I have half a dozen Anglers Pal Tubular Rod Holders that I mount on and off depending on the program (usually when fishing flat lines off the otter boards). Decided to give them a try for the church boards after the the great in-put received earlier. Adjusted two of them at about 80 degrees and pointed in the direction of the boards. Ran 5 and 10 color lead color all weekend and had only one diving issue, because of picking up junk. Putting the reel on free spool (with thumb on the spool) and pointing the rod at the board, corrected that. Wasn't a lot of wave action, but still a very significant difference.
I should mention I did at one point put the rod in a 90 degree " rod holder" that is higher off the water that I use for my net, and the board almost immediately dived.
I am convinced that the key is getting the correct angle and orientation of the rod relative to the board.
The solution ended up to be as simple as proper positioning of the rod relative to the board and it made a tremendous difference.
Didn't catch a fish on the boards, but can't blame the boards for the that. Caught some fish on the down the chute copper and down riggers. Not a single hit on two dipsey divers in three days either. Last fish on the the down rigger crossed the down the chute 300 foot copper and it wasn't pretty.
Again that for the input. I might have just gave up on the church boards, but the solution ended up to be simple.
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