Planer Boards ???

[branhamautomotive]

We run our board very similar to ebijack, but we loop our band around the flag arm. Never tried it on the hook through the flag. We still have our spring on too but on the light setting. Might have to try to remove it.

What we found when running bandits without the bands, just the bait itself pulls hard enough to pull the flag halfway down. So we added the band to help keep it up. We were using #16 and#19, but found sometimes if you did not see the hit, we could be dragging a 2 plus pound white bass and the flag not continue to show. Last trip of the year we looped 2 #16 together to lighten up the tension, bait still ran with flags up but showed those smaller fish alot better. I think the key is just try a couple setting to get what you prefer.

I will try the #32 next year.

[ebijack]

For me, using the #32 rubber band. I can set it tight enough where a 3oz weight will not pull the flag down. Or light enough using a 1/4oz weight/harness, one small weed will pull the flag down. BUT, with the setting that light, every wave will pull the flag mostly down, then come right back up. So you still have to be watching when'how the flag is going down.
Flag wire or looped over the flag both work. Since you can use braid/crimps as your connection from the flag to the rear clip and not use wire if you'd like. Works just as well. Then you have to loop the flag.

[Davesnothere]

Lots of good info here!!! I was in your position at this time last year. I purchased a few sets of both Offshore and Church to learn with. I ended up preferring Offshore but like them both. Being very tight, I passed on the $10 tattle kit and made my own. Rubber bands are a must, imo, for adjustment to your liking and also be aware of the tension on the flag screw. I used a flat washer and a steel leader with ends removed as in picture above.

[branhamautomotive]

We also took the eyelet up front lowered and moved it to the rear side of the board. Took the weight out, cut the plastic stop in front of the weight out (this takes some time with the dremel),moved the weight as far forward as it can go, redrill the hole for the retaining screw, and I was able to pull 40 true trips. The boards did run a little lower in the water, but had a nice run, not nose high, I do not run the tattles, but leave the flags up. I might try to run the tattles with that bigger band, just ran out of time last year to play with them

[Bankangler]

Ebijack, Offshore adopted your idea of lowering the rear clip. Last year they did it on their bigger boards and now, if you check out their website, their OR12 boards have a lower rear clip. I modified my old boards to try them.

[Capt Juls]

Off Shore has addressed the issues stated previously in this thread. They redesigned the flag arm, and added more holes going up the side of the flag arm. The higher up on the arm you go the more tension you will have.

The Tattle Flag wire is now angled down towards the middle of the board, instead of straight to the back, to help keep the board more level when pulling deep diving cranks.

The weight can be moved forward or back for that reason too.

If you already have OST boards, you don't need to run out and buy new boards to achieve this. The older boards can work too. You would just need to buy the flag replacements...for the new design. The eyelet for the TTF wire can be moved down, by drilling a little hole where it shows in the picture I provided.

I run my Off Shore boards with the Snapper Release (OR-18) on the front arm, because they are easy to operate in the cold when my hands are frozen and stiff.... and an OR-16 on the back. That release has a pin in the center of the pad, and as along as you put the line behind the pin, you're never going to be chasing an escapee board.

I went back for one board this past season, and that was due to line breakage on a monster sheep head, not because the release let go.

Anyway, just thought I would let you know about the new features on the Off Shore boards, in case you hadn't heard about this yet.

[towac78]

church walleye boards if ur pulling 3..4...5.oz inlines ...or hard pullin divers...

[branhamautomotive]

I might have to try a few of those new flags, at only 3 bucks each that worth trying.

I would love to get to be able to not just fun my flags with my deep cranks, but run them on my tt, and have the tension still light enough to show my when a have 14 inch walleye ot small perch is on, I am sure we will have another season of the shorts. But it's a great sign for the next 10 plus years to come.