Dual purpose rods? Inline planer and DR

[tyler.woodard04]

Afternoon, I was just curious if anybody has any information on rods that could be used for both inline planers and downriggers for salmon and trout fishing. Being I have a small boat I'm trying to manage my space best I can. Thanks

[jmyers8]

I use diawa wilderness medium rods for both and havent had an issue. I use there medium heavy for dipsys. 

[tyler.woodard04]

Thank you, what size reel are you running on those?

[jmyers8]

Convector 30s for my dipsy rods and downrigger rods and 20s for my planer board rods. If you wanted one set though to do both I'd say get 30 size so you have enough line 

[chowder]

In-line boards take all the fun out of browns and walleyes because you have to size the rod to handle the drag of those little boards not the fish that you are fishing for ( a lil better with eyes just because you are typically going slow enough that inline board drag is somewhat reduced but an eye fights less than a brown so you aren’t much further ahead).I had a 16’ boat with a mast and big boards for 15 years. I would strongly recommend going that way. The fact is that a small open boat can often provide easier access to a dual planer mast and stowing boards than some big boats allow.

Edited March 11, 2023 by chowder

[Purrfectfit]

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