by gitboy » Wed Aug 03, 2005 4:26 pm
Comm,
The set up your suggesting is identical to the one i was using. 10lb cod on a leadhead fished with penn 525 30lb briad 12-20lb penn tidecutter. and for the conger i used a penn 320 ld 50lb braid 20-30lb Daiwa powerlift.
As for tactics the skippers on the boats out of courtmacsherry are experts and if you listen to them carefully, it will be hard for u not to get into the fish.
The article in the irish angler is brilliant and the rig they use, with the leadhead off a weighted boom works well getting down to the wrecks (some over 350ft down),. After trial and error and some coaching from the experts we found the best method is to drop to the bottom, on hitting the wreck you wind 20 turns-very quickly.. and then slow this down and do another 20-30 turns..this should definatly get you into the pollock and coalies (as u slow down the chasing fish thinks its gaiNing on the shad and therfore attacks). for cod fishing tight against the wreck is preferred. The old trusty flowing trace with a mackeral flapper of fillet for the conger and the ling with some muppets for effect. hope this help, i know u'll have a gr8 couple of days down there.
Luck is when preparation meets opportunity..
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