A Niche For The Sst Pro Mag Board
BY MARK ROMANACK
Sometimes large is not large enough. Anglers who routinely target Great Lakes trout, salmon, muskie, saltwater species and even trophy catfish often find themselves trolling with baits and gear that are simply too heavy for the typical in-line planer board. In this case, it’s time to super-size your in-line planer board.
Trout And Salmon
A few examples of common trout and salmon gear include rotators and meat rigs, rotators and cut plugs, rotator/fly combinations, cowbells, weighted stainless wire, stranded copper wire and lead core line. Each of these popular fishing presentations have something in common. All this gear is heavy and creates a lot of resistance in the water when trolling. The typical in-line planer board simply isn’t big enough to pull this kind of gear out to the side of the boat effectively.
Thankfully the OR37 SST Pro Mag was designed especially for these kinds of “heavy duty” trolling chores. This longer, wider and more buoyant in-line board is ideal for pulling heavy salmon and trout fishing baits and gear.
Muskie Fishing
Muskie are big fish and anglers who target these toothy giants routinely gear up with jumbo baits. The typical muskie bait is about the size of a house cat and on top of that muskie anglers troll at the speed of light! The SST Pro Mag is the ideal board for trolling double cowgirl style spinners, super-sized plugs and even the largest sucker minnows. Anything the muskie angler wants to troll and at any speed is fair game for the SST Pro Mag in-line planer board.
Saltwater Species
Saltwater anglers are routinely targeting the biggest game fish on Earth. From king mackerel, to tuna, amberjack and even shark saltwater trollers are pulling big baits and trolling at speeds that would make a muskie angler weak in the knees. The only inline planer board that can handle this kind of abuse is the SST Pro Mag. Factory supplied with releases that can handle all line types and sizes. The SST Pro Mag is the ideal board for all saltwater trolling applications.
Trophy Catfish
Anglers who target trophy catfish are often trolling with giant live baits and cut bait. It takes a lot of weight to pull these big baits down to depth in strong river current. Enter the SST Pro Mag board stage left. This unique planer board is ideally suited for slow trolling upstream, making it possible to spread out gear while covering a huge amount of water.
Sst Pro Mag
The SST Pro Mag is the largest in-line planer board in the Off Shore Tackle family of products. This board comes factory equipped with the OR18 Snapper Release on the bracket and the OR16 Pro Clip at the tail of the board. Set up this way, the SST Pro Mag can be fished with heavy monofilament lines, fluorocarbon line, fused lines and super braids without issue. After market releases such as the OR39 Sam’s Pro Release can easily be mounted to the bracket of the SST Pro Mag, further adding to the versatility of this big boy in the world of in-line planer boards. Anglers who fish segmented lead core, copper line or weighted stainless steel routinely use super braids as the backing line. The OR39 Sam’s Pro Release and the OR18 Snapper Release were both designed with low stretch braided lines in mind.
Summing It Up
If you troll with heavy gear or at high speeds, the SST Pro Mag is the board of choice. A board designed for big boys and their big toys, nothing fishes better than the OR37 SST Pro Mag when it’s time to “go big” or go home!
