Right.  Holding it the whole time is hard enough as it is!

Don't forget to use the toilet before you go.

Heading out in 3 days -- any last minute advice?

Thanks!

Precisely.  I do the same.  One item, multiple uses!

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While your at it, get a few extra ones for cooling your fillet fish during hot weather or when you catch dinner early and have a few miles to paddle/portage before setting camp.

Fillet your catch, seal in zip lock and put in canvas bag secured with Bungee cord.
Soak canvas and store under seat out of direct sun. Wet as needed. Will keep fillet cool/fresh for hours even on the hottest day.

Bank bags made of canvas used by businesses to transport lage coin orders make excellent anchor bags.  Many retail stores or restuarants probably have them lying around and they'd be free for the asking.

Just cut slits along the top edge to thread your anchor line through and a couple more in the bottom to drain the water and you are all set.

jolo72 wrote on May 1^st, 2012 at 11:38pm:


I have never used one in my solo but we did use one to great effect on a Bell Northwoods which is an 18' tandem. A nice stable boat even in big weather.

You must be able to retrieve it after it is deployed (DUH!). I tied mine off to the seat struts. allow enough scope (extra line) to position the bag so it reaches beyond the stern. We had a midsized bag (suggested for a 16' aluminum type fishing boat outboard etc) and it stopped us from blowing by a wall which seemed to have quite a few fish on it.

Be careful retrieving it. Easy does it. Most bags will have a small line from front to back which will allow you to pull the bag from the rear which in essence empties it. They are very handy but you must have a good idea of where the fish are to begin with.

Deploying it from your stern seat will line your stern into the waves. That is a good thing for the most part. If your partner is light in the bow you might consider reversing it. Either way is OK......just don't tie off amidship (middle) lest you position your drift sideways to the waves and you broach.

Yep the mesh bags do wear out.
I really haven't used the drift sock that much. Last year was first time and for whatever reason i took it out near the end of a windy week. I'd guess durability is prob low on the priority list and of course lightweight and packable more important. This one feels like under 1# with all the rope attached.

Interesting suggestion on the basketball nets.

When looking for drift socks for a canoe, are there certain things to look for or stay away from?

rlageman3 wrote on May 1^st, 2012 at 12:00am:


I do this too. I find the net doesn't abrade as easy as the mesh bag type anchors do. They also don't fill with fine gravel/sand/muck.