03-20-2018, 03:14 PM
You do not want inline planer boards that is 100% for sure. No fun fighting a fish when one has to drag a planer board in.
You do want some form of a mast mounted planer board system. (What you want to search youtube for.)
The rods/rigs I use on the Planer boards for Kokes have a 1oz tungstein slip sinker, a small clear bead, swivel, several feet of fluorocarbon leader, a snap swivel then the dodger/bait. The last time I fished for Kokes I ran a Lakeshore Tackle Dakota Dodger in hot orange on both planer rods, with 12-14" of line between the dodger and a unknown orange spinner rig. I ran these 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 of my boat.
I've only fished Strawberry for Kokes a couple times (900 mile round trip from Vegas) and always late May/early June time frame when they are not as deep (I do not own any downriggers). My catch ratio between rods/rigs out on the planer boards (+/- 12 feet down) and rods/rigs straight out the back of the boat (+/-25-30 feet down with a 3oz snap weight) is fairly even on these trips. Meaning one method doesn't outcatch the other method.
The last time we were on the Berry (6/2016) on the last day we caught 39 Kokes between 05:45 and 11:30. +/-50% was caught off the planer board rigs and +/-50% was caught off the rigs running out the back of the boat.
I might have a youtube vid of my set-up. I can't remember for sure and can't get to youtube when at work. PM me a reminder if you want me to look and I'll check this upcoming weekend.
Tom
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You do want some form of a mast mounted planer board system. (What you want to search youtube for.)
The rods/rigs I use on the Planer boards for Kokes have a 1oz tungstein slip sinker, a small clear bead, swivel, several feet of fluorocarbon leader, a snap swivel then the dodger/bait. The last time I fished for Kokes I ran a Lakeshore Tackle Dakota Dodger in hot orange on both planer rods, with 12-14" of line between the dodger and a unknown orange spinner rig. I ran these 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 of my boat.
I've only fished Strawberry for Kokes a couple times (900 mile round trip from Vegas) and always late May/early June time frame when they are not as deep (I do not own any downriggers). My catch ratio between rods/rigs out on the planer boards (+/- 12 feet down) and rods/rigs straight out the back of the boat (+/-25-30 feet down with a 3oz snap weight) is fairly even on these trips. Meaning one method doesn't outcatch the other method.
The last time we were on the Berry (6/2016) on the last day we caught 39 Kokes between 05:45 and 11:30. +/-50% was caught off the planer board rigs and +/-50% was caught off the rigs running out the back of the boat.
I might have a youtube vid of my set-up. I can't remember for sure and can't get to youtube when at work. PM me a reminder if you want me to look and I'll check this upcoming weekend.
Tom
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