Water Bugz is also a good one that I use. I have never used planer boards but I would like to get some. The fourth rod of the line-up, the trolling model, features an EVA handle and. Glover has a system worked out to properly deploy his. (never have) Anyone here use them and if so, what brand works best for crappie application 2010 NWR Bash Crappie Division Champion. Planer Boards-What kind Thread starter tfields Start date May 21, 2009. The thin design and lightweight circuit board lip moves less water and. If conditions are right, it is worth a try to see if you like it. Both use the same brand of planer board, the Water Bugz planer, and use them in similar fashions. CONS: you have to find the planer and retrieve it. PROS: you get to fight the fish freely, your planer drops off and marks where the strike occurred. Yelp is a fun and easy way to find, recommend and talk about what’s great and not so great in Statesville and beyond. When I do troll with planers, and conditions aren't too choppy, I hook the front clamps on and do not connect the back ones, so when a fish bites, the planer is ditched. Water Bugz Planer Boards in Statesville, reviews by real people. This becomes moss covered at and below the waterline very early in the year and holds a lot of water bugs so when boats or tows pass the bite picks up. sizes and find the brand Water Bugz work best for this application. Water Bugz Single Foam Planer Board, Right & Left Set Customer service. It seems to be a good system for certain applications, but didn't seem to be worth the hassle of doing it on a smaller boat and running the operation solo (my solo trolling operation now has a 3 or 4 line self imposed limit) because trying to fish too many lines means I am effectively fishing zero. The planer board is a simple device that pulls your line out to the side of your. Mike, I also tried to fabricate my own large board that runs from the boat, and run 3 or so lines off of that. They are bright orange in color to assist you in spotting them quite a. They come in pairs, one designed for use on the left side of the boat and one for the right side. of Statesville, NC (Welcome to Water Bugz, The Affordable Planer Board) and they only weigh 2.5 ounces each.
I've looked into upgrading my planer boards to some offshore brand, or something similar, but don't use them enough to justify getting more yet. The side planer board that I use is manufactured by Down & Out, Inc. I use some waterbugz boards, they are light and inexpensive.