i like using planer boards, but have a hard time seeing them at night which is when i mostly fish.
do any of you guys use them at night? i’m brainstorming ways to put a little light on them, or some glow stick stuff or something. you guys done this?
I haven’t done it, but I would think you should be able find a way to mount the little glow sticks that snap on to a rod tip for nite fishing. I believe they last at least a few hrs. I think they are pretty cheap, so it wouldn’t cost much to give it a try.
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We have done it and tried to use the lights off the t top to help see them but for the most part just watch the rod, we use circle hooks and the fish will hook themselves
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get some D.O.T.approved reflective tape -i get mine from lowes-dont know how your boards are shaped but i put a strip across the top of mine and they will show up 100 ft away from the boat with nothing but the stern light on - its just enough of a flicker to keep an eye on their position-BTW the red shows up better than the silver
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Originally posted by poboyget some D.O.T.approved reflective tape -i get mine from lowes-dont know how your boards are shaped but i put a strip across the top of mine and they will show up 100 ft away from the boat with nothing but the stern light on - its just enough of a flicker to keep an eye on their position-BTW the red shows up better than the silver
thanks for the input. the boards i have would be perfect for a 2" wide tape. 1" along the vertical and 1" along the horizontal. we could always keep them a little closer to the boat than usual which should help.
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phishinphan which boards are you using?
Sharky, I am not sure what the name is. But they are the ones that Lake World sells for about $25 a pair.
water bugzz.they have some type of foam on them.i use glow sticks on mine.got them off ebay.they are the size of a pencil.lay them long ways across the top and use half apaper clip to hold them on.kind a like useing a staple.you will be able to see them up to about 25 yards.and can follow the fish with out using a bright light that draws the SKEETERS. i’ll try and post a picture if needed.trying to get everything ready for vacation.solid week of saltwater.
Yep, water bugz is what they are. I know what you mean. Good idea
we used the tape. i think on a night with a moon it would be perfect. with solid rain for 4 hours on a no-moon night it only helped if the led headlamp was pointing at it. still much better than no tape. thanks for the tip
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sorry it didnt work out that great for yall – one thing i might add is that i make my own boards and designed them to pull out parrallel to the boat -guess i get a better reflection from them – i can see how it might not work as well when they run behind the boat – so did yall catch any fish using them at night? - i’m giving it a try tomorrow pm - going to try to put santeecarl on a couple nice uns
we only caught two stripers and a big crappie that ate a 4" herring. We launched out of Scott’s Ferry and fished around there. We never really found a concentration of fish.
met up with santeecarl wed pm put in at scotts ferry and ran over to keg creek and pulled planers till bout 11–picked up 3 nice fish between 9# and 14#- missed a few more pull downs and had a great time over all -think i got carl hooked on the hill and planers -water temp is getting up there quickly- was around 78 to 82 -2 weeks ago it was 68 - still some nice fish around for now but not sure how much longer they can stand the heat before heading north
I thought they stayed south around the dam. Do they head north to the Russel Dam?
i’ve noticed that the larger fish seem to head up there - you can still catch your limit of hydrid and short stripes down by the dam -dont think the heat affects them as much- maybe when they put the oxygenation system in this will change some but i’m not sure when that is going to be completed-from what i’ve been told clarks hill stratifies very quickly when it gets warm and there is no oxygen below about 35’ - i’m sure all of them dont go up but i’ve never had much luck at the bottom of the lake when it gets hot - maybe somebody that knows more of the specifics on this can post and help us out