"Frank Church" wrote in message
9.11...
.. As has been suggested here earlier,
some drag a 6' length of chain to slow down the drift and I should think
that would keep the pointy end where you want it. I wonder about the
noise of it on the rocks, seems like that would spook the fish way before
you get in range. Anybody tried this method of drift fishing?


Frank, et al:
Try a sea anchor. In whitewater rafts, when we want to continue to drift and
keep the boat in the main current (they tend to eddy out if you daydream),
we tie a 20 foot rope onto to a bail bucket and toss it overboard. The boat
floats a little slower than the surface current (that surface tension thing
that causes menisci) and the bucket floats deeper in the faster water. The
result is that the boat will point downstream, will drift a little bit
faster than normal, and will stay in the main current. The disadvantage, of
course, is that you have to be careful with casting across the rope, or when
playing a fish.
I'd suggest tying on something bucket-like, and securing it with a 6-10 foot
rope. You ought to be able to cast over that, and with your tip up a running
fish wouldn't be able to get the fly line around it.

--riverman