What Are Planer Boards and Why Use Them? Planer boards are effective tools for fishing multiple lines to the side of your boat. Fishing with multiple lines (where legal) helps you cover a lot of water ...

One of the reasons for his tactics of speed and weaving in and out as he trolls is because Spence uses planer boards. These are floating devices that pull a line far out to the side of the boat. With ...

Today I'd like to share how to use a planer board, and give tips while using a planer board to troll for walleye. As always until next time, good luck and good fishin'! Trump will order TV networks to ...

TOWNSEND — Dan Spence’s walleye fishing strategy is pretty simple: troll fast and cover a whole lot of water. That strategy is sound, especially on Canyon Ferry Reservoir this time of year. You can’t ...

Dan Spence has a reputation on Canyon Ferry Reservoir. He’s the guy who other anglers say trolls fast — really fast. He’s the guy who zigs and zags in his trolling — a lot. And he’s one of the guys ...

MEARS -- If one crawler is good, then nine is better. That was captain Ken Clark's thinking one quiet evening when three of us pushed off from the state park dock and headed out on Silver Lake in ...

Fall is a great time to be on the water. The lakes usually aren’t crowded, and the fish bite. When chasing walleyes, fall anglers often head to the lake armed with a supply of minnows, jigs, and live ...

With one, two or three planer boards spread out on each side, plus two lines straight out the back, he cuts a wide swath as he trolls down the lake. "I troll 2.5 to 3 miles per hour all the time, even ...