Rubber band releases

[kdawg]

ok so let me get this right you put the half hitch on line the put rubber band in the metal shower curtain. Rubber bannd breaks a weakest point in shower curtain single loop and stays attached to the line reel in til at tip on hook and finish landing fish. Just wanted to make sure as i just got otter boats and was using inlines.

[GAMBLER]

Half hitch around curtian hook. Then put curtain hook around line and through rubber band.

[walleyemagic]

Going to try bands this year, I use the or releases and they are getting pricey.

[Has Been]

Gambler,The knot around the line you are discribing is a Larks Head I belive.

[kdawg]

Gambler, sorry but that makes no since to me if i run my line through the curtian hook i will be fightin the fish and planer board and the other rods unless i am missing something.

[jeb1340]

kdawg, the rubberband goes in place of the release. Hope it helps.

[L&M]

Half hitch band around main line at the point you are going to put it in the release. The resulting loop in the band goes inside the curtain hook & hook clipped around plainer line.

[FISHINMAN]

or just us the clips

[L&M]

Clipper Releases Tom. No rubber band required.

[spoonfed-1]

Thanks for staightening that one out Hank.

I was getting a headache.

Glen

[Hookedup]

Hank are you using the Clipper Planer Board Releases from Amish Outfitters? If so how do they work, do you have to bring the board in every time a release goes off. Sean

[L&M]

Yes they are the same as Amish sells but they don't have to be purchased there, nor are they used with a rubber band as they show. Very simple & efficient release at a reasonable price. No need to bring them in, let them slide down & send another behind it or if you want to switch a lure in the middle of a spread just pop the rod tip to release & send another lure out.

[Hookedup]

Sounds good how do they work with copper?

[L&M]

Don't run it Sean (copper) so I can't vouch for that. Andy will be up in a couple week's and I'll show him what & how they work and send a few your way.

[FISHINMAN]

Went out the other day and we used clothes pin on a shower curtain ring. Had a rubber band wrapped around the clothes pin near the pinch end to add a little tension and they worked absolutely fine. Choppy water and no false releases and we caught a couple of smaller fish and they released without any problems. Another cheaper alternative if you are looking for one

[Trolling82]

Apologize for being slightly off-topic but I hate dragging in planer boards. Have a whole pile of clips to last me as long as possible. One thing I thought was taking say a length of power pro and tying it to the first clip that goes out. Let the clip out and tie the other end of the line to the boat somewhere. Then when I run out of clips, I can just pull the power pro in and bring the whole lot of clips in and leave the boards out all day.... Anyone ever try something like this? Think of any pros/cons?

[walleyemagic]

I would be afraid of that line catching a wave and wrapping around the clip and not releasing.

[Broadhorizons]

Hank, Where else can you get the Clippers? The only place I can find them online is Amish Outfitters.

[redeyes]

could not put it better myself,,,

[Justin]

does anyone have abetter picture of the clipper releases?

[L&M]

[muskybob]

Are those the new "Clippers" I've been hearing about? Nice & small

[Justin]

Thank you. I thought that was what I had but wasnt sure.I havent used them yet but will soon.

[imperial disaster]

Used rubber bands for years, not by choice, team thing….. Very inconsistent breakage some will hold larger fish and not break other times they break when you get them set in your spread. Yes it matters if they are left out in the sun, heat or how old they are. Save yourself the trouble and just use releases, just my opinion.

[joejv4]

I have a bucket of releases for my boards, and when working shallow they do a great job. I have enough that after a release I let it slide on down to the board and put on another one - they're not all that expensive. When out in deeper water, though if I'm running copper or have in-line weights on, regular releases don't do the trick (way too many false releases), but rubber bands do.