I learned about this the other day and am thinking about getting one or two of these for trolling cranks. But they are not cheap. And there are many options to choose from.
Anyone in these forums have any experience with these things and have any comments for the group here?
I learned about these side planers in the Precision Trolling Book 8th edition.
I saw that Cabelas has them but they are out of stock right now and would have to be backorded.
Bass Pro Shop has them too and they are instock and can be shipped in about ten business days. But they want 43 bucks for one of these and I don't think it's got the flag system on it that tells you when you got a bite or a snag. They have a red flab but it's not the type of warning flag that I think I want.
I could order them from the Off Shore Tackle Web site but they cost almost 95 bucks for the setup that I want. I want the tattle flag upgrade kit on mine. And I want the one that runs to the right or starboard side of the boat for now.
I hate to have to pay almost 200 bucks to get two side planers. But that's what they will cost if I get them from Off Shore Tackle Direct. I was wanting to get the newer adjustable quick release that works the fireline fishing line. The regular quick release work with mono line from 10 lb test to 25 lb test or something like that.
They have several different types of quick line releases to chose from.
Most of these are used by Walleye fishermen up north. I figure I could use them to fish for Walleye or crappie at Patoka Lake.
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