When yall use planars to troll for striper, how long of a leader do you use that connects the hook to the planar? thanks, anymore info on planars would be appreciated as I have never used them before.
15’ High Tide
50 HP Mercury
i use a glass bead above a barrel swivel to stop the board from going all the way down to the hook and possibly knocking the fish off–below that i use about 4’ of flourocarbon-adjusting the depth is done by the amount of line you put out before you clip the release on --make sure to adjust the release to allow the line to come out easily or if the release is not adjustable experiment with how deep you set the line in it so it will come out easily - i have learned through the years that the line comes out better if you put a twist in it before putting it in the release–its not a bad idea to spool a heavier lb. test than your leader that way if you do break off you still have your board - be careful not to put too much weight on the line or you will sink the board and it will not pull right-you will love em once u get em figured out -just remember most pleasure boaters have no idea you are pulling boards until they run over them so if the area is pretty crowded dont make your spread too wide
Very new to planer boards too, just about through mine away after using them the first time; but since then have used them 4 different times and love them. still haven’t figured out my depth quite right like poboy said about for far in you put the line in the release clip.
i read an article that said the boards would work better with a pole that is standing straight up. i usally lay mine down horizontally. does anyone have knowledge of the straight up versus lay down? i haven’t used them since reading the article.
I have my rods pretty much horizontal too and they seem to track ok. Just guessing, but maybe they say that because with the rod upright you would have less of the line going to the planer in the water which would mean less slack in the line for when a fish hits. Going out Friday. I’m gonna give that a try.
'07 198 DLX Carolina Skiff
FS90 Suzuki
Putting your rods straight up helps keep the lines out of the water thus reducing drag and the boards pull up beside the boat better. I have been keeping my baits around 40 ft or so behind the board, and on two boards i put a #7 split shot a couple feet in front of bait to help get it down. The other two boards I pull are just free with no weights. just remember turning the baits are way behind the boards and though the boards may be beside you the baits are swung around and they can cause a mess. We have been doing really well with planers lately. Hope any of that made sense. its just my .02
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Wellcraft V20, 175 Yamaha
i generally use 6 planers (3 on each side)–i set the rods up from highest at the back to lowest in the front --this will generally cause the boards to track better beside the boat since the farthest planer out has the least line drag in the water-- have also noticed this causes less problems when the fish hits because the lines tend to swing behind the boat so a fish on the front lines will pass under the rods behind it- hope the way i’m saying this makes sense -when you set it up this way you will see what i’m talking about-if you only have one board out on each side then the height really isnt a big issue unless your boards are tracking too far behind the boat-to get the boards more parrallel to the side of the boat raise the rod tip up
[quote]Originally posted by The AQ
I have been keeping my baits around 40 ft or so behind the board,
wow all the different people i have talked to the farthest i heard was 12-15’. but if it works then thats what works.