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i wreckon when fishing is like that pennel is the one if you can get away with it. normal rig (not pulley) two hooks which are good size compared to the bait up.
also i find when the rotten bottom link is too weak that can result in missed fish. need a bit resistance for the hook to jab the fishes mouth- ideal from a grip lead.
like the lads say when its flat this happens more. and dont take the bait positive.
lobsters are terible when the seas flat down the chems- there bites are the same as a good cod sometimes!
i use cart a lot with tights- loads of missed bites on single hooks.
have learned only to use a pennel now with the cart in tights and wrap mussel or crab around it- less missed bites for me now.. the tights just seem to get ripped to shreads from the fish, a bit mussel over the top seems to sort it out with a big top pennel hook.
if a single hook is the only way in really dense kelp i use a weaker rottom bottom which is not ideal for hook up.
also i now wrap copper cable around the hook with a small bit sticking out. a bit like the piggy back hooks from veals, this is a good way to get more hook ups i wreckon on a single hook as it allows you to present the bait lower down without covering the hook. does work like.
all about the right balance between hook up and avoiding the snags innit.
only my opinion- just 2 times a week kelp fishing for years all year and ya learn a thing or two
also i find when the rotten bottom link is too weak that can result in missed fish. need a bit resistance for the hook to jab the fishes mouth- ideal from a grip lead.
like the lads say when its flat this happens more. and dont take the bait positive.
lobsters are terible when the seas flat down the chems- there bites are the same as a good cod sometimes!
i use cart a lot with tights- loads of missed bites on single hooks.
have learned only to use a pennel now with the cart in tights and wrap mussel or crab around it- less missed bites for me now.. the tights just seem to get ripped to shreads from the fish, a bit mussel over the top seems to sort it out with a big top pennel hook.
if a single hook is the only way in really dense kelp i use a weaker rottom bottom which is not ideal for hook up.
also i now wrap copper cable around the hook with a small bit sticking out. a bit like the piggy back hooks from veals, this is a good way to get more hook ups i wreckon on a single hook as it allows you to present the bait lower down without covering the hook. does work like.
all about the right balance between hook up and avoiding the snags innit.
only my opinion- just 2 times a week kelp fishing for years all year and ya learn a thing or two
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