planer boards

[ShortHanded]

You guys really got me thinking about my big boards. Milt - I did google super Ski and found a few pictures. But I have to say that last year when we put a deep six diver out on the planer board line it did cause the board to go further back and a bow in the line. We were running another line off that side. I believe that it was a lead weight. You are probably are right Shorthanded the ones that you recommend probably would work out better. The Super Ski are double boards that fold up nice but they do not have a tapered / slanted front. That would probably let the Amish ones work better. How hard do they pull? Do the Amish ones come apart for storage? It's hard to see from the picture on the web site.

How hard do they pull... hmmm, let me put it this way by the time you reel them in manually your arms will look like Popeye's.

Many guys use 500lb Spectra line and big sturdy elastic snubbers with these boards. Some guys on lake ontario have gone to electric planner board reels for retrieval.

The boards collapse onto themselves easily, so the footprint is reduced a lot. While not designed to do so, they could be taken apart completely but would not save much additional space.


Here is a link to a discussion on Lake Ontario United...

http://www.lakeontariounited.com/fis...16&hilit=amish


I suggest anyone seriously interested in them call Frank Kitterich (sp?) at Amish Outfitters to discuss your setup - he will advise you and get you setup properly

[mrgreenbeam]

I have tried many types of boards but the best I have found are made by Auroralites Tackle. I ve let lot of guys use mine when im not usinthem and they ended up buying their own. Plus Paul has alot of other fishing supplies to help the Lake Erie Fisherman.. Auroralitestackle.com
BEST DARN PLANER BORADS I BOUGHT!!!!!!!!!!

[fishkiller16]

$350.00 is pretty pricey for a set of boards imo.

[lineman49]

Imo. get the plans & make your own. Do not buy the small amish (14") boards, they don't work well I had them.

[fishkiller16]

i have the plans as soon as hunting season is over ill figure how to scan them in and ill post them. they are the same boards i use they pull great.

[copo427ss]

I had plans but I can't find where I saved them in my laptop. Lol there's so much stuff I have saved that I don't know where I put them. It's gonna be like Xmas when I stumble across the folder everything is in. Ha ha

[captainjoe]

Good idea to send the plans Jim. I'm looking forward to seeing them. A long time ago i had plans for a single planer board. I'm sure no one would want that plan. That one is old.

[Throttles Down]

I made these last winter and used them all this last season .They will easily pull 5 40 tru-trips with very little lag behind the boat,you can't hardly wind them in ,you pretty much have to drive to them while someone winds up the line. The key to getting the boards to pull hard is they have to set low in the water.I have a piece of 1/4 x 1 x 24" long S.S bar stock attached to the inside edge of each piece of Azek close to the bottom edge,this not only makes them sit low in the water but keeps they from rolling over. I can toss them in the air and they always right themselves in the water [like a cat] .I think I have approx. $60 in them. I believe I bought the material from Lowes .Depending on how many lines your pulling and how rough the water is will determine which hole to pull from ,90% of the time I use the center hole

PS no cats were harmed in the developement of this boards

[captainjoe]

The plans look good. Thank you. What is Azek? I'm not familiar with that material. Does it float? Just a thought - I see that the boards are parallel to each other. What if we crank in on the threaded rod to put them slightly off to make them run harder to the outside? This way you could eliminate the SS bar.

Hay we are in the (R&D) Research & Development stages. Any ideas will be considered. ?????

[Throttles Down]

Azek is a composite material used for exterior trim,doesn't rot or absorb water,and its white,it is similar if not the same material as the amish outfitter boards. yes it floats,but not as bouyant as cedar which allows it to sit deeper in the water [more board in water = harder pulling board] the added S.S. makes it sit even lower and keeps them bottom heavy which helps to prevent them from rolling over in rough waters.This is at least the fourth design [if you want to call it that] that I have built and so far the best. I've tried as you mentioned not having the boards parallel which didn't make them pull any harder only made them run further back, also tried a rudder as I've seen on other boards and got the same results.

I have a pond out back and have tried many modifications using the 4 wheeler to pull with a spring scale in line. what I have found that effects them the most is the location of the eyebolt and how deep they sit in the water.


These boards pull hard!!! I don't think they could safely be pulled by a mast. I pull them off my hardtop,you can hardly pull them in without steering towards them.I also use the 500# spectra w/ snubbers as someone else mentioned.
I'm real pleased with this set-up
Feel free to ask any questions as I've tried alot of different things
[and got a lot of weird looks from the neighbors]
Don