If the weights in the board are what you are talking about, I agree to run as well. I had one that the weight came out of and it did not track anywhere close to as the ones with the weights. The only reason to take out is if you were going to weght the line with heave weights to get them down to deep deeper depth and not sink the planer in my opinion. If you do that then it will track straight due to the heavy sinker under neath it.