03-13-2003, 06:08 PM
planer board to fishcatcher (Lure) It depends on how deep do you want to go. That's the length.
Line from boat to planer board, it depends on how far the fish are from to the side of the boat. I let out anywhere from 35 feet to 75 feet away. Must remember not to allow slack on the line.
The very important thing is the planer board will be going tandem alongside your boat. It's fun! I've had some real strange looks from people when I use planer boards at Deer creek, and Utah Lake, like they have never seen it before. But the downside of the planer boards, is the idiots on jet skis or even water skiing boats go between my boat and my planer board... you guess the rest of the scenario...
One funny memorable laugh is when I was planing at Deer Creek, just 25 feet at my boatside, some kid on a jet ski was coming toward me and the board, he saw the yellow contraption with the orange flag. He didn't even slow down, I tried to keep that kid from running over, fouling my line, I raised my pole/line, but not high enough, It caught him across the chest, and he was totally surprised that he fell off the jet ski. He mouthed me off, and I told him he isnt supposed to go too fast near my boat. So that was resolved with a comment by me, I told him to slow down near other boaters. He was alright after that.
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Line from boat to planer board, it depends on how far the fish are from to the side of the boat. I let out anywhere from 35 feet to 75 feet away. Must remember not to allow slack on the line.
The very important thing is the planer board will be going tandem alongside your boat. It's fun! I've had some real strange looks from people when I use planer boards at Deer creek, and Utah Lake, like they have never seen it before. But the downside of the planer boards, is the idiots on jet skis or even water skiing boats go between my boat and my planer board... you guess the rest of the scenario...
One funny memorable laugh is when I was planing at Deer Creek, just 25 feet at my boatside, some kid on a jet ski was coming toward me and the board, he saw the yellow contraption with the orange flag. He didn't even slow down, I tried to keep that kid from running over, fouling my line, I raised my pole/line, but not high enough, It caught him across the chest, and he was totally surprised that he fell off the jet ski. He mouthed me off, and I told him he isnt supposed to go too fast near my boat. So that was resolved with a comment by me, I told him to slow down near other boaters. He was alright after that.
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