? on planer boards

[Scott]

I've been wanting to try trolling with planer
boards on the Miss.river. I'm basically ignorant when it comes to this topic. Will the Mr. Walleye boards be sufficient for pulling cranks and other rigs? What is a "release" and is it essential to have them? Any other tips will be appreciated.

[eye crosser]

Great ? I would use the OFFSHORE brand of board first, unless you are using Fireline! OFFSHORE boards seem to track better. Pull #5 shad raps on 10LBS mono,in the 10-15FT. of water range. Your release ? is simpe you snap the line to the release at the front an back of the board, these come pre-attached! Do yourself a favor an get a crankbait book that tells you what depths your baits are running at with the length of line you have out. It really is easy, also there are trolling video's out! GOOD LUCK, EYE CROSSER

[E MOO]

Get the offshore boards follow the PRO tip that comes with the boards for attaching your line. Then you have to learn how to read the planers in the water if a planer starts to lag behind more than likely its got a fish on it. Good Luck MOO

[Sprinter]

Are tattle flags important? Has anyone had any experience with the snap weight system listed in the cabela's spring 2000 catalog on page 157 item #ca-01-3346?
Thanks,
Sprinter

[Juls_WI]

LAST EDITED ON Mar-13-00 AT 07:42PM (CST)[p]Using in-line planer boards is a great way to cover alot of water fast. I like using the Off Shore boards.
The object is to get the bait in the fish zone. Use your electronics to see what depth the fish are suspended at, and use the Precision Trolling book to find out how much line you need out, to get the baits at that depth. It would be a good idea to have two flatlines out the back, with your bait "ticking" the bottom, for the fish that are not suspended, but rather hugging the bottom. Tattle Flags on the Off Shore boards are great to use. They will tell you when you are dragging a small fish or weeds on your bait. It will take some getting used to, but I'm sure once you get the hang of using boards, you will love it as much as I do!!
Oh, and yes, the releases are an essential part of the system..;-) You can get the "Off Shore Release" newsletter here at Walleye Central. It is full of useful information to help you with using boards and snap weights, and many other things too.
If you would like more specific information on using Off Shore boards feel free to email me.

Hope this helps some...
Juls