Simply as downrigging allows you to command the depth of your lure presentation, planer rigging is a trolling technique that allows you to control the width of your lure presentation. This is peculiarly effective when fishing for "gunkhole-shy" game fish. Depending on the meridian of your planer mast, the planer (Otter Boat®) can achieve distances of upwards to 100 feet from the sides of your boat. Line releases holding your line-fishing line are fastened and lowered downward the planer tow line and away from your boat. When a fish takes your lure, information technology will pull your fishing line from the line release. An effective way to vary the depths of your lure presentation is to tie Big Jon® Mini Divers or Deep'R Diver® disks on the lines closest to your boat.

Stride-Past-Step Operation Of A Planer Rigger

Showtime by preparing 2 tow line retrieval lanyards made of a couple of shower curtain hangers and a couple of lengths of tow line cord. And then, with your fishing rods prepared with the lures of your choice and placed in your boat's rod holders, bring your boat to trolling speed and maintain that speed.

Identify your Otter Boat® (planer) in the water. Take hold of the reel with one manus and loosen the clutch by turning the clutch knob counter-clockwise with the other mitt. Annotation:
Big Jon'south Otter Boat® is recommended every bit a practiced option of planers because of it'southward ability to gain greater distance from your gunkhole than the one-time fashion boards and skies. The Otter Boat® also performs better in rough water and doesn't stall when your boat is making a turn.

Let out the tow line past turning the planer rigger reel clockwise. Do this slowly so that the tow line stays tight and the Otter Gunkhole® can plane out from the side of your boat. When the Otter Boat® has reached the distance from your boat that you lot desire, retighten the clutch knob securely. Repeat steps two and three on the other side of the boat.

Now, take your first fishing rod from the front rod holder and place your lure in the water. Let your lure out to the distance that yous want it to run behind the gunkhole. Reset your reel then it doesn't free-spool and place your rod dorsum in the rod holder.

Take hold of the line-fishing line that you have only allow out and attach a line release to information technology (A). (There are many styles of line releases on the market to choose from. We are showing the "Pinch Pad" style here). And then, utilize the retrieval lanyard to pull the planer board tow line within reach. Prune the line release hanger clip around the tow line and close the hanger clip (B). So, let out the retrieval lanyard until the tow line has returned to it'due south normal position.

Remove your line-fishing rod from the rod holder and let out more fishing line. As yous do this, the line release volition slide down the tow line. Stop the first line just curt of the Otter Boat®. (This line should be run with a shallow running lure). Now, prepare the elevate and elevate clicker on your line-fishing reel and place your fishing rod back in the rod holder closest to the front of the boat.

Now, take your 2nd line-fishing rod from the rod holder and repeat stride 4. On this line-fishing line, that is closer to the boat, you may choose to vary the depth of your lure presentation by using a Mini-Diver or Deep'R Diver® deejay attached about four feet ahead of your lure. Now echo steps 5 and half-dozen and place your angling rod in the next rod holder back from the back from the start rod holder.

NOTE: Each successive fishing line added to the tow line should be placed below the previous angling line to avoid tangling with other lines when a fish strikes and pulls the line-fishing line from the line release. Now, you are ready to repeat steps iv through vii on the other side of the gunkhole.