Planer Boards ???

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Like mentioned, either work very well. Just personal preference mostly. I ran Offshore for many years and preferred them to the Church. (sold my boat last year with all the equipment). I had many hours fishing both boards side by side in every possible fishing condition (including tourney's). For me the Offshore ran better overall.
Yes I installed Church super clips, have to do that on the Church also as they do not come with the super clips. If you place the line be it braid or mono into that Church super clip properly, it is not coming out. Unless you "set the hook" when a board is under water.
To fix that, I used Offshore original black, or the orange clips on the tow arm and the Church on the rear. This allows the front clip to release, the board will fall out of formation going to the rear of the boat when a fish strikes. If the board is taken under, you are not fighting the board in anyway. It is just hanging there. And will not come off.
If you want, with the Offshore, you can use a snap ( that is how they originally came) in the rear position so the board will slide down your line if the front clip releases. I never found that to be a good thing. Lost some really nice salmon when they jump and the board is flopping around just ahead of them. I'd rather have to go back and retrieve a board. Heck when only running 4 boards that is a breeze. Now when running 10 boards, it is a PIA. But like mentioned. A Church super clip on the rear, a releasable clip on the tow arm. You should never see that happen. Anyway that is my take.
Thanks Hoytman86, glad you like the #17 mono. No more braid problems.