Pollack fishing from the boat

**paultinker1** · 29-04-2007, 19:41

Hello im going to try my hand at some pollack from the boat this year mostly over reef's. Any advice and tip's would be appreciated many thank's in advance

**Ianz** · 30-04-2007, 10:20

Paul

On the drift ,just users feather, when you feel the weight touch bottom , begin slow ish retrieve, if you feel a bite then speed up the retrieve, you should catch pollock if they are about, you will definately catch mackeral if they are about also!!!
You could also try "spinning" a weighted shad , literally cast it from the boat , let it sink , and then a fast retrieve.

Cheers Ian

**dab hand** · 30-04-2007, 11:16

Pollocking out of Plymouth, we used artificial eels, redgills or eddystone type, on at least a 6ft. trace attached to a wire boom, with a swivel half way along the trace. lower to sea bed, then slow retrieve for twenty turns of the reel handle, then repeat, when the pollack bites, do not strike or pump, but keep rod horizontal and continue reeling with clutch set so as to give a little with a big fish on.

**Lands End Tony** · 30-04-2007, 11:40

I find that the longer the leader to the sandeel/jelly can sometimes really make a difference. I was out one weekend and 4 of us were using same rigs/eels and I was the only one consistently catching....the difference....my trace was 14-18feet long....whilst everyone else was using upto 8feet.

Here are a couple of diagrams for you to show the rig setup

runleger.gif

PollackrigZ.jpg

**paultinker1** · 30-04-2007, 16:33

Many thanks to all your tip's i will certainly put them to practice

Paul...

**Spitfire66** · 30-04-2007, 16:53

Originally Posted by Lands End Tony

I find that the longer the leader to the sandeel/jelly can sometimes really make a difference. I was out one weekend and 4 of us were using same rigs/eels and I was the only one consistently catching....the difference....my trace was 14-18feet long....whilst everyone else was using upto 8feet.

Here are a couple of diagrams for you to show the rig setup

runleger.gif

PollackrigZ.jpg

any theory on why the longer trace helps?

interesting

**dab hand** · 01-05-2007, 21:58

Could be wrong, but if my memory serves me right the longer traces have the artificial work more naturaly, plus they are less likely to tangle when you are working them.

**Lands End Tony** · 03-05-2007, 12:14

Originally Posted by dab hand

Could be wrong, but if my memory serves me right the longer traces have the artificial work more naturaly, plus they are less likely to tangle when you are working them.

Correct that man....

Also I think in really clear water there is no doubt that after a few drifts the fish do get spooked and go off the feed. The longer the trace the more natural and less likely the fish get spooked so you will get a few more drifts out of your wreck.

We often move onto a new wreck and then come back at a later time to refish the first one.

**Big Bones jones the fish** · 08-05-2007, 11:27

An half inch wide 10" long strip off the belly of a mackerel does sort out the better fish! used in fishguard for some quality shallow water pollacking around strumble head I think?

**Norrie** · 09-05-2007, 14:01

Originally Posted by H.A.

If you wonder how you use a float in 40', get June's issue of TSF out on May 11th.

Ada

Hiya, if you fancy using a float for them, just put in a stop knot at your desired depth...I've used that method quite often fishing around the Mull of Galloway....had them to 7.1/2 lbs , we used Rag, or as has been said already, a long strip of belly off a Mackeral....also used the same method at Lymington, a year or so ago ( it was an experimental trip for a feature in either TSF or BFM, cant remember which one !!! ) fishing in 100 foot for Bass !!! we used live Joeys, and Scad then, to great success...