Help with Winter Wrecking....

[Jason Blackwell]

Got a couple of Winter wreck trips booked from the SW:-Exmouth & Salcombe,decent skippers too I think!
As we don`t get afloat too often was hoping for a few pointers:-
Is it just Pollock at this time of year or can we expect Cod/Ling etc?
Is it just lure fishing with Eels/Shads or do we want to take Pirks/Leadheads etc?
We go gilling in summer so know the basics but any hints/tips/pointers from those in the know would be much appreciated!!!

 

[David Craig]

Speak to the skippers and see what they hope to do on each trip and you can plan your day around this.
I don't know about your success rate when gilling, one tip is vary the rate of retrieval. When you are winding slowly try and work the lure even slower 2 inches per second is not too slow when you are in the vacinity of the fish.