To be honest i don't think there are any rules regarding live bait. I'm fishing it with a mate of mine and we done a bit of catting last year with some success, my best being a 26 1/2 cat which i caught on a popped up sardine section just off the bottom. I used about a 12inch hooklength of 35lb Quicksilver to 15lb mainline on a running lead, with a size 1 ESP raptor hook.
I was thinking about using something similar this time around. What do you think? We have also heard that the large 21mm Halibut pellets work well there with 2-3 on a hair rig, fished over a bed of pellets. Have you used anything similar before?