Thread: Opti and yellow bird planers

Can you show us a picture of this ball bearing your talking about. There has to be a way to rig it where it can't do that. I have one of the little off shore boards and it will pull cranks just fine. My problem is getting braid to stay in the clip until you want it to release.

The slit in aft portion has a couple of ball bearing to hold line. 30 pound braid comes through easier than I would expect. Perhaps some 10 pound mono might work. Like the security of the braid.

Look like twins.

Originally Posted by cray

Yikes, I ment Med, don't think they make a mini. You know how old folks are. Thanks for posting that.

They do make a mini. I've got a set of all three sizes.

Gomer, think I would find me a screw eye like on those 2 bottom ones. Drill a tiny pilot hole, put a dab of JB weld on the threads and screw it in, then a dab on the ring where it come together to fill that little gap your braid might pull through, then just thread your lie through it or attach a snap swivel with a split ring to it. That should let it turn around and slide down the line to your bead. That is how my Offshore is set up.

Originally Posted by Gomer Snerd

The slit in aft portion has a couple of ball bearing to hold line. 30 pound braid comes through easier than I would expect. Perhaps some 10 pound mono might work. Like the security of the braid.

Take a big snap swivel and snap it in where the ball bearing is. The ball bearing will hold the swivel and the planer will slip down your line to a big barrel swivel with a bead in front of it. You can also put a SS keychain thing where the ball bearing is and attach a big snap swivel to that.

Swivel idea is a good one. Makes you wonder why they used the bearings in the first place. Guess some folks use heavier line.

Originally Posted by Gomer Snerd

Swivel idea is a good one. Makes you wonder why they used the bearings in the first place. Guess some folks use heavier line.

They are made for mono.