Zen-- I was using the Wille boards as well as the Mr. Walleye boards. When a fish hits, they are designed to pop off the line, but because of where we fished, we had to rig them to pop free and then slide down to the swivel. It was OK on big fish, but if you caught anything under 16 inches, it wasn't much fun.

I don't know how well the LJ sideplaner would do... it might be all right for a light bait close to the surface. It does handle a 35 Hotshot pretty good in a river though, so it might be what you're looking for.

Another option might be to make your own board in a smaller size of lighter material. You could make a five-incher to troll Carey Specials close to the surface off one of your many surplus fly rods....

Keith