05-14-2017, 09:21 PM
The only advantage to inline is that they are small and easy to store in the boat. Other than that I detest them. Zero fun catching fish when one has to nearly lock down the drag and then drag in the board then lighten up on the drag and fight what the fish has left in 'em to the boat. I used these 2 years ago on Strawberry and I did catch fish but it wasn't fun. It was a show watching Kokes jumping all over the place as one dragged in the board. Nothing you can do until that board is in.
I ran a mast system w/Riviera dual boards last June at Strawberry and it was the cats meow. Over the course of 4 days up there I know between my daughter and myself we landed well over 50 Kokes off the mast boards alone. 1oz tungstein slip sinker, a small clear bead, swivel, several feet of fluorocarbon leader, a snap swivel then the dodger/bait. I ran this set-up with 50 feet of line out from the sinker/occasionally 60 then off to the mast mounted planer that was +/- 75 feet out from the bow seat post area.
I only had 14 release clips with me last year so once they were all gone I just ran to the front of the boat and pulled the boards in. I didn't even use the wheel. Just grabbed the thick line that the Big Jon planner reel had on it and pulled them it. Faster that way and I didn't have to reset my distance out. Only used up a few minutes to do this so no big dealio.
The boards, Big Jon planer wheel and the release clips is commercial the rest is redneck engineered [blush]
Simple and works. Works really good but something one has to head to the lake planning on using since it isn't something you can just store in the boat easily.
No Strawberry for us this year. This will be the first year in 7 years that we didn't head to Utah right after school gets out for a little break from the Nevada heat [:/]
Tom
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I ran a mast system w/Riviera dual boards last June at Strawberry and it was the cats meow. Over the course of 4 days up there I know between my daughter and myself we landed well over 50 Kokes off the mast boards alone. 1oz tungstein slip sinker, a small clear bead, swivel, several feet of fluorocarbon leader, a snap swivel then the dodger/bait. I ran this set-up with 50 feet of line out from the sinker/occasionally 60 then off to the mast mounted planer that was +/- 75 feet out from the bow seat post area.
I only had 14 release clips with me last year so once they were all gone I just ran to the front of the boat and pulled the boards in. I didn't even use the wheel. Just grabbed the thick line that the Big Jon planner reel had on it and pulled them it. Faster that way and I didn't have to reset my distance out. Only used up a few minutes to do this so no big dealio.
The boards, Big Jon planer wheel and the release clips is commercial the rest is redneck engineered [blush]
Simple and works. Works really good but something one has to head to the lake planning on using since it isn't something you can just store in the boat easily.
No Strawberry for us this year. This will be the first year in 7 years that we didn't head to Utah right after school gets out for a little break from the Nevada heat [:/]
Tom
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