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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

We're using three different trolling methods to troll for walleye here in the walleye capital of Canada, Colchester Harbour! We teach you how to troll for walleye using three different methods: using ...

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 ...

I cannot dispute the fact that the tactic works well for a number of anglers. In fact, I tip my hat to the fishermen who stop at their banks on their way home to cash or deposit checks as the result ...

ON YELLOW LAKE, Wis. — We weren’t quite in No Man’s Land, but we were a few casts away. We were puttering along around .3 mph in 25 feet of water perhaps 100 yards from any drop-off or noteworthy ...

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 ...