Phil; the fish are schooled up nicely (down south). I only use the board sparingly. We don't put it out to start
We have 7 boat rods. If we quickly catch our unders, and the customers have saved a couple of spots for some "overs", I will put out a board to help us be successful (I have caught more overs off the boards than off the boat).
Most of our charters are more than happy with 22-25 inch fish, so the boards don't go over the side as much now).
When the blues get here, no boards at all
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