Diving Planers

[Yak Fish]

I believe these side planers would be pretty deadly on a kayak that is already stealthy. I'd be certain that a boat would break me off because they won't recognize what we're doing. That's a bummer with a $20 planer and a $30 umbrella

[CAGE RATTLER]

I've had a bunch of the dipsey divers for about 3 years now and have yet to try them. I've got a 10' beam on my power boat and have not trolled more than 6 lines so far. Im a newb at trolling and prefer LTJ & live lining.

I plan to try them on the outback this season though.

[Southerly]

i'm thinking running one rod/line off to the side. like a shallow-running yozuri crystal minnow. this would run closer to shore than the yak. more in the shallows where i would otherwise be spooking fish.

i'd likely run a 2nd line straight off the yak if i was trying to explore a new area, or just covering water between the launch and a 'spot'. if i felt like i was in the fishy area, i would just cast one line and save difficulty of dealing with 2 rods.


this link below has a video showing rigging and use including running a deep-diver crankbait. it also shows use from a river bank (similar to kent narrows, or inlet?) :


http://www.brettsplaceonthebay.com/s...not-the-board/

[ronaultmtd]

As MM pointed out running a bunch of rods isn't a problem UNITL you hook a big fish- I lost a couple of nice fish last year having too many rods in the water- Now I only troll two rods- still have some luck and don't have as many tangles-

[Yak Fish]

i'm thinking running one rod/line off to the side. like a shallow-running yozuri crystal minnow. this would run closer to shore than the yak. more in the shallows where i would otherwise be spooking fish.

i'd likely run a 2nd line straight off the yak if i was trying to explore a new area, or just covering water between the launch and a 'spot'. if i felt like i was in the fishy area, i would just cast one line and save difficulty of dealing with 2 rods.


this link below has a video showing rigging and use including running a deep-diver crankbait. it also shows use from a river bank (similar to kent narrows, or inlet?) :


http://www.brettsplaceonthebay.com/s...not-the-board/

This thing is awesome. This is exactly what I'd want for exactly as you describe. I'm really considering buying a pair of sidewinders and a couple of jet divers. Some for out to the side and some for getting deep without weight. Someone please buy these quickly and tell me how they work on a kayak

[Southerly]

i liked the sidewinder video and it seems like a reasonable size, etc. i liked that it seems to be self-righting if it goes under, upside-down etc. only thing that seemed a little sketchy to me is how the line 'locks' in after you set to length. looks like it just gets slid into a little rubber grommet or something. if it wasn't secure, seems like it could slide downline if the line isn't actually gripped. dunno.

i was just looking online at bps. they sell the luhrs jensen side planer and the yellow bird, not sidewander that i could see. the LJ product had better reviews than yellow bird. even though it looks kind of kooky, it seems to have the features i want. assumably, can also change it from port/starboard which is a bonus compared to YB, and it's only $12.

i'm going to call store and see if it's in stock. i'd like to see them in real life. otherwise, i'll probably order one, and try it soon as i can. not sure if i can put it on fish until summer but you never know.

[jffoley]

This thing is awesome. This is exactly what I'd want for exactly as you describe. I'm really considering buying a pair of sidewinders and a couple of jet divers. Some for out to the side and some for getting deep without weight. Someone please buy these quickly and tell me how they work on a kayak

+1 Gettin' a couple for the boat AND the kayak.

[Southerly]

just ordered 2 LJ HotShot sideplaners fr ebay - total w/shipping $19.

i read a couple threads around the net that people seem to like them. some people seem to have trouble operating them, the other people love them.

i'll try to report back when i try one in the water.

ps i still like the elegant design of the sidewinder but i did see a problem noted in a couple threads with SideWinder release being too stiff and having to reel in fish up to 7 lb with the thing still trying to plane. others said a different release could be rigged. one suggested using a rubberband.

[ronaultmtd]

Back in the day we added thick rubber bands to our clothespin clip releases on outriggers when pulling bigger baits- made for a real exciting time when the outrigger would bend like a spring when a tuna or billfish would smack a bait-

[Yak Fish]

If I put a stretch 25 or 30 under one of these, do you think it will pull the planar under water? Or are they buoyant enough.

[Southerly]

i more or less plan to give that a test. offhand, not sure how deep of stretch i actually have. that was another thing i liked about the sidewinder - they stuck what looked like a failrly deep rapala on theirs in the vid.

[Yak Fish]

I think I'll head over to bass pro after work tomorrow to see if I can check these out in person. The hot shots may be the way to go. People seem to like them, but for some reason, I'm drawn to the sidewinder. It looks good in rough water.

[Southerly]

i like looks of sidewinder too. looks like it could go under and come back up ok. and also looks more like something that wouldn't tangle up with everything in my crate.

i was thinking about the bouyancy question - if properly designed, planing force could create more lift than the bouyancy. but dunno if it does,...

[Yak Fish]

Bass pro only had the yellowbirds and fishdivers, not the hot shots. So I just ebay'd a pair of hot shots and we'll see what happens. I'd like to use them for trolling shallow on the flats this spring.

[MetroMan]

You see any dipsy divers in store by chance?