Kokanee setup with inline planer boards?

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"muirco" pid='1098158' dateline='1587252656'
What setups have you found that work well while using online planner boards? Do you use snap weights or inline weights or what lures work for you that dive? Do you flashers in front of your lures when using them in this setup?

One of the very best methods to get deep off planer boards is the Dipsy Diver (Luhr-Jensen).  They come with a depth chart and are easy to set.  They can also be used on downrigger stacked lines to move the top line/lure down and out/in to set the top line away from the bottom line to reduce tangles after a strike.  When you get a strike, there is a release mechanism on the diver that allows the diver to pull in line with the fishing line and reducing the amount of drag experienced while actually fighting a fish.  Attached line weights will NOT do this; they will always have the same amount of additional drag.  One of the cons to Dipsy Divers is the amount of setback you can use.

The Dipsy Diver attaches to your fishing line.  Then you attach your lure to the trailing clip on the diver.  When you bring the fish in to the boat, the Dipsy Diver will stop at your rod tip and any line behind the Dipsy Diver can not be brought any closer to the boat.  So you will need to configure so that the line behind the Dipsy Diver will bring the fish close enough to the boat to net using the rod to control the location of the fish in relationship to the boat.

There is a small learning curve to become proficient in their use.  But they are worth the effort.  On Lake Michigan, you would be very hard pressed to find a boat on the water that didn't have a good collection of Dipsy Divers.  I have seen Charter Boats running 8 to 10 rods off the boat and at least half of those were pulling Dipsy Divers.  Those boats run downriggers, planer boards, and outriggers all at the same time.  I'm not sure why they aren't more popular here.