boat advice plz

[simpa]

hello all, i`m getting back into boat fishing after about 20 years. what weight sinkers for coastal and what weight jiggers for wrecking would be suitable, i`ll be off the tyne or down hartlepool. also what bs line would you recommend.

cheers , alan

[The Jester]

Welcome to the forum Simpa, keep a range of weights to suit varying wind/tide speeds, i keep 6oz, 10oz and 1lb on the boat. Same for pirks, keep a range of different weights i keep 7oz, 10oz and 1lb.
50lb braid is what i use and i think you will find 90% of the lads on here will use braid, unless uptiding.
You could have posted this thread in the boat angling section, but no worries.

[lingking]

aye simpa welcome the jester has pretty well echoed what i would have said

my lightest weight or pirk would be 8oz good luck dont forget to post

[simpa]

cheers lads, much appreciated. i`ll keep u up to date :

[boatangler33]

welcome to the site simpa,jester and ling king are spot on but got to admit 8oz is the lightest i take out aswell

[The Jester]

When the tide and wind drop and no drifting i've used 3oz spinners on the rough ground and had cod on them. The boat record was caught on a 6oz pirk in 170 feet of water. Great sport, but i would'nt try it on a boat with 12 anglers on it