It may be overkill and these pull like a mule, and I am not saying these boards can't flip over as I am sure in the right conditions anything can happen, but I use these triple board planers made by Bloody Point Tackle. The overall bigger size/weight and extra board help make these very stable even in very rough conditions. I mostly fish in the Chesapeake Bay and in the ocean along the DE and MD coast with these for stripers. We need the 3 board planers to pull the heavy umbrellas and parachutes, but they do work fine for lake trolling as well. They are made of yellow pine and the longest board is 35" long.