planer board help

[ebijack]

for me I prefer to set my boards back into the spot from which they came as I can keep my deep lines closer to the boat. with the jets, since they float like cranks on a loose line, very easy to run straight out the back of the boat far enough to swing the board back into position. but if you get a fish on another rod while letting one out the back I bring it back in if it can't get moved out of the way fast enough.

[percheye]

I have my boards set up so that the front clip will release when a big enough fish takes the lure or I can trip it by hand, this causes the board to flip around on the rear clip. When it is on the rear clip the board automaticaly stops pulling away from the boat and swings in behind my boat where it can be retrived between the port and starboard setups. The only time I have problems are when customers get excited and do not wait for the board to fully fall behind the boat resulting in the diver and lure being pulled into the lines that are inside of it on the setup, letting the board come all the way around behind the boat and keeping the line tight are two of the most important details of getting the fish into the net without a tangle or losing the fish because of a slack line. GOOD LUCK