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Story & photos by Greg McCain
Crappie fishermen are a resourceful Dan Dannenmueller has found that the use
collection of individuals. They take time- of planer boards makes pulling lures more
honored traditions and make them better. efficient for him than using more traditional
They develop new techniques and make methods.
them their own. They’ve even been known
to borrow tactics from other types of fishing. improve his long-lining techniques, he never
Their imaginations know few limits. totally resolved all the issues because of the
Such is the case with the continued variables involved. He turned to Offshore
rise in popularity of planer boards. Borrowing Tackle planer boards as an alternative and
a trolling technique once reserved for the used all the variables to his advantage.
walleye world and one that originally evolved
in saltwater, crappie fishermen far and wide Effectiveness & Process
have come to appreciate the fish-catching One event in particular illustrates
effectiveness of fishing under planer boards. just how effective planer boards can be.
Count Yamaha pro, Dan Dannenmueller, “Specifically it was the Crappie Masters
among the believers. When he sought to
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