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Old 02-09-2014, 10:25 AM
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I agree with TK on the Off Shore Brand in line boards. They stand up to giant deep diving Muskie bates on white cap windy days(20 to 30 mph). How ever, the mast systems don't work well in a lot of reservoir situations. For instance, tight turns in creeks and contour trolling. Plus when a line leaves the inline boards, it's at the water surface so you're getting a true line count depth. Another down side to the mast system is when you get a release, there is a good amount of slack in the line that must be gathered before you come in contact with the fish which results in a poor hook set and plenty of time for the fish to get off the line. My guess is that you will only land about 50% of the fish that you come in contact with. Plus there is a lot of line out of the water which means you don't get a true line count depth.
I also agree with the multiple downriggers, I personally use 4 on my boat but that being said I love my boards and use 4 to 6 at all times. Some days it's all riggers and other days the boards pull their weight. Some days you get fish from both..

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