Another option is to run two smaller drift socks tied into together. This will help you with maintaining good boat control. Using one drift sock can make boat control difficult, because of the tendency to swing the bow left/right at times.
To rig up two drift socks, a basic formula is this:
1) take a 3 foot section of rope with a loop on one end.
2) tie the non-loop end to the drift sock.
3) take a 4 foot section of rope and attach to the same drift sock.
4) tie a 2nd drift sock to that other end.
5) take another 3 foot section of rope with a loop and tie the non-loop end to the drift sock.
Now;
you have a 3 ft section of rope, leading to a drift sock, with a 4 ft section of rope leading to another drift sock, with a 3 ft section of rope.
Throw the assembly over the bow and attach the two loop ends to your bow cleats on each side of the boat at the front.
The two drift socks will fall under the boat and pull tight. It gives you equal “drag” on each side of the hull, making boat control easy.
Also, this method keeps the socks under the boat and not drifting out in case of battling that big fish, where you got to cut the motor.
You may have to “fit” the assembly better for your specific rig, but this should give you the basic idea.
It works great!
Lastly, you don’t need 3 different sections of rope. It can be done on one length, but I broke it down to give a visual as to how to space it.
