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| I know it brings the lure to the side of the boat instead of behind and its a little flag that pops up, but how do you use them what are the advantages, ect. I really have no idea what it is. |
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| Off shore makes a good board for muskie trolling.
You simply let your normal amount of line out that you would troll(50 to 70ft) and then clip it on. Let it out 20ft and troll. When a fish hits, the flag wont tell you. The reel and the board will. Planer boards stop in there tracks and jerk on the surface when a fish is in. You just keep the boat in gear and drop the speed down to keep preasure on. Then reel the fish in. When you get to the board on the line just keep preasure and unclip it.. there is an art to it.. but its hard to explain. The best way is to have the fisherman in the front reel the fish in, and the fisherman in the back un hooks the board.
Last season I did very well on boards. Boards jump and jive in the waves, thus giving your baits more action.[;)] |
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| Jason is right, I love those boards in the waves. It is somewhat slower trolling and not the speedtrolling you hear so many people talk about. I troll with four rods and using 2-3 boards gives me a good spread and depth range if I am searching.
You need your baitclicker on and your drag loose enough so when a fish strikes your bait it takes line and your bait clicker goes off. This works too if your baits hits weeds so you can check it.
I do not set my boards up so they release on a strike. I take them off as I am reeling in. I have found that the church tackle (formerly mr. walleye) boards are very easy and fast to take off. A spring loaded pin and a clip. I also think they handle bigger baits better because more of the board is in the water. I have an offshore board too and it is a backup board. |
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| here's a site for you:
http://www.geocities.com/thomaspinckney/planerboards.html[:sun:] |
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| Thanks for the info everyone. One question though is why would you keep the motor going? whats the point in that? |
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| The reason I keep the motor in gear is to keep the other lines untangled and off the bottom or out of the weeds and to keep control of the boat.
I grew up in Milw. and trolled allot with my Dad on the big lake and we learned the hard way...(hey Zach, wha'd ya do with the black-eye smiley)
Not sure Jason's reasons and he knows more about trolling for musky's than me, we'll see what he says.
Mark
Musky Adventures
Eau Claire, WI |
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| I keep the motor going to prevent giving slack to the fish.
Tip: if you go with inline Offshore Tackle boards and use braided line, go with the OR - 18 releases as an after market item. Run about $11 each and well worth it. The ones that come with the boards work fine with mono, but are not much good with braided line unless you wrap the line around the clips, which may cost you a fish. |
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| You must keep a tight line.. and with a board its the toughest to do, when trolling into a wind. On real windy days if your by yourself. I would not recommend boards, you must be able to keep the bow into the wind and the boat going foward.
You can still slow the boat down to about 1.0, thats works the best. |
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