anchor vs drift sock or other??

   If the drift sock line is giving you big jolting tugs, replace some or all of the line with some bungee cord.  Put a float on the line so you can retrieve it after you let it go when a WSB starts to tow you.  Tie the line to the yak with a slip knot.
   Also, my IKEA-bag drift chute works better than the cloth one I bought before I thought of it, rolls up into a smaller package, weighs less when wet, and carries the catch to the car better.
   

Do you have a picture of that setup Tom?  Sounds like a great way to go!  Is it easy to deploy? I've got a small drift anchor, but I dont think it really slows my drift.  It does however let me point into the wind though!

IKEA Drift Chute Pics -

http://www.norcalkayakanglers.com/index.php?topic=33556.msg357286#msg357286

It just slows the drift more than the cloth one I bought, but the kayak still moves because of the wind.  It would probably take a much bigger chute to slow it to almost nothing in water without a current.

Tom that's brilliant--thanks for reposting it.