Thread: We went fishing!

Originally Posted by Hermin

Do you run the mini planer boards in line or do you use a planer board system? How far back do you put your cranks behind the boards?

Look up the desired crank in the precision trolling book or get the app. it will tell you how many feet back from the board you need to be to get to the depth you desire.
This video is helpful and explains the way to use the boards.
Off Shore Tackle | Official Web Site Videos

Originally Posted by wicklundrh

I forgot that you were wearing a crappie.com Hat!

I'm not superstitious, but so far every time I wear it, fish end up in the boat.

Eric,

I prefer the in line boards. For me, I don't like the mast system because of all the shuffling you have to do with your lines when you hit a fish.

If I'm running three boards on one side and the middle one has a fish, i can reset it right back to the middle.

On my inside boards, I run red clips front and back so the don't release. On my outside boards, I run a red in the back so it doesn't come off and an orange up front so I can trip the board.

I also prefer mono line as it won't slip through the pads on the release. I use Berkley 10lb XT. I use it for steelhead on my hotshot rigs too. Same rods as well. I use 7.5 and 8.5 angler series planerboard rods from gander mountain