We run the big boards and the off shores on my boat, when running the off shores we leave them clipped on till it gets to the boat then un-clip them. It takes alot out of the fight but when you have a good one on it doesn't matter, still pulls great! I like running the off shores mainly because its good practice for Walleye fishing and for me it's a lot easier to reset the rod to the same position it was in without moving a bunch of other stuff around.