Nicely done! You're one of the only people I've seen that pull planner boards with a rigger mast. I never understood why people would rather fight with an in line board. A helpful tip we use is using a light rubber band to join the line to the clip. You can see light bites and it's easier to get out of the release. For whatever reason our hookup ratio improved with this method as well. Same goes for the down riggers.
+Robert Unversaw I need to pick your brain some more on this. I have all different tension level clips for my big boards. For Salmon and Musky it seems pretty easy, make sure I dont put the line too far back and most of the time it releases nicely. I know there was one in the video that didnt release but that is because I was mixing line diameter. I did also pick up (50) amish outfitter clips that I have to spend a little time getitng use to. I hear you just spin the line 5'ish times and then clip them in. It's small walleye that get me where I'm not sure if it's a fish or not. Big fish its easy, small fish I spend more time starting at the line trying to figure out if it's a fish or not (in waves). What rubber bands do you use? How do your rig them on the clip? Thanks for any advice you feel like giving!
The premise is that the rubberband acts like a snubber stretching and holding the line taunt for an extra 2 or 3 seconds allowing the hooks to do their job. That being said, I like a thickness where the rubberband will hold for 2 or 3 seconds before breaking when a fish grabs it. If I find myself fighting excessively to break the rubberband I'm probably to heavy and need to go down in size. There is a wide variety of ways to go about tying up. I just do a simple half hitch on my line then burry the rubberband loop in the release. That's for planner boards though. On downriggers this knot will slip so instead I just wrap the rubberband around the line 3 times, combine the loop ends and burry them in the release. The size of the rubberband will be something you have to tinker with till you find what works best fir the situation. Lure and fish size will determine what thickness you use. That's part of the appeal because i can dial in to my circumstances with nothing more than a caribeaner for a release. I'll typically use a 3" to 4" rubberband. I'd maybe get an assorted bag and experiment till you find what works. Start light and then work your way up in thickness till you find a medium you that you are happy with. Google it. There's a great deal of content on it.
Robert Unversaw Have you used them when pulling dipsy divers and a flasher fly combo? Will the rubberband hold enough on that hard of pulling gear. Or a hard pulling musky crank like a perch bait?
At that point the fish are starting to run up the rivers so it can be amazing or hit or miss. Sorry I know it's not the best response but it really depends on the year (water temp) and what stage of the run they are in at that point.
Nicely done! You're one of the only people I've seen that pull planner boards with a rigger mast. I never understood why people would rather fight with an in line board.
A helpful tip we use is using a light rubber band to join the line to the clip. You can see light bites and it's easier to get out of the release. For whatever reason our hookup ratio improved with this method as well. Same goes for the down riggers.
+Robert Unversaw I need to pick your brain some more on this. I have all different tension level clips for my big boards. For Salmon and Musky it seems pretty easy, make sure I dont put the line too far back and most of the time it releases nicely. I know there was one in the video that didnt release but that is because I was mixing line diameter.
I did also pick up (50) amish outfitter clips that I have to spend a little time getitng use to. I hear you just spin the line 5'ish times and then clip them in.
It's small walleye that get me where I'm not sure if it's a fish or not. Big fish its easy, small fish I spend more time starting at the line trying to figure out if it's a fish or not (in waves). What rubber bands do you use? How do your rig them on the clip?
Thanks for any advice you feel like giving!
The premise is that the rubberband acts like a snubber stretching and holding the line taunt for an extra 2 or 3 seconds allowing the hooks to do their job. That being said, I like a thickness where the rubberband will hold for 2 or 3 seconds before breaking when a fish grabs it. If I find myself fighting excessively to break the rubberband I'm probably to heavy and need to go down in size.
There is a wide variety of ways to go about tying up. I just do a simple half hitch on my line then burry the rubberband loop in the release. That's for planner boards though. On downriggers this knot will slip so instead I just wrap the rubberband around the line 3 times, combine the loop ends and burry them in the release.
The size of the rubberband will be something you have to tinker with till you find what works best fir the situation. Lure and fish size will determine what thickness you use. That's part of the appeal because i can dial in to my circumstances with nothing more than a caribeaner for a release. I'll typically use a 3" to 4" rubberband. I'd maybe get an assorted bag and experiment till you find what works. Start light and then work your way up in thickness till you find a medium you that you are happy with.
Google it. There's a great deal of content on it.
Robert Unversaw
Have you used them when pulling dipsy divers and a flasher fly combo? Will the rubberband hold enough on that hard of pulling gear. Or a hard pulling musky crank like a perch bait?
+Gabriel Edwards dipseys pull way to hard but anything else should be fine. Just get the right rubberband size.
Love those Lake O bruisers! Well done.
HI there,
Nice fish!
How is the bite during September compared to August?
At that point the fish are starting to run up the rivers so it can be amazing or hit or miss. Sorry I know it's not the best response but it really depends on the year (water temp) and what stage of the run they are in at that point.
what size boat?
21' PolarKraft Kyle Hillier