I'm planning on purchasing planner boards an am not sure which way to go,The in line or the full size with the mast.I've fished with friends who run the shorties they put them out and disconnect them with with little effort and they do work great but dragging the boards and the fish seem to take some of the fun out of it.On the other hand The big boards with the mast use releases that separates the fish from the planner and you can easily stack several releases on one board at a time and I do have plenty of room in my boat to install the mast.I know the $$$$ for the big boards and the masts are about 3X the cost of the shorties.
