Boat Skippers Knowledge

[skatenchips]

Its been forever since I boat fished,and had to empty
my carry box due to all the contents rusting..........
So,Im relying on you fellers to fill it for me .........
WOT..!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Dont panic......................lol
Just want up to date info on latest trends on
rigs and terminal tackle for general species along our coasts.
Or wreckin rigs etc............
Are there any special rigs that you use "just" on your boat
that you want to share with other skippers.......
c,mon now cant be that secret.....??.....Pm me em if there that special ........I just wanna make up some rigs to have in me box
and the type of terminal bits that "you" think the bizz.
Im sure out of over 300 members there must be other
fellers who are just as nieve as >>me<<.and would love
to know some of your own skills.
your fav tackle websites would be of interest too..!!!!!!

cheers Gaz

[Lavy]

Gaz,
As far as drifting wrecks for cod and pollack we swear by artificial shads , we use storm ones but they are made by loads of different companies now , just a matter of personal choice really.
try www.veals.co.uk/
or www.seafishinggear.co.uk/index.htm
should find everything you need there.

rich.

[ekyone]

Its rare to see our regular charter skipper use anything other than a running lead on a zip slider and a single hook on about 4ft of mono. The length of line to the hook changes as does the breaking strain and hook pattern and size depending on what species we are after. I generally try to copy what he does as he always catches decent fish.

[Pete B]

Yeh, as ekyone says, I also very rarely stray from running ledgers other than the odd paternoster (especially for bream). A must for your tackle box is the long tube booms than can be cut to size.
I'm not into my wrecking but the lads that I speak to that are swear by Jenson Pirks. Also for the wrecking its handy to have booms for a hopper rig for fishing shads etc (cant remember what they're called).
Another thing that I use to overlook all the time was bait elastic & a knife sharpener for when the baits get a bit soft towards the end of the day.
Also it handy to have some wire & crimps in the back of your rig wallet incase the skipper decides on some topeing, I've seen that plan catch a few out.
Loads more mate, the posts will keep-a-coming I'm sure.

[eccles]

Haven't been wrecking meself Skaty for yonks but nothing much changes. Always use a french boom with rotten bottom (in my case a 6/8 oz lead held on with a paper clip, (YES, really)), a 3ft flowing trace, 2/0 hook. Best bait was always a live sand eel if you can get 'em, otherwise rubber eels/shads. I once used a black jelly worm which skipper ridiculed until it took a 5 lb codling.