Thinking about making a couple of simple planer boards for shallow water drifting
to widen my spread. Any one ever tryed this ?

I been known to planer board from time to time. When going shallow you gotta keep a short line between your board and your rig so you cut down on snags. I also go with 1.5 oz instead of the usual 2oz slinky when shallow and this also helps minimize snags. My buddies can’t believe some of the areas I drag with seldom snags. I prefer to anchor shallow but I will pull my boards through there if If fish are scattered and I can’t find anything worth anchoring on.

I been making some drift weights from 1/4 " rope about 6" long . Pull the center core out fill the outer braid
with #8 shot melt the ends and your good to go. You can grag these things through all most any thing.

Been using those for 10 yrs amigo. We call em slinky weights. I use a 1.5 oz when I’m shallow.

Yes, Sir they do a good job.