04-01-2025, 04:57 PM
In my opinion, they are usually more trouble than they are worth. I will only use them in May for shallow Kokanee.
The reality is, and I've confirmed this countless times with Livescope, is that Trout and most warm-water species are just not very boat-shy. I have watched fish on Livescope chase and attack my gear literally in the prop-wash of my kicker.
With that said, Kokanee are fairly boat-shy, and you can watch them dive and evade on the Livescope. Planers have a benefit in this case.
With all of that said, there's also a time and a place for planers, and Willard Bay when the Walleye are in, or Soldier Creek when everyone is stacked up trying to find Kokanee, is not it. It isn't very space conscious, and you will get crossed up and tangled in the crowds.
The reality is, and I've confirmed this countless times with Livescope, is that Trout and most warm-water species are just not very boat-shy. I have watched fish on Livescope chase and attack my gear literally in the prop-wash of my kicker.
With that said, Kokanee are fairly boat-shy, and you can watch them dive and evade on the Livescope. Planers have a benefit in this case.
With all of that said, there's also a time and a place for planers, and Willard Bay when the Walleye are in, or Soldier Creek when everyone is stacked up trying to find Kokanee, is not it. It isn't very space conscious, and you will get crossed up and tangled in the crowds.