Planer boards or Outriggers

**cbay** · 10-20-2006, 09:55 AM

While trolling for striper, what works best, planer boards or outriggers? What are the best and worst points of each?

Thanks C Bay

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**Sea King** · 10-20-2006, 10:05 AM

planer boards are much cheaper and allow you to get baits even further away from the boat.

**rlcharters** · 10-20-2006, 11:04 AM

What we have found, the MD boys have known for years, is that the large fish that come into the Bay to feed prior to breeding or returning to the ocean for the winter are often within the top ten feeet of the water column. We mistakenly have always thought they were deeper. When trolling, the fish scatter from the boat. Outriggers will not get you far enough to the side of your boat. Planer boards or otter boats (Big Jon) will. Unfortunately, if there are a lot of boats fishing the same area, a 300' spread can be cuase for problems. You will never see planer baords used in the VA Beach area because of the large number of boats. It is becoming an increasingly larger problem each year in the Middle Bay, particularly during weekends. However, they do work. If you can stay away from other boats, they are no more difficult to operate than a 300' long line.

**Mushy** · 10-21-2006, 07:05 AM

I've got two sets of planer board lines. My weekend lines are 75' each and the week day lines are 150' each. The shorter lines are much easier to use in a crowd.

Mushy
27' Judge
Chesapeake
'Getsome'

**rocksandblues** · 10-21-2006, 10:22 AM

mushy
your missing out. I made a new set of triples this summer and I have 600' of line on each side. had to buy every shower ring in town

**Mushy** · 10-21-2006, 03:02 PM

OK...... Hope you have plenty of line spooled on those reels!

Mushy

**Sea King** · 10-21-2006, 10:17 PM

[Q]rocksandblues originally wrote:
mushy
your missing out. I made a new set of triples this summer and I have 600' of line on each side. had to buy every shower ring in town
[/Q]

Is the Potomac wide enough for you to fish! LOL![grin]

**Skinny Water** · 10-22-2006, 09:25 AM

600 ft Wow

! Let me know when you are coming my way. I believe planner boards are more effective than outriggers. Little bite more of a pain to use but they work.

Tu

**fishontackle** · 10-23-2006, 10:58 AM

Planer boards hands down will out perform outriggers in 2 foot or less seas. Planer boards are big on the great lakes and have been modified for use in the bay. Unfortunately, what you see in the responses is the use of way too much planer board line to be both successful in landing more fish and SAFE boating/fishing.

All users of planer boards need to start taking action for exactly what people are complaining about with some people running 300-600ft of line. Self policing will avoid MD or VA banning their use.

We carry fully rigged planer boards at fishontackle.com and we do not sell them with more than 75 feet of line, AND YOU ALL KNOW THAT Petey catches his fair share using planers!

FISH ON! Petey!

**clarkaa777** · 10-23-2006, 03:23 PM

Saw in Chesapeake Angler that Surfside Bait and Tackle in Mechanicsville has them in stock. Has anyone used this particular board? is it a decent set up? thanks for any info. I am going to purchase a set to use on my 22 CC so cant be too big but also gonna use them on friend's 30 fter. any feedback would be appreciated

Andy

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