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Saltwater Fishing Techniques
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2022, Fishing In-Line Planers with Chad Raney
In-line planers reach suspended saltwater gamefish using bridle rigs and wind-on leaders that target specific depths where mackerel, wahoo, tuna, and sailfish feed. Chad Raney's South Florida expertise reveals why this method produces when other boats struggle, requiring proper planer sizing, ballyhoo rigging techniques, and boat driving coordination that maintains effective presentations throughout trolling passes.
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2022, Nearshore Planer Trolling with Chad Raney
Nearshore planer fishing reaches wahoo, tuna, kingfish, dolphin, and sailfish at depths where they feed rather than hoping surface trolling attracts species positioned deep. Success requires finding bait concentrations first using electronics, then adjusting planer depths matching where fish hold based on atmospheric conditions including barometer, wind, cloud cover, and search patterns that locate productive reef structure.
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2020, Planer Fishing With Downriggers
Downriggers allow fishing No. 12 or 24 planers that reach suspended fish beyond standard No. 4, 6, or 8 planer depths. These larger sizes create maximum gear tension but deliver baits into deeper water column layers where game fish hold during specific temperature conditions or seasonal patterns that push them below zones smaller planers access effectively on rod setups alone.
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2020, Planer Fishing: Sea Witches and Water Color
Sea witches create visual attraction that pulls king mackerel and wahoo to planer rigs, but color selection must match blue or green water conditions for effectiveness. Understanding how water clarity affects visibility and which mylar combinations trigger strikes in specific conditions determines whether rigs produce bites or get ignored despite proper deployment depth and bait presentation.
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2020, Planer Fishing Bait Rigs
Summer nearshore game fish suspend at specific depths where conventional trolling runs too shallow. Planer fishing rigs use water pressure and hydrodynamic design to pull baits into these zones, but effectiveness requires understanding mechanical function and constructing rigs with hooks, sea witches, and snap swivels that withstand deployment pressure and maintain bait action at target depths.
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2020, Planer Fishing Rods and Reels
Planer fishing creates sustained tackle pressure differing from conventional trolling, demanding medium action rods with tip flexibility and quality guides rather than stiff actions transmitting constant vibration. RJ Boyle's commercial fishing experience reveals durability matters more than high-speed reels, focusing on everyday gear proven to withstand repetitive planer deployment and saltwater exposure without premature component failure.
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2020, Planer Fishing Techniques: Big Boat Driving
Speed over ground doesn't equal bait speed when current assists or opposes trolling direction, directly affecting planer depth and fish-triggering presentations. Big boat success requires understanding this relationship, then using electronics to mark fish depth and adjust approaches that maintain planers in strike zones during turns back through schools rather than pulling baits out of productive depths.
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2020, Planer Fishing Techniques: Driving Center Consoles
Boat driving determines planer fishing success on center consoles where improper handling tangles lines or positions fish poorly for landing. Creating clean water lanes through gradual turns while maintaining forward momentum prevents crossing deployed planers with hooked fish, but requires methodical communication between angler and driver throughout fights with wahoo, tuna, and mackerel.
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2020, Planer Fishing Big Boat Techniques and Setup
Big boats allow complex planer spreads but create challenges in engagement timing, drag management across multiple rods, and preventing tangles during deployment. Success requires systematic line dropping procedures, understanding how planer size affects drag requirements, recognizing how bites register differently than conventional trolling, and maintaining spacing that prevents crossings when boats turn or current shifts line positions.
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2020, Planer Fishing Small Boat Techniques
Limited deck space on center console boats creates chaos when planer fishing gear isn't organized strategically. Success requires simple approaches to tackle and bait rig management that keep equipment accessible without clutter, plus mastering engagement and disengagement techniques that maintain presentations in productive zones rather than spending time clearing tangles and searching for misplaced tools.
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2019, Making Secret FADs for Triple Tail Fish
Public structure like channel markers receives constant tripletail fishing pressure, conditioning fish to avoid these obvious spots. Captain Toney's FAD construction using biodegradable materials and strategic placement near migration routes creates private fishing locations, explaining why floating objects attract tripletail and how checking FADs regularly reveals when fish arrive versus wasting time at pressured public markers.
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2018, Dredge Fishing for Billfish
Dredge fishing generates more billfish opportunities by simulating concentrated bait schools that trigger competitive feeding, but improper configuration wastes effort without improving results. Captain Glenn Cameron and RJ Boyle explain equipment specifications, how dredge positioning affects pitch bait presentation, and when tournament scenarios justify the setup complexity versus traditional trolling spreads.
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2018, Offshore Fishing with a Trolling Planer
Summer surface temperatures push kingfish, wahoo, and tuna deeper in nearshore waters, making surface trolling ineffective. RJ Boyle explains how trolling planers provide precise depth control without downrigger complexity, when water temperature dictates switching from surface presentations, and tackle specifications that handle planer resistance while allowing effective fish fighting after automatic release.
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