INSERT INTO `articles` VALUES (13614, 'Dead Drift Method : For Boat Anglers by Brett Fogle', '<br><p>If you have a fishing boat, the dead drift method allows you to<br>cover a huge patch of water in a hurry – and very effectively<br>also. The nice thing about a boat, of course, is that you are<br>floating in the water – generally at the same speed of the<br>current provided the wind isn’t blowing you around too much.<br><br>For this reason, it is possible for anglers to use a dead drift<br>method to cover huge segments of water with just one cast. To do<br>this, you have several options, depending on the types of water<br>you are fishing.<br><br>One way is to cast your nymph directly DOWNSTREAM of your fishing<br>boat, paying attention to the current seams (you want your nymph<br>to land in the same current seam that you’re boat is in, so that<br>the drift speed of the nymph will more or less match your boats<br>drift speed). As the nymph speed and float speed of your boat<br>should fairly closely match, little line mending or retrieval<br>will be needed. Instead, just let the nymph helplessly float down<br>the river, paying close attention to the strike indicator.<br><br>This method also works just as well by casting your fly<br>downstream and a BIT across from where your boat is. You don’t<br>want to cast TOO far across the river, as your fly may end up in<br>a different current than what your boat is in (leading to<br>frequent drag by the nymph). However, if the current speed is the<br>same, you can let the nymph helplessly float along the various<br>current seams in the river for great distances (current seams are<br>excellent habitat for large, finicky trout).<br><br>Finally, and somewhat less effectively, you can cast your nymph<br>directly upstream from your fishing boat. The reason this is less<br>effective is because your boat just went over the fish – thus<br>potentially spooking the fish. The trout will also see your fly<br>line (one reason the downstream method is so lethal is because<br>the trout sees the fly FIRST, not the fly line and leader first).<br>However, this method does have one advantage – like the wade<br>angler using the direct upstream method, you can simulate a<br>rising nymph by very gradually pulling in line and raising the<br>rod tip, which will bring the nymph off the bottom of the river<br>and closer to the surface.<br><p>', '\n<p>_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/<br>Who else wants to pull in a bounty of big fish - Every time!<br>Here`s how to AMAZE your friends (and maybe even make them <br>a little bit jealous) In `Fly Fishing Secrets` we show you how.<br>To get your hands on these amazing insider secrets, Click Here: <br><a href=`http://www.fly-fishing-secrets.com/Ar`><br>http://www.fly-fishing-scerets.com</a>', 'Sports', 'Active');
