How Do You Use Side Planers?

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[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]I've used inline planer boards for the last 5 years. I learned how to use them while fishing the Infisherman PWT walleye tournaments. I'm so convinced that they put more fish int he boat that I seldom troll without them. They are harder to use if your by yourself but you can crank the board back to the boat, hold the rod in your left hand and reach up and release the clips with your other hand and then crank the fish back to the boat. One big mistake anglers make is to slow the boat down too quick. If you slow way down or put the boat into neutral when you see you have a fish the fish can get slack line between the board and the lure and get loose. You need to keep your speed up until you get the board off. Also if your using no-stretch line you can pull hooks out of the fish easier on boards.[/size][/font]

[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Besides getting away from the boat and engine noise, you don't spook fish that are suspending up close to the surface. You can fish shallower water and keep the boat out away from the fish. By trolling in an "S" shape trolling pattern you speed up and slow down your lures and this generates more strikes than trolling at one speed. You have to be careful fishing sinking lures like jigs because as you slow down they sink and if you slow down too much you'll get snagged. If your far enough off bottom, the lure can sink to deeper fish and then as your speed picks back up the lure will take off going towards the surface and trigger strikes. This works just the opposite with floating lures.[/size][/font]

[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]The yellow Off-shore boards are the best in my opinion and I've tried all different kinds.[/size][/font]

[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Good luck.[/size][/font]

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