otter vs boards

[Todd330]

Which do you prefer, big jon otter boats or normal dual boards and why. Looking at getting a set for brown trout in the spring and maybe try to run copper off later in the fall

[Shade]

Otter boards by far..reason - for all the reasons you run boards.

Shade

[spoonfed-1]

Otter Boats.

Just plain run good and handle bumpy water very well.

Glen

[Yankee Troller]

Otters DONT flip! When they go through a wave, and they will, all they simply do is swim. Turn your boat at it and it will pop right up. From the knot to the front it should be 9.5 inches. Knot to rear 11.5 inches.

something you should try if your handy enough. Find a way to affix a metal washer to both the inside and outside of the board right over the pre-drilled holes. The holes WILL wear. This might help with that. I have had mine for 3 or 4 seasons now. They get used EVERY time I fish Spring-Fall.

[Billy V]

Otters, hands down! We tried running regular boards with copper in big waves and have had them flip over and just wreak havoc on our set-up, tangling everything and ultimately breaking off the planer tow line. We've never had that problem with our Otters and we run coppers off of them in all kinds of big water.

[For Fun]

i like the otters for the above reasons also ... i've had boards flip and dive once or twice ... not fun ...

o you guys run dual keels or just the 'stock' one ? ... i only have the single keel but was wondering if two would be better when pulling copper...

[Yankee Troller]

One works just fine! I ran my 700 copper off it like it was a 500. Just make sure your measurements are good and it will run nicely.

[GAMBLER]

Otters all the way. Only downfall I have found with them is visibility. Other boats have trouble seeing them because of the low profile. A flag attached to them can fix that problem.

[For Fun]

Yankee,

thanks for the reply ... no sense driving myself crazy about that since i only pull 450 +/- ... i'll find something else to dwell on ...

[redeyes]

i got my otters from bigjons scach and dent saved alot of money

and they work and look new