yes lee i,m a h/shoe permit holder and have been for the last ten years. Baitwise i would take hemp,sweetcorn,pellets,castersand boilies to put in my spod mix.Break the boilies up into halves and leave some whole. hookbaits are a personel thing but i always take maize,boilies,halibut pellets,maggots. rigwise i like to use mono in six to ten inch lengths and bottom baits if ican get away with it. PVA bags can work wonders too.