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sdyeti · 03-28-2018, 08:38 PM

What speed is generally considered a good drift speed for halibut drifting?

Today I was doing some drifts down the bay SI Launch area and while going by NBPL area i was easily drifting between 1.2-1.5 knots with the outgoing tide. I had a decent sized mac on a dropper with 4oz torpedo and I could feel that the weight was definitely bouncing along the bottom. Unfortunetely no halibut to show for it.
I reset the drift one time up to Buoy 13 and back down to the sub piers. Had a noticably raked mac after both drifts.

Just curious if the tidal current was just too fast.

03-28-2018, 08:38 PM	#18
sdyeti Member Join Date: Oct 2017 Location: San Diego Posts: 55	Drift Speed? What speed is generally considered a good drift speed for halibut drifting? Today I was doing some drifts down the bay SI Launch area and while going by NBPL area i was easily drifting between 1.2-1.5 knots with the outgoing tide. I had a decent sized mac on a dropper with 4oz torpedo and I could feel that the weight was definitely bouncing along the bottom. Unfortunetely no halibut to show for it. I reset the drift one time up to Buoy 13 and back down to the sub piers. Had a noticably raked mac after both drifts. Just curious if the tidal current was just too fast.