03-20-2018, 06:55 PM
[quote Fishin_dad]Anyways from what I can see with the mast setup is that the planner board is attached to the mast and the lure is attached to the board by a seperate line. Very smart. It reminds me of the idea b3hind a diwnrigger but instead of going deep it goes out. [/quote]
The mast has a heavy line that goes to the planer. Then you take a clip like what Robert posted/linked to and hook it onto the planer line via the "shower curtain" clip. You pinch open the clip, same thing you do with a downrigger, and put the line in. Then open the bail on the reel and let line out until it hits the board. You don't have to go all the way. You can also run multiple lines on one board. Hook one up and let it go all the way to the board. Hook another up and only go half way... Once out of clips I just hand pull the board back in and get all the empty clips back. Back in action again seconds later.
The height of the mast helps the clip slide out to the board. If the line essentially has no elevation difference getting the clip like Robert posted out to the board will take a long time if it goes at all since one is going so slow plus the dodger doesn't have a lot of pull. Plus if there is wind thus waves they will catch the line if not elevated.
I made my own set-up and really simple. I just removed my front seat from the base post and shoved a several inch wide 6-7 foot PVC pipe into the post. At the top something simple for the 200lb line to feed through and out to the planer.
The first year I fished for Kokes and used inline planers I learned really quick what a pain they are. I caught fish but not fun. One essentially has to crank the drag down to max to get the board in then loosen the drag to fight the fish some. I also lost a lot since there is nothing you can do until the board gets to the boat and disconnected from the line. Nothing like dragging that darn board in watching a Koke behind it jump left and right doing aerobatics...
Tom
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The mast has a heavy line that goes to the planer. Then you take a clip like what Robert posted/linked to and hook it onto the planer line via the "shower curtain" clip. You pinch open the clip, same thing you do with a downrigger, and put the line in. Then open the bail on the reel and let line out until it hits the board. You don't have to go all the way. You can also run multiple lines on one board. Hook one up and let it go all the way to the board. Hook another up and only go half way... Once out of clips I just hand pull the board back in and get all the empty clips back. Back in action again seconds later.
The height of the mast helps the clip slide out to the board. If the line essentially has no elevation difference getting the clip like Robert posted out to the board will take a long time if it goes at all since one is going so slow plus the dodger doesn't have a lot of pull. Plus if there is wind thus waves they will catch the line if not elevated.
I made my own set-up and really simple. I just removed my front seat from the base post and shoved a several inch wide 6-7 foot PVC pipe into the post. At the top something simple for the 200lb line to feed through and out to the planer.
The first year I fished for Kokes and used inline planers I learned really quick what a pain they are. I caught fish but not fun. One essentially has to crank the drag down to max to get the board in then loosen the drag to fight the fish some. I also lost a lot since there is nothing you can do until the board gets to the boat and disconnected from the line. Nothing like dragging that darn board in watching a Koke behind it jump left and right doing aerobatics...
Tom
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