Hmm will have to look at this too, nothing worse than a funny drift angle
As a kayak fisherman, the drouge is my best friend and would'nt leave home with out her! Actually, even in a yak, some times I use two at a time to reduce my drift speed over a school of fish or structure. I'm surprised alot of you use such short ropes from the stern of you boats. Bender has hit the nail on the head with rope length, and the aid of a float to keep the unit up on the surface in light winds. With a longer rope, there is no need for shock cord (good idea tho) as the angle of pull is reduced and the lift of boat on swells / chop reduces the shock effect. With a correct rope length you actually won't even feel the boat fighting againt the drouge. Another positive with regard to longer ropes, as a safety issue a short rope has the ability to de-stabilize our yaks and made the drift dangerous and uncomfortable. All to our own, but this is from a yak fishermans experiance.
I use a sea-biscut bride i bought from burnsco works very well and costed me $25
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