Jed Stone Posted December 11, 2020 Share Posted December 11, 2020 Not many people anchor wrecks up this neck of the woods, i am gonna be different, used to do it all the time when crewed a boat out of Cornwall. what rigs have you found best ? any other ideas to help get back in the swing ? Andy135 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy135 Posted December 11, 2020 Share Posted December 11, 2020 We attempted to anchor a local wreck about a month ago but didn't bother in the end due to the swell. My plan was to keep it simple and use a basic running ledger - less tackle to lose in the wreck or amongst the debris. I also planned to use a chum tube to get a load of scent into the wreck to draw the fish out. Might be worth considering? Jed Stone and GPSguru 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonC Posted December 11, 2020 Share Posted December 11, 2020 52 minutes ago, Andy135 said: We attempted to anchor a local wreck about a month ago but didn't bother in the end due to the swell. My plan was to keep it simple and use a basic running ledger - less tackle to lose in the wreck or amongst the debris. I also planned to use a chum tube to get a load of scent into the wreck to draw the fish out. Might be worth considering? Was it the Camberwell? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saintly Fish Posted December 11, 2020 Share Posted December 11, 2020 46 minutes ago, JonC said: Was it the Camberwell? Isn’t that your boyhood dream to fish that wreck? JonC 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy135 Posted December 11, 2020 Share Posted December 11, 2020 Keep it on topic you two...🙄 Saintly Fish and JonC 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GPSguru Posted December 11, 2020 Share Posted December 11, 2020 9 hours ago, Jed Stone said: Not many people anchor wrecks up this neck of the woods, i am gonna be different, used to do it all the time when crewed a boat out of Cornwall. what rigs have you found best ? any other ideas to help get back in the swing ? I use a simple running ledger for most of the fishing, but tend to use a portland if putting down a livebait .......... I generally only anchor wrecks in the summer for Bream & JD's ............. anchoring at any other time only encourages the spawn of satin (Congers) and I can well do without those slimy nasty gits ............... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suzook12 Posted December 11, 2020 Share Posted December 11, 2020 2 minutes ago, GPSguru said: I use a simple running ledger for most of the fishing, but tend to use a portland if putting down a livebait .......... I generally only anchor wrecks in the summer for Bream & JD's ............. anchoring at any other time only encourages the spawn of satin (Congers) and I can well do without those slimy nasty gits ............... Not heard of conger coming out from this part of the world, not saying they haven't, but there certainly don't seem many around Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GPSguru Posted December 12, 2020 Share Posted December 12, 2020 1 hour ago, suzook12 said: Not heard of conger coming out from this part of the world, not saying they haven't, but there certainly don't seem many around One of the wrecks I fish still holds the British Conger boat record of 133lb ....................... I had one of 92lb a few years ago from a rough ground mark ......... I have to say .......... not my favourite fish in the world ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saintly Fish Posted December 12, 2020 Share Posted December 12, 2020 6 hours ago, GPSguru said: not my favourite fish in the world ! I love fighting a decent conger, they give a proper fight. Especially with being able to swim backwards. I’d like to catch a 50+ er Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonC Posted December 12, 2020 Share Posted December 12, 2020 9 minutes ago, Saintly Fish said: I love fighting a decent conger, they give a proper fight. Especially with being able to swim backwards. I’d like to catch a 50+ er I’ve got a small moray in my fish tank, when you look how cagy they are, seldom leaving the safety of the rock work you can see how a big one could be a proper nuisance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saintly Fish Posted December 12, 2020 Share Posted December 12, 2020 10 minutes ago, JonC said: I’ve got a small moray in my fish tank, when you look how cagy they are, seldom leaving the safety of the rock work you can see how a big one could be a proper nuisance. I’d love a fish tank with a moray. They look awesome . Is yours green? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonC Posted December 12, 2020 Share Posted December 12, 2020 2 minutes ago, Saintly Fish said: I’d love a fish tank with a moray. They look awesome . Is yours green? No, snowflake. I did have a small green one but it was very shy, only saw it’s head at night #pointless. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonC Posted December 12, 2020 Share Posted December 12, 2020 Just now, JonC said: No, snowflake. I did have a small green one but it was very shy, only saw it’s head at night #pointless. Most morays in aquariums are pebble tooth, so not too bad when they bite, which they sometimes do when feeding them . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GPSguru Posted December 12, 2020 Share Posted December 12, 2020 5 hours ago, Saintly Fish said: I love fighting a decent conger, they give a proper fight. Especially with being able to swim backwards. I’d like to catch a 50+ er 40 - 60lb is not too difficult. Most reefs will hold fish to that size. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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