Dan S
Another question.Why is a long leader needed for a natural presentation out of a boat?Your cutting the same long swath.But extending it by the length of the drift.
Why isnt a short leader just as effective from a boat as it is from the bank? Especially since your able to cover so much more water and adjust the speed of your drift so much more efficiently.
I only started freedrifting last year.Although we had a lot of success I'm not very knowledgable of the ins and outs of it.I had best luck when the bait was between 1oclock and 3oclock.And even had a a few hookups when dragging the bait straight behind the boat.But tried my best to avoid that angle.As I always heard its not productive.
If your line is at 3oclock,dont you stand as good or better chance flossing a fish than a bankie?

Fromcuthroattosteelies,
I commend you for an honest reply.And agree with your logic about the terminal fisheries.Those fish are put there to be caught.I really dont care how anybody does it.Especially when there are huge excesses of hatchery fish.When it comes to smaller runs,Nates etc.Then I dont agree with that tactic.