Patent ID: 7644534

Claim:
A planer board, comprising: a. an essentially flat rectangular body having a first side and a second side, a front end and a back end and a top edge and a bottom edge, wherein the front end is tapered from the front end to about one-fourth to one-half of a length of the planer board body on the first side; b. said body comprising a wood core encased in plastic; c. a quick release line gripping device extending from the first side, said quick release gripping device effective for reversibly gripping a fishing line; d. a quick release line guidance device mounted on the back end of the planer board, said quick release line guidance device effective for guiding a fishing line without gripping said fishing line, wherein said quick release line guidance device comprises a spring mounted circular device having a side facing the back end of the planer board body and a side facing away from the planer board body, said circular device additionally comprising two tabs that extend both from the side facing the back end of the planer board body and over the first and second sides of the planer board body when said circular device is positioned flush against the back end of the planer board body, a spring of said spring mounted circular device capable of keeping the circular device pulled towards the back end of the planer board body wherein the circular device is in a closed position when the circular device is flush with the back end of the planer board body and in an opened position when the circular device is pulled from the back end of the planer board body, rotated about 90 degrees and positioned such that the tabs rest on the back end of the planer board body, said circular device also comprising at least one slit, said at least one slit essentially shaped like an arch and positioned such that the at least one slit is opened when the circular device is in the opened position allowing a fishing line to be positioned into the at least one slit and such that the at least one slit is closed when the circular device is in the closed position preventing the fishing line from leaving the at least one slit by a slit opening.