The section of line carrying the weight should be as heavy as your shock leader (as it is a continuation of it to the lead) and the hook length as heavy as is required for the conditions. Yes you can use a Pennel set up on this

 

For fishing the Fife rock marks I use 35 lb mainline and 60 lb for the pulley part of the rig with a 30 lb amnesia snood. I also use 20 lb rotten bottom weaklink to my sinker. When losing gear I either lose the sinker if it becomes stuck, sometimes saves a fish though, or just the hooks if they become snagged. Some marks you get away with pennels but if its really snaggy I use single 6/0 baitholder hooks. If I am not losing tackle I generally do not catch anything. I think tackle loss has to be accepted as part of the bigger picture when fishing these marks. It helps if you buy in bulk and make your own rigs and weights. Using gripl eads also seems to help when its snaggy. I have also found reels with a fast retreive are a must and don't pull you line tight when you cast out. Last trip out I lost about 10 rigs and 6 weights but I did get a couple of decent fish.

 

I am used to loosing tackle it's all part of fishing which is why i'm glad i do make my own rigs and weights.The idea of rotten bottom weak link seems to make sense.

 

I use 50-60lb line for the main part of the pulley. Any less and its not able to cope with a pendulum safely. If I'm fishing on the beach I use 20lb amnesia for the snood and if fishing off piers or rocks i use 40 lb amnesia to help with the lift. 40lb amnesia isn't widely available but you can get it in certain tackle shops.

 

Thats crazy,if you use say 60lb for the body, or half the body when power casting, why does the other half, the hook length, which is 20-30lb not break then?

 

Thats crazy,if you use say 60lb for the body, or half the body when power casting, why does the other half, the hook length, which is 20-30lb not break then?

Because if the rig is tied correctly then all the casting strain is taken by the heavier rig body, not the hook length Even badly tied the load is shared across all the lengths - basic schoolboy physics

 

Because if the rig is tied correctly then all the casting strain is taken by the heavier rig body, not the hook length Even badly tied the load is shared across all the lengths - basic schoolboy physics

Spot on!!!! :thumbs:

 

If you are used to simple rigs such as flappers then a pulley will not show up bites from small fish as well as other rigs......so i always regard pulleys as rigs for the larger species such as cod and rays etc.

 

look on the wsf articale ''rough ground cod pulley rig''for ideas on pulley rigs:thumbs:!

 

Ty all for info :clap:

 

Imax 10 Ten-ceps. LOL

 

I have been using a pulley pennel rig pretty much the same as the one in the WSF article but use a bait clip link at the bottom. My problem is that the baited hooks release from the clip during the cast. Why is this?