Anyone besides the King use them?? What size baits can you use on the Yellowbirds/small ones for $25 each? Now they offer a double board in a plastic material. Those might handle bigger baits, or multi lures? I made one 20 years ago, a dual, but only God knows what happened to it. I even bought a Yellowbird once….I think….and my uncle has a pair of small single ones still in the original packaging. I may have to buy those from him. What can the small omes handle?
I personally wouldn't mess with the in lines for muskie fishing. Make the investment and go with a mast and a pair of full size boards like Mike King makes. Whe you are pulling muskie size baits, this is the ticket. You can pull multiple baits in larger waves with no problem.
If you are going to try in-lines, I have been using the church tackle "the walley board". These work the best of any in-line I have tried. They are marginal in calm water, but if i was fising by myself on a small inland lake, I use them. Anything other than calm water, don't waste your time.
If you don't want to become a stinkin salmon 'fisherman' with your trolling set up (mast & ski), and who could blame you, then go with the Big Bird in-line boards from Yellow Bird. I'll let you figure out the difference, based on the name. They do a good enough job for me and the little bit of trolling I do- I have pulled big Jakes, 10" Believers, Depth Raiders, the usual fare with respectable results. No Deep Threats. You can't expect the world from an in-line board, but at least Big Birds are not designed for Wiggle Warts.
By the way, yes, any derogatory comments WERE intended for you St. Clair trollers! 😈
Wow Duke, you shouldn't harbor those emotions… It's not healthy.
The mast and big boards are a bigger investment, and they take up more room in the boat, however, they offer many advantages. You can pull multiple or larger baits, and when the fish hits, the line releases from the clip and there is nothing between you and the fish. You can also troll in 2-3 footers if you want.
BTW, I trolled 4 hours on LSC last year…
You paint such a pretty picture there Chad, I guess that's the price you pay to have a PHOTO ALBUM like yours eh!
Oh and I just now noticed the last line "BTW, I trolled 4 hours on LSC last year…" I really didn't mean to touch a nerve there, just good natured ribbing! Shoot, I even trolled more than 4 hours last year maybe, and caught more catfish (1) than muskies doing it! I actually really missed hearing the drag go off last year, truth be told.
"Chasin50" said:
You didn't hit a nerve, just slinging some crap back. I actaually pan to do a little more trolling in 07. I miss that ripping sound too.
My turn…
It's going to be hard to hear the rip if you have your ear plugged with this…
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"Chasin50" said:
You know on those nature programs on TV when there are two animals going at, and a third (opportunistic, and likely weaker animal) who has absolutely nothing to do with the situation, joins in???
Perhaps the wise old one simply lets the two wear themselves out, then moves in to assert his dominance…
Depending on size /drag of the board if you have front rails on your boat
(or something similar) you can mount your line reels on the rails..
(I had a mast but never mounted it as reels on the rails worked Ok..at least for the limited planar board fishing I do.. ) You also can get lures off to the side using a 'dipsy diver' of course ..or tweaking the lip/eyelet..(As I recall Indiana State record musky was caught using dipsy diver ).
( We used to have planar boards at banquet auction..not sure we have any this year tho)
I can't believe how many answers this post has raised, though not all are aimed at the original question. I sold my old riggers to get Cannons and now wish i had kept them for the spools and arms. They would have been great to use for boards. Mike/Michelle use a simple set up for their jon boat. I do not know if the same is used on the Starcraft. Alot of products out there to choose from. I wonder by using sppols w/o a mast how far away the boards could get from the boat, line dragging in the water stc. Any distance is better than none with my noisy Honda…
I would first try it w/o mast..lines will drag in water to some extent if waves present ..so pre-release can be an issue depending on releases used..but for big lures/musky you'll presumably need tight release in any case..
I had a mast as noted..but find reels mounted on rails owrk OK..for me at least so I sold my mast (and bought a nice st Croix rod with the $$ ) . Can always buy the mast later if rail set up doesnt work for you..
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