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Now keep in mind…Water Bugz are not just for striper fishing. It sure is nice not to have to chase a planer board after landing a fish." "They are small enough that they don’t affect the retrieve, and the bead at the swivel keeps the board from slipping all the way down to the fish.

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"With these small Water Bugz planer boards I can clip them on the line so they won’t come off during the fight," said Professional Lake Lanier Striped Bass Fishing guide Shane Watson. Every board is manufactured in the same shop in which they were created just five years ago. Today’s Water Bugz have the same measurements as the original design, but now have a much better packaging and professional appearance. "The only problem was the board looked like something the Little Rascals made." Through his many contacts, Jeff was able to re-design the look and mass-produce a better-looking planer board before introducing Water Bugz to the commercial market.

"I gave a few of the boards to other fishermen and guides to get feedback on the function of the boards and they said they were great and would like more, so we were off and running," said Tomlin. Now he had a board that would do just about everything he needed: The clip anchor point was very touchy and probably created the most difficult challenge but finally, all came together. It took several weekends and lots of bathtub experiments before he had one that would even float correctly, but eventually, the foam and the weight placement worked together.

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So off he went with a drill, duck tape, knife, piece of foam, and a pocket full of screws.

And the small boards were great for storage but could not handle the big bait he sometimes needed.

Some of the homemade boards were low profile like he wanted but were just too big size-wise.

The high profile boards while very visible to the eye seemed to snag the other lines on tight turns.

Offshore Boards worked great for pulling monster bait but he felt he lost the chance of multiple strikes because fish just felt the weight of the heavy board when they pulled back on the bait.

Yellow Birds were inexpensive, seemed to work well for pulling medium bait, and are very visible but the clip was never very hand friendly.

Certain boards had features that he liked such as: The one word that could describe the story of Water Bugz Planer Boards is "necessity." "Back in 2001 guiding on Lake Norman and Lake Hickory in North Carolina, I had used every board on the market and even some local homemade boards," says Tomlin.

Plus, you’re fishing water where the boat isn’t spooking the fish." You won’t have to worry as much about tangled lines, and you cover more water.

"Without them, you’re fishing is confined to the width of the boat, maybe eight feet with planer boards, you can extend your reach to cover 100 feet of water, you can stagger your lines, and you get more line separation. "Planer boards get the lines away from the boat," says Tomlin. Water Bugz Planer Boards are the brainchild of fishing guide Jeff Tomlin.