PLANNER RIG

[ripcurl2785]

Planner question. This weekend running out of wachapreague thinking of adding a planner off a cleat and running a big horse hoo with an islander behind that. Would this be worth running now? and if so how long should my planer line be from my cleat to the planner itself?

[mikehalseyjr]

It is easier to run a planer "In-Line", I run a #2 in line on a 70 wide right off the boat. Take the main line with a snap swivel, hook it to the brass eye on the planer, then take the leader for the lure, install a snap swivel on that, connect that to the fixed eye on the rear of the planer. Depoly the rig, hold on tight! When a fish hits, the planer will disengage and the fight is on. I have caught many wahoo on that set up and tuna too.

You can run a #4 or so off a cleat with a release clip behind it but they are a major PIA in my opinion.

Good Luck.

Mike

[Bert Rodgers]

Fishing for bluefins? I prefered running a big planer from the downrigger but I have run one off the cleat. The problem with the cleat method is deployment/ retrieval . Planers work much better with braid than they do with heavy mono. Handlining braid is pretty tough compared to heavy mono.

Either way the method I use is deploy the planer, let the bait out 80 to 100 feet, run a longline clip on the planer line and attach to the line with a rubberband. When you let line off the real the wieght from the line and bait will pull it down.

You need about 100' of planer line and a #21 old salty planer

Bert

[lamantaquepos]

I like using this set up for Wahoo. Big Planer cleated off with a snap swivel crimped to the back of it. I use a rubber band to attach the line to the swivel. We generally have had the best luck with a blue/white w black stripe Ilander. I put the Ilander about 35ft behind the boat before attaching the line to the planer. Not sure what # the planer is but it's big..... and yes it can be a PITA but when it works, it's worth it!