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Based on my experience, 30# PP as backer on cores is absolutely terrible. I lost a pair of screaming kings a few weeks ago on 2 different cores due to the thin diameter power pro eating into itself on the spool and locking up. Fish gone. Spoon gone. Junk. 2 for 2 on that failure mode and I'm done with it. Off it came that night from all 6 of my cores and into the fire pit. Stuff burns well - finally found a good use for it. I hate the stuff.

Maybe 50# power pro wouldn't be as bad. I'm stuck using the 50# behind my two coppers and can't get around that due to reel space - now I'm nervous about having that. I have 20lb Big Game behind all my cores now (2,3,4,5,6,10). All I can say is don't use 30# PP as backer. Maybe increase to the 50# to get the larger diameter. Or go to mono.

I'm sure many will have comments about this post and many may have 30# PP as backer rigged right now... That's fine, but I feel obligated to share this. All I can say is once you have a day like I did, you'll be swapping out the stuff too. Losing screaming kings like that keeps you up at night... Especially when you know why it happened. I'll keep power pro on light action perch rods to get the sensitivity. Only good use for the stuff I've found.

Cisco makes a far superior track. Their attention to detail and designing in features that other tracks lack makes them hard to beat. Is that worth the extra few dollars? To me, YES!!!

Hit the trench out at Stony and set up at 5:30AM, out to the finger and picked up a brown, and then a small Laker, and to the shipping lanes we went and picked up a bigger Laker and a small Steely. Kind of slow but almost pulled off a grand slam. Lost a really nice ripping King and a decent head thrashing Steely. No complaints - the lake was absolutely beautiful and flat today. And most importantly, My wife had a blast! We put some miles on and headed out further then I've ever been today.

For those interested in getting some TX-44's I noticed that FishUSA has them on sale for $30ea. Free shipping and no tax shipped to NY. Great price!

http://www.fishusa.com/Product/Church-Tackle-TX44-Super-Planer-Board

I have a friend his name is Ronnie Franks, he has a place in Oswago, and its a blast to watch the big money guys who can't unload a boat let alone load one, and yes it a status point to see who can rig the biggest rocket launcher, by no means was I pointing the finger at us fisherman as we need them, another place to witness this is in the Clayton area over a holiday. Peace brother no harm ment in any manner!!

 

Sounds amusing to watch.  So you gonna be up north this weekend?  

I do pull mine up that way devin...you fish where there isnt a minefield of floating weeds that CANT be avoided mornings and evenings in low light. Plus i routinely reel mine up to avoid getting them run over or to weave in and out of mooring bouys, boats etc. I leave mine out all day if i can...the amish boards arent for ALL applications. How do your boards pull at 4 or 5 mph too? Mine glide along....i can run them in at 3 mph while trolling! If you troll slow on Ontario prob the way to go...

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It's a clever way to keep releases stocked in the boat - no reason to pop that last line in if you're checking or changing it.  Might as well capture all the inside releases on the way up the tow line!

 

I don't think in my fishing lifetime I will ever be trolling at 4-5mph... unless i'm after Marlin offshore

 

The Amish boards pull hard no matter what speed and I've had them in some rough water.  As low as 1.2GPS, my average walleye speed on Ontario of 1.5-1.8GPS, and have used them successfully for Browns and Steelies this year at 2.0-2.9GPS, in 4' chop.  I have no reason to exceed these speeds.

haha that is crazy!

It was crazy! What a fire drill on the boat when it happened. I should have upgraded up front per their warnings. I didn't believe it. Now I know.

Also - releases slide much easier down the 500lb spectra braid tow line vs the Dacron. That was a noticeable improvement.

My boards pull hard, they have been known to break some of the higher quality planer board line.

My Amish boards snapped the standard hi vis Dacron that came with my GLP planer reels. Upgraded to the 500lb braid. Who has experiences with otters snapping Dacron? Haha just saying...

I own almost 40 releases - 10 of which are $10 a pop Scotty's. Between hits and changing lines, I have no choice but to reel the boards in from time to time.

- Chris

When you're changing/checking lines, Why don't you try pulling in your furthest line out and reel the release all the way up the tow line to the boat, capturing all popped inside releases on the way back to the boat. Doing this throughout your day should help you keep a good supply of releases handy in the boat. If you run out of 40 releases in a day I'd say it's a good day and someone aboard likely won't mind cranking them in I guess! But when fishing is hot the last thing you want to be doing is screwing around with bringing big boards in multiple times. But hey if that's what you like to do have at it. Just trying to offer some suggestions...

Decked out rocket launchers with 3 poles? Where do you fish, PAP? Some wild stories and experiences in your posts...

The Amish boards are awesome. Do they pull hard? Yes! That's exactly what you want in a good set of big boards. Cranking them in is easily achieved while maintaining speed and favoring either a port or starboard heading, and reeling in the same side you're favoring. No big deal. Sounds like many of you need to invest in some more releases. Pulling boards in 2-3 times a day is insane and a waste of time. Keep your lines in the water!

The synthetic Amish outfitter boards are great. I've been impressed running them this year in 4 footers to days of glass. FishUSA sells them for $170/pair. I upgraded the tow line to the 500lb spectra.

http://www.fishusa.com/Product/Amish-Outfitters-Plastic-Planer-Boards

Did you get a brokerage % Nick? Lol

Hey - thanks buddy. I know you wish you had sweet lights like me. I think it's the seasonals that have put me on fish this year. Haha see ya soon man. Stop busting so hard, I'm a rookie in training!

I found the same thing over the last week. 2 of my 6 loosened up significantly. Sloppy. You can take them apart and tighten them. Take the two small Allen bolts out on the Bottom. Those screw holes provide access to 2 more Allen head bolts on the bottom. Take those out. Now the holder should be apart and you can access the large center Allen bolt and tighten it down. I added more loctite to that bolt. It's the culprit and why they loosen up. If cannon was smart they would have just flipped that bolt so that the bolt head could be accessed from the bottom and tightened. Or put a nut on the bottom so it could be tightened there. That way you wouldn't have to disassemble the whole damn thing when they loosen up. They are really awesome holders but going through this scenario is time consuming and not ideal.

What a waste of time. Worst fishing weekend I have had since I can remember. 1 laker 1 brown. In 2 days of fishing. I threw the kitchen sink at them. Couldn't even get Lakers off the finger with attractors. Lots of bait around.

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Hey, but that new windshield looks good! Haha it was a bit slow this weekend but we still boated a few fish. The plus side was the weather was insanely nice... And we rocked out to ACDC out in the big lake for hours. It passed the time and pumped you up for the next rod that didn't fire. I still don't understand why you weren't picking up eyes out there. We ended with the two big girls and lost 3. Horrible catch ratio but it fit the bill given the type of weekend we had. See ya on the 4th buddy!

Hey thanks Justin - just boated another. 9lb 8oz.

Hey Kevin... Here's a taste at what calf island can do for ya. 12lb 3oz eye just caught this morning.

slob city. 12lb 3oz walleye to start the day! Puking bait all the way to the boat. Coulda weighed more. Haha fed a bunch of seagulls shortly after.

I know man! Ridiculous... I was surprised myself. Ya never know out here though... Slow day for us again targeting trout/salmon. 2 browns, 1 king, and lost a really nice steelhead just outside of nets reach. Boy they're acrobatic. It hurt watching that Blue Tux UV stingray spoon fly out of its mouth this morning! Headed out again in the morning. Good luck out there!

Slow day overall. But nice out...

Returned to Chaumont today and caught no walleyes. Drum, pickerel, pike and so many smallmouths I had to move out into deeper water but couldn't not one walleye. Looked like charters and others were in search mode. What a difference a couple days can make.

Big lake. Try calf island spit

Took a quick solo trip this morning in the Tracker and got one nice eye.

Browns have been slower then normal this year. Walleye has been on fire but you're a little late to the game. Seems like it's cooled off a bit over the last week or so. I'll be up this evening and fishing Friday - Sunday. I'll report back here if there's anything worth sharing. I won't be after walleye this weekend, though.