Anyone heard of the Lure Leader Planer boards?

SERprise · 03-15-2008, 06:28 AM

I have been looking into buying one of these but have never heard of it. does anyone know if they work well as a downrigger? I need something that I can troll 10 knots up to 150ft deep and my pockets are shallow. The navy doesn't pay well, lol

flatbottom · 03-15-2008, 09:09 AM

never heard of the product ?

u can use a planer from old salty

u can use a z-wing

u can use a large lead weight

all the above work with heavy mono and release clip (snap swivel/rubberband)

simple set up so you do not bring the planer up every time. Above the planer, z wing, lead weight add a stopper. 14" up. U can use a in line snap swivel(snaps on both ends) with a egg sinker before it(egg sinker is a cushion for the crimped connection). Crimp it in place. That is the stopper. Next the release. Use a small snap swivel with a rubber band attached to the swivel end. connect your main line from rod to the rubberband. clip the snap to the line going to the planer, weight, z wing. lock the snap and send it down. Some add a small weight to the snap to help it get down faster. adjust the rubber band size in relation to the size and weight of the lure you are dragging. example: small drone spoons...small thin rubberbands. or. large lead head wahoo lures....double the thin or use a heavier single rubberband. That is the cheapest way.

there are other ways to rig the release. I have seen 7 different ways that all work well. Other members have come up with great ways to improve the release based on the fish type/lure type. good luck. where gloves...slow the boat to retrieve the planer, weight, z wing at the end of fishing

SERprise · 03-17-2008, 04:45 AM

thanks a lot I am liking the Z-Wing, it is a lot like the lure leader planer board.

03-15-2008, 06:28 AM	#1
SERprise Stop staring at my Avatar. Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Guam Posts: 382 Credits: 1,497.5 Best Catch: 110 pound black seabass on 15# stren with seeker rod and abu garcia ambasadeur Occupation: Navy Corpsman	Anyone heard of the Lure Leader Planer boards? I have been looking into buying one of these but have never heard of it. does anyone know if they work well as a downrigger? I need something that I can troll 10 knots up to 150ft deep and my pockets are shallow. The navy doesn't pay well, lol

03-15-2008, 09:09 AM	#2
flatbottom Fish the Edge Team Sportfishermen.com Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Bear, DE Posts: 8,027 Credits: 16,690.5 Boat: 232 center console Home Port: Indian River, De Best Catch: off the shot gun Occupation: jackleg	never heard of the product ? u can use a planer from old salty u can use a z-wing u can use a large lead weight all the above work with heavy mono and release clip (snap swivel/rubberband) simple set up so you do not bring the planer up every time. Above the planer, z wing, lead weight add a stopper. 14" up. U can use a in line snap swivel(snaps on both ends) with a egg sinker before it(egg sinker is a cushion for the crimped connection). Crimp it in place. That is the stopper. Next the release. Use a small snap swivel with a rubber band attached to the swivel end. connect your main line from rod to the rubberband. clip the snap to the line going to the planer, weight, z wing. lock the snap and send it down. Some add a small weight to the snap to help it get down faster. adjust the rubber band size in relation to the size and weight of the lure you are dragging. example: small drone spoons...small thin rubberbands. or. large lead head wahoo lures....double the thin or use a heavier single rubberband. That is the cheapest way. there are other ways to rig the release. I have seen 7 different ways that all work well. Other members have come up with great ways to improve the release based on the fish type/lure type. good luck. where gloves...slow the boat to retrieve the planer, weight, z wing at the end of fishing __________________ New Rules To Live By Don’t invade Russia in the winter, and don’t conduct a short raid on Goldman Sachs when the former CEO is the Treasury Secretary.

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03-17-2008, 04:45 AM	#3
SERprise Stop staring at my Avatar. Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Guam Posts: 382 Credits: 1,497.5 Best Catch: 110 pound black seabass on 15# stren with seeker rod and abu garcia ambasadeur Occupation: Navy Corpsman	thanks a lot I am liking the Z-Wing, it is a lot like the lure leader planer board.