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I know alot of you use planner boards but have you had any problems with the fish getting off before you can get the boards back in? I just bought some of the red off shore releases and tried them yesterday and the only fish I had on got off before I could get the board back in. The last 3 trips I have had fish on the boards and have been loosing most of them also. I thought the board was smacking the fish and knocking them free so I switched releases, but that hasn't seemed to work either. Any suggestions??
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Elkoholic, This is my second year with the boards, I use the yellow boards with the tattle tail flags. I like the boards, I can't say I've lost many fish when I hook up but I do miss strikes at times, but I also miss some hits on my rods with out using the boards. My friend the MACHINE uses the big boards with the line release on the boards and he does quite well with them. The thing I don't like about mine is I have to reel in to unhook the board and sometimes in a double hookup or fighting waves it kinda looks like a Chinese Fire drill on my boat. Have a great Day.[  ]
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I have the same trouble elk, I lost the only decent strikes we had during the tournament on boards. I am not really familiar with them, so that was probably part of it.
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I use the big boards also. I use offshore yellow releases and rarely loose fish after they are hooked.The big boards allow you to snap free of the release, reel in the slack and set the hook. I have used the in-line boards and dont like them for the reasons you described...you lose fish!!
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What "big boards" are you refering to? Are you talking about the seperte mast and reel set ups? I have the Big John otter boards and they are similar to the Off Shore's, but a little smaller. The release they come with have a plug style front release and it is way to inconsistent. The rear is just a swivel that keeps it on the line. When a fish hits it, it pulls out of the front, (sometimes) and then tuns over and slides down the line. The good thing is that you don't have to fight the board and the fish, the bad thing is unless you rig up a stop on the line the board will hit the fish and usually knock them off.
The fish I hooked last night pulled a bunch of line before I got to the pole, and I think I ended up giving him too much slack while trying to get the board in so I could remove it.
Maybe I'll try a lighter release on the front and leave the heavy one on the back. Maybe that will get what I want.
Anyone have 2 medium or light releases they want to trade for some heavy ones.
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I don't like planer boards either. My exp. with them has been bad. Lost too many fish that were "hooked".
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[font "Comic Sans MS"][black][size 3]On Willard, I'm a big fan of in-line boards, specifically the Offshore brand. They track well and are stable in almost every condition. I upgrade all the releases to the Offshore red, heavy releases so the boards do not release from the line. I reel the board to the boat, take the board off and do not let any slack in the line when releasing the line to reel in the fish. With the red releases, I have yet to loose a board when you bury the line into the release.[/size][/black][/font]
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[font "Comic Sans MS"][black][size 3]I really can't see how the board can knock the fish off unless you are rigging them so they slide down the line to the fish. If you decide to rig like that, then you need to add a swivel and a bead and tie your lure with a leader. That way the board slides down and stops at the bead and does not go to the fish. [/size][/black][/font]
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[font "Comic Sans MS"][black][size 3]I don't like to rig with the board sliding down to the fish. For one, you fight the board the whole time and another is that when you go to net the fish, it seems like the board is always in the way.[/size][/black][/font]
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[font "Comic Sans MS"][black][size 3]Don't know if this helps but I would of never won the wiper tournament without boards and we hooked up 6 for 6. No missed or lost fish.[/size][/black][/font]
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I have not lost a fish on a planner board either it may be the hooks your using,I have an idea in the works for the small planer boards that realeses the line when a fish hits it,no masts but heavier trolling poles that are hooked directly to the boards with lighter clips on the board and one half way up the tow line to get a second hook set and to keep slack to a minimum,it will also keep the line hooked to the lure from dragging in the water.If it works I will show you guys the set up.
Later,fnf
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If you're setting the hook with the inline planers then you're just making the hole bigger in the fish's lip. Check your hooks, make sure they're nasty sharp, slow the boat barely for big fish and keep the tension on the board and fish. Your fish loss percentage shouldn't be any higher with boards unless you're using them wrong.
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I was refering to the mast attached to my boat, a BIG planer board,A line attached to that board.I clip a release on the line, slide it down to the board, when a fish hits, it"s just me and him! I built my own mast and it gets stuck in the hole where my front casting seat would go. I spent less than a hundred bucks and it works great!
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Ok I know what you are takling aboutnow. I have a 14' aluminum boat (for now) and so that mast idea won't work too well. I do like that idea, so when I get a bigger boat I'll try it if I can make it work on the boat.
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Another thing you may want to try is once you get the "red" clips that blm is talking about, you can slide the tension spring so that it will open without having to use such brut force. Since the clip has a nipple within the clamp it won't release the line unexpectedley either. Once I did this I found that I wasn't taking so much time getting the board off. Just a thought.[  ]
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Hey Jacksonlaker, do you have a pic of your planer board mast setup?
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I don't lose fish because of the boards. Using the red clips, the board stays put, so doesn't knock fish off. I dont even slow down to reel in, just keep going. Sometimes you'll have to slow down, but not often.
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I'd never use my big boards on Willard; you need big water for those. That's what the inline boards are for, and they work great for Utah's small waters. The biggest challenge is matching the releases to the line type.
I posted a pic recently of my boat that shows the mast in the front. Or Cabella's lists them.
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