Planer North of the DMZ?

[Big Jay]

Ok, heres the deal. Every year i add one or two things to the arsenal on the rig.

This year i am looking to pick up some Japanese Style jigging gear (better left for the jig forum) and to add a planer to the canyon arsenal.

We usually fish anywhere from the Hudson down to the Wilmington, maybe Baltimore if something really good is holding there.

I hear of Planer rod setups being used with some great success down in the Carolinas. Anyone dragging them up here?

i know we do get wahoo up here in pretty good numbers from late July to Oct.

anyone had any success up this way with them? maybe on BFT or YFT? I know it seems like it might work well on early season schoolie BFT's (80-150 lb.) that are holding deep.

[lazyfatass247]

Plan on trying it this year. I'm going to try rigging way the video has shows it.

Thank you for making that video- very interesting stuff.

[gradywhite273]

it on order here, i know cowboy is draggin one out of indian river.

[paul708]

I Know i have sold a few up here, i hope they work

[Big Jay]

I Know i have sold a few up here, i hope they work

You are actually the man i plan on talking to real soon!

Well, either way. I am going to drag one this season. The idea quite frankly intrigues me. I for one will be putting together some detailed info on how it works.

[Cowboy]

Big Jay they don't work north of DMZ......

















unless they are run from the Maverick get one and learn to use it proper you won't regret that GUARANTEED.

[O-SEA-D]

I think it would work anywhere you go in the world. Its definetly a deadly tool when its used correctly.

[Mako Wish]

Hummm. Well i have dragged a planer with a naked Bally under the spread up in the far North DMZ from the Hudson to Veach Canyon. And put it this way i'm thinking of pulling 2 this year. Just keep the damn Albacore of it.

[Hroonk]

I started pulling one last year with either a B/W islander & hoo or a red and black Ilander and hoo. I never caught a yft on it, but did get some nice dolphin and a 60 lb wahoo that saved a slow day.

[Persistence]

I'm sure it will work...

We've caught right many 70-120 Bluefins on the planer (#4 on up) using either a drone spoon or an Ilander with a bally (drone spoon is very effective). Also Wahoo, dolphin and some yellowfins. Again, the drone spoon has caught all of the above as well...but we will also pull a sea witch or small Ilander bally combo on this rig.

Good luck...

Glenn

ps - I fish out of VA Beach so we fish in similar conditions.