05-12-2017, 06:50 PM
Done both, like both, but it does depend on what you are doing it for.
There is a lake in Northern Idaho that has/had monster rainbows and lakers (Pend Oreille). Another I fished was Koocanusa above Libby Dam in Montana (monster rainbows and bull trout). In those lakes we were fishing for 6 pound trout and up and they were big jumpers and fighters. Had we used in line planers the weight of the planer would have broken lines or simply knocked fish off all the time. We used mast, quick releases on the mast lines similar to down rigger releases, and often trolled two or three rods on each planer board. The planer boards were often 3 feet in length and could run at least 30 yards off to the side. We painted the above water parts bright orange, put flags on them, and ran high vis nylon cord to make it visible to other boaters.
For Walleye that don't jump and are not exactly super hard fighters, an in line planer board is fine, I still have a couple. Once hooked up you retrieve to the board, unhook the board, then continue the fight. Some planers are able to just self release, and some just slide down to a stop above the fish.
You could use the monster planer boards for Walleye, or any fish for that matter, but you do need a tall mast to get maximum side dispersal, the releases, and they are pretty tough to use by your self. Still, if trolling was "my thing", this would be my choice even though it is bulky.
You can use the in-line planer boards for smaller species with great luck, but I probably would not want to mess with above slot Cutts at Strawberry with them.
I hope this helps some. If you have specifics, maybe we can narrow this down.
There is a lake in Northern Idaho that has/had monster rainbows and lakers (Pend Oreille). Another I fished was Koocanusa above Libby Dam in Montana (monster rainbows and bull trout). In those lakes we were fishing for 6 pound trout and up and they were big jumpers and fighters. Had we used in line planers the weight of the planer would have broken lines or simply knocked fish off all the time. We used mast, quick releases on the mast lines similar to down rigger releases, and often trolled two or three rods on each planer board. The planer boards were often 3 feet in length and could run at least 30 yards off to the side. We painted the above water parts bright orange, put flags on them, and ran high vis nylon cord to make it visible to other boaters.
For Walleye that don't jump and are not exactly super hard fighters, an in line planer board is fine, I still have a couple. Once hooked up you retrieve to the board, unhook the board, then continue the fight. Some planers are able to just self release, and some just slide down to a stop above the fish.
You could use the monster planer boards for Walleye, or any fish for that matter, but you do need a tall mast to get maximum side dispersal, the releases, and they are pretty tough to use by your self. Still, if trolling was "my thing", this would be my choice even though it is bulky.
You can use the in-line planer boards for smaller species with great luck, but I probably would not want to mess with above slot Cutts at Strawberry with them.
I hope this helps some. If you have specifics, maybe we can narrow this down.