big jon outter boards

[Throttles Down]

I typically run big boards, but if its just me and a friend I'll either run dipseys or throw out the inlines .Not sure but I think I have the offshore brand. I don't see any reason why those would not work. Myself personally I would run those first before I bought different ones, Btween Shots stated that they run as good as most

I wonder how well they pull in the snow?

[Fringe10]

Oh ok I see, ill give the big Jon's a go first for sure, I do have a couple of the dipsy divers as well as a couple jet divers are those able to run with out planer boards? Wife picks them up as stocking stuffers for Xmas. Did no reading up on them. Don't have much in lures yet to really cover all areas of the trolling season but enough to get some practice for it and picking up more here and there as I learn and go. What do you pull mostly if I may ask ?

[Fringe10]

pulling the old girl home in the morning for little tlc before launch

[Fringe10]

pulling the old girl home in the morning for little tlc before launch

wish i could post a pic

[wakina]

If you fish with two people or less you may find the otterboats to hard to use.

[BtweenShots]

Fringe, the Otters will pull the Jets up to the 50's and will handle the new Tru trip 40's as well when pulling spoons and harnesse and will handle those cranks even when using inline weights also. The Offshore releases in yellow and black
are the popular and easily found at most shops.

Gene

[Fringe10]

Wakina that makes me almost have to go to the inline boards then because I normal fish alone or with one maybe two others at best.

Btween thanks for the input as well ill have to look in my small box and see what number jets I have and pick up more eventually.

[Throttles Down]

Hey Fringe
If's it just you or one other person it is a lot easier to use the inlines
I do have the offshore brand and if you are starting to consider buying inlines here is a link to the best prices I've seen [ever] for the offshores 21.99 and very reasonable shipping don't bother buying the tattle tale kit,I can show you how to modify the original flag that comes with it
Also if you are running braid you will want to change out the front release for the black snapper release

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[wakina]

Wakina that makes me almost have to go to the inline boards then because I normal fish alone or with one maybe two others at best.

Btween thanks for the input as well ill have to look in my small box and see what number jets I have and pick up more eventually.

If you have two others besides yourself then it would be much better for running the otters, that is unless you have an auto pilot that actually works at trolling speed. It is a must that you keep your tow lines tight when using big boards and otters are just another form of big boards. You can set them ok with one person but you cannot net fish and steer at the same time while the only other person on the boat handles the rod. A cross wind or head wind raises heck with boat control if you are not actively steering the boat.

I use the church TX-22 boards and find that I can pull a 40 Tru-trip diver at 2.3 GPS speed while using spoons and certain harness's with no problems, regular jets pull even easier than the tru-trips. I can also attest to the fact that the TX-22 Church boards sit upright at rest making them easier to see should you happen to lose one for some reason or another. I started with the Church boards and stayed with them because they get the job done and are easy to remove while fishing by myself. Had I started with the Offshore boards I would have stayed with them as they are good boards also, so for the sake of not spending another $100.00 or more for 4 Offshore boards and the upgrade they each require I stayed with the Church boards, and I don't regret it at all. I have fished with Offshores with friends and found that there is very little difference between the two while actually fishing.