Another in-line board question

[dog trainer]

I sold my sportcraft this year where I have used big boards pulling cranks and three ways off from them sometimes as many as 5 per side. Now I find myself in a new 18 footer and I think I would be pulling only 2 per side. I have just purchased off shore in lines and am wondering how to rig them. It seems there are a number of ways so I would like some opinions. I used off shore or-17 releases for many years so I know the depth to set for different fish species and sizes. Can I use the 17's on the inlines? I also heard that you can set the releases hard and then just unclip when you get them to the boat and fight the fish from there. I am not new to Walleye fishing but I have not rigged this type of board before it just seems easier than running the big boards off of the smaller boat. any suggestions would be a help. Thanks for your help.
AKA Blackjack

[dog trainer]

I sold my sportcraft this year where I have used big boards pulling cranks and three ways off from them sometimes as many as 5 per side. Now I find myself in a new 18 footer and I think I would be pulling only 2 per side. I have just purchased off shore in lines and am wondering how to rig them. It seems there are a number of ways so I would like some opinions. I used off shore or-17 releases for many years so I know the depth to set for different fish species and sizes. Can I use the 17's on the inlines? I also heard that you can set the releases hard and then just unclip when you get them to the boat and fight the fish from there. I am not new to Walleye fishing but I have not rigged this type of board before it just seems easier than running the big boards off of the smaller boat. any suggestions would be a help. Thanks for your help.
AKA Blackjack

[SUPERTROLLER]

Instead of playing the OffShore release game, buy the metal Church releases. They just pich on and off the lines like other releases and will hold Superlines and as much weight as the board can handle(more actually) and you don't have to worry about spring settings, designation numbers, or wear on the rubber pinch pads and then replacing them. They are just flat out a superior release. I saw a guy using a 1.5 pound snap weight with them last month and would not have believed it if I wasn't right there watching him. Yes, that's right, a 1.5 pound snap weight almost straight below the boat at 1.8 mph. It reinforced my belief in these Church releases. They are not any more expensive than having to upgrade the releases for new OffShore styles.

[Silentsixty]

Using the red Offshores with pin, Offshore Snappers or Church clip & reeling to the boat to remove board is probably the most common method used for walleye.

I'm with ST on the Church clips on Offshores though I've never pulled over 16 oz using them for snap weights. I prefer the metal non-adjustables over the adjustable metal ones. I haven't used the fiber/plastic ones enough to have an opinion.

There was a really good intro on this forum very recently. Worth looking back or searching if you didn't see it.

Good Luck,
SS