Once the rubber band holding the fishing line to the planer line parts the angler fights just his fish.
Rubber band planer board release.
Bring in the planer board and untangle your mess.
Half hitch the band around the fishing line use a shower curtain hook to attach the band to the line pulling the big board.
This method is ez and locks the band in place where it will not slip.
Though there are many styles.
Rubber bands work great for attaching your fishing line to the downrigger.
I prefer to use rubber bands with the release but that is a personal.
Rubber bands for planer boards general discussion.
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With its adjusting screw you adjust it once and forget about it.
Medium 10 color.
Rubber bands allow anglers to use lighter tackle and notice smaller fish bites size.
The fishing planer is generally rigged with 150 to 200 feet of 300 pound test monofilament with a large ball bearing snap swivel at one end to attach the planer and a section of cord at the other end.
Rubber band installation for downrigging.
Rubber bands can be used as a release on big boards.
Planer board clips or releases are attached to the planer board line and move freely along the length of the line.
The other ways weaken the line and lets chunks of the rubber band stay on the line to foul a reel.
When anglers are fishing with a trolling rod and reel setup they attached their fishing line to the planer release and let line off the spool until the lure has traveled the desired distance down the planer line.
Hence its light tackle friendliness.
Rubber bands and downriggers have been used together since downriggers were invented.
In addition to being easily adjusted for different breaking strengths they produce consistent hook ups and are also inexpensive.
This technique will always break away from the line.
It shuts down your fishing for at least five to ten minutes.
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The tackle room uv rubber bands for fishing ballyhoo planer release black 1 pound.
Light 14 color.
The clipper release is compact light and different in design than any release on the market.