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Planer Board Tactics

Runner heads to half the
jigs and let the fish show
us if they want a spinner.
It’s a matter of playing
around with different color
combinations, jigs and
heads to find what works
best on a particular day.
But for us, the Stroll’R has
been the best trolling jig.”
Getting any bait to the
strike zone and keeping it
there is critical no matter
which bait is being used. A
Tadpole is a diving weight
that gets a bait down and
keeps it down. With a A Johnson Shad Crank shows wear and tear but is still doing
Tadpole, a bait can be set its job to entice fish.

to 10 feet by using 12 feet can be set more accurately especially
of line under the planer
board, where without a Tadpole, 50 or 60 when speeds change a lot.
feet might be required. Therefore, depth “Poles are 8-foot BnM Silver Cats

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