(04-09-2022, 03:53 PM)PACMEN Wrote: I built a planer board mast this winter but I am at a loss as to what to use for the line reel.
I see some real expensive options for sale but figured some on here would have figured a good option for the line without that much expense.
I used one for several years until I changed boats last year. My mast had cable running to the planer boards. One of the things to be careful of is speed, I troll very slow for Kokanee with them and if a wave hits the cable it will take it down and pull the planer board towards the back of the boat which will end in cable in your motor if you don't see it fast and increase speed immediately. They are highly effective here and I've pretty much kept it to myself honestly. I'm just using offshore tackles in line planers now and it isn't nearly as fun as using the mast and big boats. I used a Big Jon mast and Big Jon boats and they work much better than the handmade wood ones and can be seen by passing boats easier as they are blaze orange, Flaming Gorge is a train wreck of boat captains who quite literally can't grab their own rear end with a handful of fish hooks when it comes to not running over your boards or you if you're crazy enough to be out there after noon on a Saturday. I've heard people use braid but also heard braid will constrict when it dries out and can crack your reels, no idea if that's true or not.