Trolling For Begginers

[eyeman]

To check boat speed gps download the speedometer app for your iphone if you have one and it will gps your speed

[Feathers and Fins]

KJ, Didn't work out so well the lines to heavy and drags the boards, Back to the drawing board im thinking scale down to 50lb mono possibly. I love playing with different ways to catch fish.

[kjackson]

What about 50 lb. braid? And maybe use a stiff rod in a vertical position to run your line? I've got a large board designed to be used just like that. I think it's made by Molder. I'll do some research on it and get back later today. I do know it was designed to be run off the lower half of the rod... It's not one of the big planer boards that the walleye and big trout guys use.

[Feathers and Fins]

I thought about braid but have concerns about the snap not sliding all the way down as its not as slick. Other option I am seriously thinking about is just mounting some type of outrigger system I always liked how simplistic they were

[kjackson]

It wouldn't be worth buying heavy braid to test unless you're super serious about this, but the Sufix 832 has a Teflon tracer in it. That stuff is super slick. If you think you might want to go the outrigger route, check this out: http://www.sideplaner.com. It is designed to be used with just one line off the tail, much like the in-liner planer boards. However, you could set it up like a standard planer. All you would need would be the clips for each line an some means of running the board line out--like the butt of an old rod. For suspended fish out in the middle of No-Man's land, it could be the ticket...

[Feathers and Fins]

Actually what my intent is, is to be able to hold the line in hand if needed to probe as close as possible to shore and brush on shore without spooking fish. Literally holding the line in hand and pull it of and let it in to probe areas. Offshore its no big deal, im trying to get a more stealthy and precision method down to find those onshore fish.

[bfishn]

Small inline boards are good for shore tracking, and make less wake than a mast board too.

[kjackson]

Small inline boards are good for shore tracking, and make less wake than a mast board too.

He's right about tracking with inline boards. It's fairly easy, and I'm far from an expert with them. I used 12 or 15 pound mono for the abrasion resistance. I would think Fireline might be a good choice as well. They'd be a pain to use with panfish in the area, I'm thinking. But for whites, stripers or walleyes...