Trolling bags

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Sublime1434
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Trolling bags

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I just ordered 2- 48 inch cabelas drift socks to troll with. No kicker and the motor is still pushing us around 4mph. They ended up sending 2- 66” instead. Are these too big for a 20ft boat?
Ancient Mariner
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I have an 18 foot Sea Nymph with a 60 hp and I run 1 48" trolling bag on the port side and it gets me down to 1.5 easily. I also use an auto pilot for control. I mostly run a bag when running with the wind.
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I am very partial to the Amish Outfitter bags and 18" does a great job for boats up to 22 ft. I returned a 22" bag 13 years ago as it was to big for my needs. They are very well made and not a "Sock" or drift bag. These are rugged well made and are built to troll not drift! There is a big difference.
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I have 2,300 hours on my original buggy bags with no wear since 2007. They use metal rivets and the material / stitching / straps are bullet proof! I only need one 95% of the time out on my starboard side.


https://amishoutfitters.com/catalog/ind ... ducts_id=1



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Post by Gecha (Gerry) »

I have 2 Amish Outfitter bags I bought about 7 years ago.
They are very well built and do a great job slowing down boat and keeping it straight with current.
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