Favourite Pollock Bait and Lures

[mayockman]

Hi everyone just wondering what your favourite Pollock bait and Lures are.

Myself, i quite like Redgills and Berkley gulp sandeel.

Any replies or PMs would be grand

Thanks alot and TIGHT LINES

Sean

[eoghanb]

Any big kilty catchers ,especially the luminious one over deep rock marks,or live sandeel

[tight lines]

a slow retrived sandeel or rag worm i find work for me

[Pyreneenguy]

On my last visit to Halfway Angling, Dan suggested I try a large rubber fish, with a 6/0 hook. I can't say I was very enthusiastic, but I gave it a go and hooked the biggest pollock I've ever had off the shore. There was no way I could simply lift the fish out of the water and the surge was 5 or 6 metres so I had to let the fish play around until it shed the hook and disappear down, into the depths. My estimate is between 8 & 10 lbs. The same lure took a few smaller fish , to 4 lbs.

Otherwise, my favourite spinner is a Dexter Wedge- takes everything ! Black jelly-worms, with a red-tail ( again at Dan's suggestion ) were lethal and are much friendlier than spinners. In fact any jellies or eels take fish, but anything black has the edge.

[biker]

On my last visit to Halfway Angling, Dan suggested I try a large rubber fish, with a 6/0 hook. I can't say I was very enthusiastic, but I gave it a go and hooked the biggest pollock I've ever had off the shore. There was no way I could simply lift the fish out of the water and the surge was 5 or 6 metres so I had to let the fish play around until it shed the hook and disappear down, into the depths. My estimate is between 8 & 10 lbs. The same lure took a few smaller fish , to 4 lbs.

you left him go !?! dude lift up the line with your hands !? lol unless your using braid id be careful den, lost my biggest pollock yesterday on a jelly ( knot snapped )must have been 6-7 lb fair pull off him !
going up to dan during the week for a few tips and some gear,really knows his stuff

[mayockman]

Thanks for the comments guys A black Jellyworm is also one of my faves hooked a Pollock about 5-6lbs on one of them a few weeks ago


That sounds like a big shore Pollock might try that technique myself!!

[blowin]

Jelly worm -- black with red tail . Add a strip of mackerel for more positive and immediate takes . Deadly !
If you don't mind whether you catch pollack , macks or coalies ( unsure of depth of water ) , try a Shrimp Rig . It will take any of those . The yellow ones are my favourite but no-one seems to sell them now -- only pink or pale lumimescent but both are still very effective , often when nothing else works . Good luck .

[Pyreneenguy]

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you left him go !?! dude lift up the line with your hands !? lol unless your using braid id be careful den, lost my biggest pollock yesterday on a jelly ( knot snapped )must have been 6-7 lb fair pull off him !
going up to dan during the week for a few tips and some gear,really knows his stuff[/quote]

Not through choice ! My left hand isn't very strong ( accident) and I doubt if I would have been able to haul the fish up the rocks !

[biker]

o right, gutting all the same id say ! tried hand lining a big ass conger few weeks back, feckin line cut both my hands and then it snaped before i got him up, worth the effort if i got him up do