intrduced to drift fishing about 5 or 6 years ago and it quickly became one of my favorite ways to fish for catfish

My first time out was with my brother Ron who had heard about this style of fishing from a friend of his.So we loaded up his boat and all of our gear and headed to the lake.we got to the lake and headed out with great visionsof catching a lot of fish or at least enough for both of us to have a good meal.After fishing for a couple of hours and not catching any fish at all we began to think maybe this wasn't such a good way to fish.Needless to say we went home without any fish.The best thing about the whole day was we were on the water.

Several days later Ron's friend Roger called and invited Ron to go drifting.I managed with help from my brother to get a spot on the boat with them

My brother and I soon discovered that we had done just about everything you could do wrong we did wrong.In fact the only thing we did right was being in a boat on the water after that nothing was right.

Now I'm going to explain how to drift fish the way we do it today.

Here is a list of items you will need to get started drifting for some large cats..

Equiptment

1. Boat(That goes without saying)
2. Your favorite rod & reels for catfishing.

3. Rod holders( you don't want to watch your rod going over after you hook a 15 or 20 pound cat)

4. 2 Drift socks( these can be bought at most sporting goods stores for around $20) 5. Marker bouys (optional)

HOW TO SETUP YOUR LINES FOR DRIFTING

The first setup is what I like to call the float assisted drift rig. Even though it doesn't show it in the highly professional diagram I have supplied.I like to add what i call a stinger hook on the end of the hook.I simply tie a small treble hook on the hook about 2 to 3 inches from the main hook.

STRAIGHT LINE SETUP

The second is simply the straight line setup.

The pictures above are of my nephew Justin and myself.That was Justins first 20 pounder,mine was only about 15 pounds.

Teach a kid to fish.

Richard

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Mr.Catfish

While I do like to fish for catfish and do catch some sometimes. I also have days where I don't catch any fish at all or just one or two.

The way I came up with the nickname was my fishing and hunting buddy started calling me that after I had a couple of good days.I think it might have been meant as a joke.

Wishing everyone a great day of fishing,and don't forget to take a kid fishing.

Fun for the kids

It is really quite fun and easy to build a minnow trap to use to catch your minnows anytime you wish, rather than having to go to the bait shop and buy minnows each time you want to fish. It is a good exercise to do with your little fishermen and fisherwomen as well. It is also a great rainy day activity and simple enough that you probably have all you will need just lying around your house.All you will need is: - 2 cola bottles (the plastic 3 liter kind work best, but you may use the 2 liter ones if you don't have a 3 liter) - 1 large nail (approximately a 6 penny nail, but any large size will work) - Cotton string such as twine *Adult supervision for your littler fishermen You will also need some common household tools: - Heavy duty scissors - Vise grip pliers - Regular pliers - Utility knife - A stable flame such as a gas burner or candle Begin by cutting the bottom third of one bottle off, and discard it. Be sure to leave the cap on the part you are keeping. Cut off the neck and shoulders of the second bottle, about half an inch below where the bottle begins to straighten out. Discard the bottom and the bottle cap from that bottle. Get a large bowl of cold water ready, and have it nearby. Also have your flame going and have all your materials nearby. Fit the uncapped bottle into the capped bottle so that it acts like a funnel.Hold the two bottles together in one hand, while you hold the nail tip into the flames until it is very hot make holes in the bottle and the funnel in about a dozen places, and then put the nail into the cold water. Use the twine to sew it together, and fasten securely. It seems to work best if you use a section of twine for each set of holes, and tie each individually rather than stitching the whole thing together. It is important that it be well fastened and secure, so that it does not come apart.Reheat your nail and poke lots of holes in the bottle.To bait your trap, put pet food (dog or cat food works well) cracker, or bread crumbs through the funnel. Lower your trap into minnow rich waters such as a pond or lake, and leave it over night. Be sure it is tied to something stable, so that it will not float away.The next morning, the minnows will have found their way into the trap, but will not have been able to find their way out, and you can just open the bottle cap, and pour the minnows into your minnow bucket.