Early spring trolling

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Originally Posted by Tippecanoe41

How much line do you put out behind the planer board? I had been thinking of putting a little weight with a couple jigs or minnows and only putting out maybe 5-6 feet behind the planer (just something to try so I don't have SOOO much line out) but I didn't know if this would be too close and the planer would spook them at that point?

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At about .6 -.8 mph, (2) 1/16 jigs will run about 2/3 of the depth of line out behind the board. For example: with 15 ft of line out the jigs will run about 10 ft. Less line out = shallower running jigs. More out = deeper jigs. In my opinion... planer boards do not spook the fish. Crystal clear water may be the exception though.

Use the Precision Trolling app to get an idea of how much line that you need for your given lure weight, speed, and line.