Big boards VS inlines

[wakina]

Depends on the boat and how much you want in invest. Do you have a hardtop? Can you access your bow easily? If the answer to both of those questions is no then you should maybe consider inline boards.

Providing your reels are calibrated accurately with inlines you can keep all of your lines in the strike zone at all times. With big boards you can do almost the same but the inside lines may be to high while waiting on the outside line to come back to the boat or to deep once you bring in the outside line and slide your inside lines outside. Storage of six smaller boards is almost always easier with a boat the size of yours vs the big boards.

You would also have to have several releases for the big boards vs none for the inlines. We ran 8 inlines last Sat. without any problems and you should be able to also. You should also be able to run the the riggers and at least 2 of the dipsy's with inlines or big boards. I find it easier to run the inlines and others would beg to differ with me as they find the big boards easier to run.

So with that being said it may be best for you to hitch a ride with a couple of people who run each style boards so you can judge for yourself. Either method should help you run more lines and catch more fish.