offshore planer board

[thefrenchman]

Hey there

i recently (yesterday)started using planerboard directly on my line

with 30 feets mono leader 7 to 10 color leadcore maybe 100yard of mono backing

with a mini dipsy for added depth

i lost 4 fish out of 6 cause i couldnt set the hook properly

and reeling in the planer was so hard causing a slack in the line

the planer kept going down causing a great ammount of pressure

when i was tring to reel in the fish

resulting in you know what especially with steelheads

problem wasnt in the tracking it handel the leadcore great

my question is :do you tie or clip the planer directly on the line

so it slips all the way to the fish or is there a special way

to retrieve it more easily

and is there a special way of setting the hook properly

Thank you very much for all the great help on this site

thefrenchman

[Don Supon]

Inline planers have two clips on them.

You might have a companion take the planer off when you get it to the boat. Another option is to replace rear clip with a swivel so that the board can slide down the line towards the fish. It's important to attach a bead or something to your line above the knot to your lure to prevent the planerboard swivel from cutting the knot.

[thefrenchman]

Hey there

Thx Don

i'll try with the swivel next saturday

thefrenchman

[Don Supon]

Glad to help. Hope it works for you.

You might want to try a test before actually fishing it. Get the set-up out and then trip the board yourself. It doesn't have to be out a country mile for this. See how you like it first, then rig for fishing.

Make sure to use a bead or in-line swivel that won't pass through the swivel on the planer board..