THE BEST NEW PLANER BOARD! YELLOW BIRD 100 

Good stuff. I usually can judge the bend in the rod to detect even small fish, but not always. Yes it is fun when the board goes crazy. Every once in a while one will go under water and I've had them skip across the surface like skipping a rock sometimes. I'd like to tell you that this happens to me with 12 lb walleyes but it is usually 34-36 inch pike. Thanks for the input.

I really do like these.

You are right!

Ronnie skirts the edge of the law, but he is pretty harmless usually.

Very cool, let me know how it goes!

I told Ronnie to swing by Hodag Park and the paper mill dam to check out the river/Boom lake area were I caught a few muskies as a kid. Looks like he crossed the bridge over toward your side right?

@@KnettersPracticalOutdoors He sure did.

You can do it different ways. Some guys use one release clip and pop it loose when they get a fish. They don't use the back clip, instead they run the line through a ring. Then the board falls back to a large swivel or other stopper device. That way the board stops planning as you fight the fish. I prefer to use both clips and release them when the board reaches the boat. So yes you do fight the board for part of the retrieval. For me using both clips helps eliminates false releases. Thanks for the interest.

@Knetters Practical Outdoors thanks buddy! I have one arrivi today and I want to try the boards for Striper bass out here in Arizona. I think it'll be a good way to present bait up close to bluff walls.

Well check out the other vids I left links for. They will help. Lures and speed largely depend on the species of fish and their activity level. For walleyes I might troll or drift at 1/2 MPH with flatfish or I might troll at 1.5 MPH with crankbaits. Another video that may help is this one ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-CB7vQuhPRoQ.html as far as walleyes go. I use Rapala shad raps, Berkely flicker minnows, Storm Thundersticks - 1.5 to 2.0 MPH and this will catch most fish in the lakes I fish. That's a good starting point.

@@KnettersPracticalOutdoors thanks I am going to give it try. Will let you know how I did.