Gary:
Leave your pistol at home. Do NOT...I repeat DO NOT shoot at waster mocasins
while in a kick boat...
Alan Di Somma
Phoenix,AZ.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Rene Zillmann" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Thursday, September 04, 2003 10:17 AM
Subject: Re: [VFB] A question about drift/drifting...
> Gary,
> I do not use a drift boat. But I think that at least the speed of the
> surface is different at different areas of the water. Near the banks the
> speed is usually lower than in the middle of the current. Look at your
> flyline in mooving water and you see it.
> Rene
>
>
> Gary Miller wrote:
>
> > This summer I acquired a pontoon/kickboat. I have not had it on
> > "moving water" as yet, but will be fishing the Paluxy River next month.
> >
> > My question is this.
> >
> > When drifting in/on a watercraft, does the flyline and the watercraft
> > drift at the same rate of speed? Obviously (or at least I assume) if
> > you are using some sort of drag device to slow the drift speed of the
> > watercraft, it would drift a a slower pace than the flyline, but what
> > about when the boat is unhindered?
> >
> > I know this may be a little off the wall, but I would like to know
> > what to expect before I get to the river.
> >
> > Thanks a bunch.
> >
> >
> > - Gary
> >
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