Quote Originally Posted by royboy78 View Post
I have not used the mini boards yet. I have 8 off shore tackle boards and 6 of them have the tattle flags. So I'm going to give it a shot. I like the fact that you cover so many depths with the boards and be able to put a program together a little quicker
Yeah, the only real reason I even used one (mini) was because it was free (raffle) & if I have a piece of equipment, I like to at least try it out. One thing that was nice about the mini PB was it's adjustable to either the right or left side, so you don't necessarily need to bring out a bunch of boards. I just ran one off the side, adjusted it & came back along the same path with it on the opposite side of the boat ... doesn't compare to the original mini-planar size boards with the tattle flags, though. I'm glad In-Fisherman came out with that article, because I would not have thought to use the original/standard mini planar board like that and/or for crappie.

Quote Originally Posted by wicklundrh View Post
Kent,

You might be on to something here. I am familiar with the Mini-boards both "off shore" and "Gary Roach" and own about 20. I never thought of using them for Crappies. I recall a conversation that Don and I had about spider rigging. One of the big drawbacks here in Michigan (on most lakes) is the relatively clear water we have. Fish tend to get spooked by the boat "pushing" the spider rig rods.

We use planers to get the baits away from the boat on Walleyes for that exact reason. Might be a better program for us with the clear water. Also, I suspect more hook-ups than long lining as you are clearing out the fish with the boat long before the bait gets there.

I am not intrigued as you are. Besides, I love to troll. I know ready2fish (Jim) pulls cranks for Crappies. I wonder if he has done it on the boards yet?
It's definitely worth looking into, especially if you already have the equipment (which most walleye-guys do). I also got some of those 'Tadpole' weights to use in conjunction with the boards (raffle), but so far haven't used those because the standard in-line stuff works fine. I use the chart that came with them in regards to line-out/depth as a general reference for any generic in-line weight & it seems to work.

Quote Originally Posted by wicklundrh View Post
I meant "I AM as intrigued as you are"
:lol, I did kinda' scratch my head for a minute.

Quote Originally Posted by ready2fish View Post
never used em before, I had Kevin show me last year how they worked, I could see them being handy if you were pulling more then 4 lines and you needed to spread things out
That's what I kinda' thought as well ... run one board, maybe two ... probably only one side ... but when would I need to run that wide a spread on both sides fishing for Crappie? (at least in Michigan). And I'm pretty sure you're gonna' wind up with quite a few collateral species, depending on where you're trolling.

I gotta' find that magazine & reread the article, .