Thanks to everyone for the great responses. There was a lot of valuable input provided. I think I'm going to go with the big board system. I realize it's going to require a little more equipment to get started, but seems easier to operate once everything is all setup. Primarily I don't like the idea of removing a planer while landing a fish. It's possible that on certain occasions I might only have one other person in the boat. This would make driving the boat and landing a fish rather difficult. I would like to get some more opinions from the guys who run big boards, on what divers they prefer. I just picked up some 40 Tru-Trips today. I'm curious how hard these will pull. I'm hoping they won't pull too hard for the rubber band and clip attached to the big board line. I've also got several Dipsy's that I've used without boards the last couple of years. They are size 0. Will these pull too hard for the big board setup?

Thanks again for your responses.