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Originally Posted by Mangosteen
I see the online board does not release from the line. In that case if you hook up with a ten or 15 pound fighting Rainbow do you have a chance with that extra weight?
Or does it disconnect? Like a downrigger?
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They do not disconnect, which is good. Otherwise you would need to circle around and get them again. My experience has been that when you get "hooked up" and start reeling in, the back of the board goes down (due to the fish pulling) and the front of the board pops up out of the water (due to you reeling) so the board no longer pulls to the side. They tend to "waterski" back to the boat as you reel. The only hiccup in the system is popping the clips to release the board from your line once it gets to the boat.
You can run inline boards as far from the boat as you like. Simply run your lure as far back as you want it to be, clip the board on your line, and let the line out as far as you want it away from the boat. You can run a few boards per side (line regulations permitting) and stagger the distance. Say outside one at 80 ft, one at 50, and one at 30. Tough part of this set up is if you catch something on the 80 ft you need to move the 50 and 30's out of the way to avoid tangles.
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