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I would say that it depends on the application. When I had my 18 footer i simply did not have the room to run a mast system and I ran Church Walleye boards all the time. But the bigger boats I have owned, I have stuck with a mast system. Some guys just simply prefer one over the other. They both work but they both do the job differently. Inline boards are extremely versatile. The walleye guys have showed how versatile they can be by running multiple leadcores and snap weights per side. The Michigan guys latched on to this and have adopted the inline boards to run 3, 4, 5 coppers per side. No matter if you are trolling for spring browns or pulling a 500' copper, they can do it all. IMO, if you are looking, Offshore and Church both make great inline boards. pros versatility (copper, cores, mono, braid, snap weights, divers) inexpensive vs mast system ability to run multiple sinking line presentations per side cons fight the board not the fish tough in rough weather (boards tend to dive) a bit more complex to operate I run big boards 99.9999% of the time. They are in the water every day and they spend the entire season in the water. Spring, summer, and fall. I use them for flatlining in spring, pulling short cores, pulling copper. They work for me for everything I do. I run Big Jon Otter boats (double keels) with 200# power pro. Amish outfitter planer board releases for spring flatlining (mono) and Scotty planer board releases for everything else (copper, cores, etc). My planer reels and pulleys are mounted high on the hard top which provide a hard downward angle to the water. This keeps the planer line out of the water and also helps releases slide down the line nicely. This system with this stuff in it works great and Im having trouble improving on it. I have fished with big boards that dont "pull" right, or the planer board line spend most of the time in the water, or releases wont slide down or boat full of bad releases. The reason I mention the details is because a poorly setup big board/mast system can be pain staking, frustrating, and hardly worth the effort. pros releases allow you to fight the fish not the board pull hard to the side and stay out of the way very simple to use cons big investment lots of components storage- big boards take up lots of space almost impossible to run more than 2 different presentations per side (multiple coppers, cores, snap weights, etc)

200# Power Pro braid is the way to go https://www.fishusa.com/product/PowerPro-Spectra-Downrigger-Cable-Replacement

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200# power pro and Amish Outfitters planer board releases are a tough combo to beat http://www.powerpro.com/content/powerpro-north-america/en/home/products/powerpro.html https://amishoutfitters.com/catalog/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=5&products_id=18&zenid=9374fa6e0ff5be70f72055477aedfbf6

Green glow ladderback, wonderbread, and chrome red head is a good place to start. Plugs are great for staging Kings but dont be afraid to mix a plug or two in with any good king (or steelhead) bite. Dreamweaver Captains Choice plug in wonderbread was my #1 last year.

Digi-Trolls are great riggers if you have the money to spend on them. Bozeman Bob touched on a bunch of good differences. Heres some links.. Digi-Troll 10 http://store.cannondownriggers.com/products/390763/Digi-Troll_10 Mag 10 TSX http://store.cannondownriggers.com/products/390759/Magnum_10_STX

Marine General has great prices... http://www.marinegeneral.com/productdetails.asp?productid=1476576&directoryid=11406&parentid=10981 Cannon also has a rebate going right now also http://www.skyetools.net/images/marinegeneral/cannon-downrigger-rebate-valid-thru-june-30-2018-document676.pdf

I have 3 and I think they are great. Zero issues so far. FYI, Cannon does a great job with warranties. I have dealt with them with issues in the past.

Keep it clean boys!

Absolutely no need to upgrade the drags on a convector straight out of the box. Does tuna Tom's offer great drags for all reels... Absolutely. Sent from my XT1585 using Lake Ontario United mobile app

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Hello everyone, Spring is right around the corner and it is once again time for the annual State of Lake Ontario meetings. We will be having three meetings this year at the following dates/locations. Hope to see you next month! Monday, March 12: 6:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. at the Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) campus (Student Alumni Union – Room 1250), Rochester, Monroe County. The meeting is co-hosted by RIT and the Monroe County Fishery Advisory Board. Wednesday, March 14: 6:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. at the Cornell Cooperative Extension Building, 4487 Lake Avenue, Lockport, Niagara County. The meeting is co-hosted by Niagara County Cooperative Extension and the Niagara County Sportfishery Development Board. Thursday, March 15: 6:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. at the Pulaski High School auditorium, 4624 Salina Street, Pulaski, Oswego County. The meeting is co-hosted by the Eastern Lake Ontario Salmon and Trout Association. Christopher Legard NYSDEC Lake Ontario Unit Leader 541 East Broadway PO Box 292 Cape Vincent, NY 13618 315-654-2147

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Convectors are solid. They have been a staple for Okuma for a long time.

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