Leadcore/Inline Planer Question

[Trigger]

Nice site with lots of good information.

When attaching an inline planer board to your lead core line, how far behind the lead core do you attach the board?

[Live2fishdjs]

I hold the tip of the rod up in the air and let out line until the knot (leadcore to leader) gets into the water, then snap on the board.

[Steve Arend]

Yep! What Live2fishdjs said.

[SkeinMachine]

Trigger,what inline boards are you using?

The term knot at the water is widely used to describe the amount of core + backing out from the rod tip,Live2fishdjs summed it up nicely.

Set the board to not release,you don't want the board sliding down your backing onto your core,it'll chew it up.

Just remove the board as it comes into the boat.

H.I.H.

[Trigger]

I am using Church Walleye boards with a superline backing. Would you not get a few extra feet of depth out of it if you let out 50-100' of backing? This is a debate I am having with someone I work with and that is why I asked the question.

Thanks for the replies.

[Steve Arend]

I am using Church Walleye boards with a superline backing. Would you not get a few extra feet of depth out of it if you let out 50-100' of backing? This is a debate I am having with someone I work with and that is why I asked the question.

Thanks for the replies.

Yes you would!

Picture it like a built in snap on weight. The more back you put out the deeper your core will sink (to a point).

Most don't let out to much backer because you already have to reel in 100 yrds of core and who wants to reel in more then that.

We already fight about who has to reel in the full cores.