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| I am just getting into the trolling thing out here. I have tried the planer boards and it's a totally different world of trolling. I like it. Now here is my delima ; I have the offshore boards as I heard this is what I will need in order to run leadcore on a planer board. Now what about using that planer board in conjunction with a planer board mast system ? I mean, right now I am using the planer boards that will slide down my line and stop at the bead / barrell swivel that I have on the line. So with this mast system, the fish breaks free of the planer board and you fight the fish without any other resistance. So what is your take on the mast system ? Pros vs Cons ? And what about for salmon fishing, will this work ya think ? Forgive me for the greenhorn questions but I am new to this game and could use any help I can get. Thanks |
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| The mast and big boards are fine and will work great with most all kinds of trolling ......however I use the Church boards, they are much easier and quiker to remove and go from spot to spot. |
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Location: upper michigan | The majority of us that use off shore boards for walleye do not set them up to slide down the line. We set them up to stay put on the line and then remove the board when it gets to the boat. With this said the standard clip that comes with the off shore board is not a good clip for this aplication. You have several options of clips to use for this first off you can use a double red off shore clip set up. These clips look the same as the black one but you will need to on the front release of each board and one on the back of the board. Another option is the snaper also sold by offshore they work real good and you will still need another clip for the back of the board. My final option and the one I use is the church tackle release on the front and a off shore release on the back the church tackle release is adjustable to tension and I have never had on slip on mono or super line. You need to make a slight modification to make the church release work with the off shore board but I really like the way they work. |
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Location: Manitowoc, WI | When it comes to planer boards, you can't go wrong with the Offshore Planer Boards. Offshore wrote the book on the inline planer board industry, and with the versatile equipment they have, they will continue to revolutionize trolling for walleyes. The ski and mast has it's place, but for most walleye trolling applications, the inline is far superior to ski and mast systems.
Offshore Tackle produces a yearly newspaper, with detailed information on how to use their products and with their product line in this publication. If you are just getting into this type of fishing, I highly recommend it. You can pick one up at Tews Too in Oshkosh, just about any Gander Mountain store, and at many other fishing retailers.
Alot of guys will tell you about chaning out the front release. I highly recommend you do this. Your best bet is to upgrade it to an Offshore Snapper release. They are tension adjustable and will last forever. If the pad start to wear on them you can order replacement pads which are easily switched out. |
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