New Float Project

[MSM1970]

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So I don't know if anyone has notice I have a bit of a redneck tendency at times, so due to that I was having issues spending $500 plus on a mast for side planers, so I found a piece of old pipe laying around my scrap pile and well I sort of scabbed together a pole that i think will work fine for my boat... Can't wait to go try it, I mount the pipe in my front deck seat mount socket, seems to be secure, if not I'll put a bolt through it, anyway I pass the line through a couple eye bolts and secure it to an old fencing spool... I may get some ice shantee rattle reels to replace that spool, but sort of wanted to test it first...  I built a side planer per I think it was a plan Bob provided a couple years back, it worked okay at toon speeds, but I built it smaller than the full size model that the plan covered... so i may have to scale it back up to full size for the boat... I really like the idea of just putting your clips on the main line and letting your rod set the distance how far out the line you fish... So I hope this will work when I get on the water later this year... Not sure what they call this method, but your planer board stays out full distance and your release slides out that line to where you fish, and when you get a bite that clip slides to the planer and you put a new clip on your line when you start fishing again... Hope that makes sense, I'm sort of tied to explain what i was meaning... Later J

OH Ya we noticed,    I to have been working on side planer set up, TD has the ideas PVC,  I ended up with a extra seat post,  stuck pvc pipe in it, ACE cleats, small ones,  into it about 20$,  just to hold string,  the 300$ for an official one, a nope,  add pics if you want tonight,  the clip method is the way to go,  nicer than reeling in boards, get the clips off amazon,  running bigger boards, store bought,  still getting the weights right so it works the best, will send pics when I get home if needed,  work dont let me send pics,,,,, added a 1.5 ounces to the front and same but a trailer in the back as rudder,   mast is simple,   and remember you have to store it on the boat,  working on  3/4 pin  mast that will sit up by the bow motor, when you go up on the bow to get into a compartment the string is in the way, also want to store it in the rod holder.