In my opinion, and in the opinion of hundreds of other walleye pros these are by far the best planer boards in existence. This will help prevent tangles due to the degree of angle. THE MOST PERFECTLY BALANCED PLANER BOARD ON THE MARKET Dimensions: 9 1/4" long x 3 ⦠With the Church TX or Walleye boards you don't need multiple releases just crank down the original release and have the braid way back in the release jaw and take the board off on the way in. I run Big Jon Otter boats (double keels) with 200# power pro. Pro-Pack includes 1 Walleye Board Starboard, 1 Walleye Board Port and two Double Action Flag Systems. Had read some posts by Capt Porkchop that he uses stern planers.Was looking at a few utube videos on how to use the Church Stern Planer.Since we will be able to use more lines this year was looking for options on how to do.Could Capt Sam,or anyone who have any experience with using them, to elaborate on how they use them and warn us of potential problems that could occur with their use⦠When stacking planer boards on one side, some guys put the Church boards on the outside and Offshore boards on the inside. The TX-22 Special has the same patented clip and rear pin that makes Church Tackle planer boards the #1 choice. Some great tips above on how to remove the board. The front end of the board ends up tilting up well out of the water, and ⦠I would use the church style planer board that has the ability to put the line thru the board on the back end of the planer board. Iâve been trying to learn how to use planer boards for a while now, but I keep running into a problem: The boards, instead of kicking out to the side of the boat, lag well behind the boat. This will prevent the board from difting away if the front clip comes off the leadcore. Spring, summer, and fall. Amish outfitter planer board releases for spring flatlining (mono) and Scotty planer board releases for everything else (copper, cores, etc). I drilled 2 holes at the top of the board and threaded a piece of bucktail wire through it and added the weight. Subject: Re: modifying church planer boards: Posts: 140: Jason, Here's a trick I use to combat the angled portion of the board from riding out of the water when pulling larger baits or running at higher trolling speeds. Ever. Most boards are made of plastic, foam, have some type of keel weight, and a series of clips to attach to the line. The TX-22 Special is also reversible allowing flexibility to your fishing needs. When using braid, I also like to double wrap them to ensure they donât slip. They work for me for everything I do. Coho Bob introduces Church Tackle's line of planer boards and discusses how to rig the TX-12. Board Dimensions: 10" long x 3.5" wide x 3/4" thick... View full product details Lift the spring and slide the line thru. For this article, I will be using the Offshore Tackle OR12 side planer as our example board. I prefer to change out the front clip of my Church walleye boards and replace them with an OR-18 Snapper Adjustable Tension In Line Planer Board Release. Planer Boards are one of the most useful, yet underutilized tools in the fishing industry today. I use them for flatlining in spring, pulling short cores, pulling copper. Thereâs a tension screw that you can easily adjust. The main reason not many fishermen currently use planer boards is simple: they are not widely advertized, and not many people know exactly what they are, or how to use them. Church Boards pull harder and wider to the side when compared to the OffShore Boards that donât pull as hard and will lag slightly behind the Church Boards.