How You Rig an OR12 Board Hooking the fishing line to the OR12 so it travels out to the side of the boat works like this: Line to Front Release (OR19): Wrap the fishing line into the OR19 release on the tow arm of the board. You can use a few twists of monofilament line to make it...
BY MARK ROMANACK The Off Shore Tackle OR40 EZ Crankbait Tuner is unlike any device ever produced to help anglers tune their crankbaits. Designed with both off set jaws and an adjustable slip clutch, the OR40 is infinitely adjustable making it the perfect tool for tuning all sizes, brands and models of crankbaits. A properly running or “tuned”...
BY LEE GOULD When it comes to planer board versatility, Off Shore Tackle has you covered. Often Imitated, Never Duplicated; Off Shore Tackle meets all your trolling needs with planer boards, releases, clips, divers, tuner and weights. Lee Gould is an Off Shore Tackle Pro Staffer and tournament professional who commonly works at consumer sport shows helping others...
BY MARK ROMANACK Most of the trolling tactics modern anglers depend upon to put fish in the boat require the use of line releases and line clips. Off Shore Tackle is the industry’s leading supplier of trolling line releases and clips designed to help anglers catch more fish in both freshwater and saltwater trolling environments. OVERVIEW It’s important...
Sinking lines such as lead core, stranded copper wire or weighted stainless steel wire are deadly effective means of getting a host of lures to depth. Commonly used to target trout and salmon in the Great Lakes, weighted lines can also be used to target walleye, striper, muskie, and a host of saltwater species as well. The benefits...
BY JESSE HANES When it comes to walleye fishing with crawler harnesses, I prefer not to use fixed or in-line weights. Instead, I opt for versatility, using the OR16 to secure weights to my main line; allowing me to easily change weights to suit conditions. For example, when my rods are stored upright in my rod holders, I...
A strong tradition for targeting brown trout exists in a host of Great Lakes waters. Typically, these fish provide some of the first open water angling opportunities of the year. Starting at ice out and lasting well into May, countless anglers target brown trout in Lakes Superior, Michigan, Huron, and Ontario. Interest in catching brown trout seems to...
The Off Shore Tackle OR20 Pro Weight System is a kit that contains an assortment of 1/2, 3/4, 1, 1 1/2, 2 and 3 ounce Guppy weights along with four OR16 Pro Clips and split rings. The cool thing about this kit is it allows anglers to fish these trolling sinkers either as an in-line weight or as...
BY JEREMY BOCK What a day to remember for Chuck Wierschem and his son Jack when they went out fishing with Off Shore Tackle Pro Staffer Jeremy Bock. This past summer, I had the privilege of taking a father and son out on the water for a fishing trip. They had purchased the outing from a donation I...
Popular diving planers like the Luhr Jensen Dipsy Divers have accounted for countless fish over the years. These divers are designed to have the main line attached to the tow arm on the diver and a leader to the lure attached at the back of the diver. The leader is approximately the length of the rod being used....
