03-11-2003, 04:23 AM
[font "Comic Sans MS"][size 3]Hi Tom, good to see you here! I use the Offshore in-line side planars. I love them but you will go through a little learning curve when you start using them. You'll have to beef up the rod for one to be able to take the extra weight and drag from the planar.[/size][/font]
[font "Comic Sans MS"][size 3]Two, watch it when you release the line from the planar's releases because you can put a bunch of slack in the line real fast. They also make it a lot easier for several lines to be trolled out of the same boat without have a fishing line salad sitting in your lap.[/size][/font]
[font "Comic Sans MS"][size 3]I use the twin releases provided with the side planars. They work pretty good but a hard hit can break the planar free so after you reel in your catch, you have to go back for it. There are ways to attach it permanently to your line but that can add some substantial weight when reeling in your fish. Permanently attaching it to the line is a must when trolling in rough water or in limited light conditions when you can lose sight of the planar when it breaks lose when using the standards releases.[/size][/font]
[font "Comic Sans MS"][size 3]Has anyone used the "Tattletail Flag" option before? is it worth the extra bucks to upgrade? Just wondering...[/size][/font]
[font "Comic Sans MS"][size 3]Also be aware that small fish are hard to detect. You can drag a small fish a long way before realizing that he's on. After a million hours of watch you planar, you can tell if it's planing right or there is something funny in the way it's gliding through the water.[/size][/font]
[font "Comic Sans MS"][size 3](edit) Also in water with a little swell you can add action to a lure from the planar running up and down swells or waves.[/size][/font]
[font "Comic Sans MS"][size 3]DennisW is a side planar user. He has planar masts in his boat for the real deals. That's more into the big time serious stuff than I do and he may have some other good insight on planar usage. Dennis?[/size][/font]
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[font "Comic Sans MS"][size 3]Two, watch it when you release the line from the planar's releases because you can put a bunch of slack in the line real fast. They also make it a lot easier for several lines to be trolled out of the same boat without have a fishing line salad sitting in your lap.[/size][/font]
[font "Comic Sans MS"][size 3]I use the twin releases provided with the side planars. They work pretty good but a hard hit can break the planar free so after you reel in your catch, you have to go back for it. There are ways to attach it permanently to your line but that can add some substantial weight when reeling in your fish. Permanently attaching it to the line is a must when trolling in rough water or in limited light conditions when you can lose sight of the planar when it breaks lose when using the standards releases.[/size][/font]
[font "Comic Sans MS"][size 3]Has anyone used the "Tattletail Flag" option before? is it worth the extra bucks to upgrade? Just wondering...[/size][/font]
[font "Comic Sans MS"][size 3]Also be aware that small fish are hard to detect. You can drag a small fish a long way before realizing that he's on. After a million hours of watch you planar, you can tell if it's planing right or there is something funny in the way it's gliding through the water.[/size][/font]
[font "Comic Sans MS"][size 3](edit) Also in water with a little swell you can add action to a lure from the planar running up and down swells or waves.[/size][/font]
[font "Comic Sans MS"][size 3]DennisW is a side planar user. He has planar masts in his boat for the real deals. That's more into the big time serious stuff than I do and he may have some other good insight on planar usage. Dennis?[/size][/font]
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