Thread: Planes on Nimrod

Great job! Great info.

Good stuff! I've been wanting to try planer boards. I guess there's really only one way to learn. Good report and thanks!

Originally Posted by justdriftin

little background .... the Planer Boards have a "flag" that acts as a "tattle tale" ... when fish bites and pulls on the line the flags starts going up and down (kinda like a cork going under, Time to set the hook!!!)

Problem was with the OR16 clip ... it should "let go" when you set the hook (snatch like crazy) ... when the front clip lets go the board drifts straight behind the boat and you don't have to fight the board pulling to the side.

Clip photo's ... one side has a hole in the pad .... the other side has a pin that sticks down in the hole. If i put the line behind the pin I couldn't get the line to "pop out" when I snatched the rod. When I put the line in front of the pin I couldn't get it to stay in as the board was pulling to the side.

What worked for me .... I placed the line in the clip over the hole and allowed the pin to push the line down in the hole. The line diameter is important as well ... this is the recommended line for the clips based on my research (.014 line diameter is FAT)

Makes me want to go take a look at my or19 releases to see if I have missed seeing a pin on them. The releases on my yellow birds work really well, but my OR19 releases just seem to have too much tension. If you have a smooth pad with no pin and the line keeps popping out on its own, twist the line several time and then put the release on the twisted line.

Nice post with some good info. Thanks.

Originally Posted by RCC

Makes me want to go take a look at my or19 releases to see if I have missed seeing a pin on them. The releases on my yellow birds work really well, but my OR19 releases just seem to have too much tension. If you have a smooth pad with no pin and the line keeps popping out on its own, twist the line several time and then put the release on the twisted line.

Don't think they have the pin. But they can be adjusted by sliding the spring back from clip end towards the attachment hole. Need to adjust backwards and try pulling out line to get the tension you need.

Jeff do you use the actual "tattle flag" attachment to where it goes up and down with the strike and have them setup to where they will release? I haven't figured out a way to do this yet. I have some of the OR12 pigtails as well. Trying to find the best setup we had quite of bit of trouble detecting when the fish were on with the boards last time out so I would like to get the flags working with the ability to release as well so the board drifts back while landing the fish.

Appreciate the advice!

Ok I will try those out again sometime. The tension on the spring clips are a booger to handle by oneself. I have been using braid and notice the braid slips out of the clip. Will play with them some more

Originally Posted by jkoch

Jeff do you use the actual "tattle flag" attachment to where it goes up and down with the strike and have them setup to where they will release? I haven't figured out a way to do this yet. I have some of the OR12 pigtails as well. Trying to find the best setup we had quite of bit of trouble detecting when the fish were on with the boards last time out so I would like to get the flags working with the ability to release as well so the board drifts back while landing the fish.

Appreciate the advice!