planner boards......confused

[finnlander]

do not know anything about planner boards except that just about every one is using them. this is what i don,t understand. do, the boards attach to the boat [gunnel]  on a line that you let out to the desired distance or do they attach right on to the fishing  line  that is on your reel? or are there both types? maybe someone knows  of a good site that explains boards and there set up. thanks in advance

[bandrus1]

youtube has tons of examples

[Jack]

 

[Fish Hunter]

The Church boards we use for Walleyes(and folks use those for salmonoids as well) are used on the fishing line, and when you are hooked up, the flag can be set to go up or down indicating a strike. you bring them in, un-clip them from the line, and you then bring the fish in.

The large wood home-made(or commercially manufactured) boards, Super Ski's, Otter Boats, etc, run off a heavy dacron line, or other suitable line, that is deployed via releasing the line from a planner mast reel, or a reel mounted to a bird tree, or one directly mounted to the vessel.

We set them out about 120 ft(we have our lines marked)and then run 2-3 rods per side, in a staggered set-up with the first line out, the farthest back, generally about 150 ft, then 125, 100.

[finnlander]

The Church boards we use for Walleyes(and folks use those for salmonoids as well) are used on the fishing line, and when you are hooked up, the flag can be set to go up or down indicating a strike. you bring them in, un-clip them from the line, and you then bring the fish in.

The large wood home-made(or commercially manufactured) boards, Super Ski's, Otter Boats, etc, run off a heavy dacron line, or other suitable line, that is deployed via releasing the line from a planner mast reel, or a reel mounted to a bird tree, or one directly mounted to the vessel.

We set them out about 120 ft(we have our lines marked)and then run 2-3 rods per side, in a staggered set-up with the first line out, the farthest back, generally about 150 ft, then 125, 100.

 

 

The Church boards we use for Walleyes(and folks use those for salmonoids as well) are used on the fishing line, and when you are hooked up, the flag can be set to go up or down indicating a strike. you bring them in, un-clip them from the line, and you then bring the fish in.

The large wood home-made(or commercially manufactured) boards, Super Ski's, Otter Boats, etc, run off a heavy dacron line, or other suitable line, that is deployed via releasing the line from a planner mast reel, or a reel mounted to a bird tree, or one directly mounted to the vessel.

We set them out about 120 ft(we have our lines marked)and then run 2-3 rods per side, in a staggered set-up with the first line out, the farthest back, generally about 150 ft, then 125, 100.

thanks everyone, clears it up for me