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Pollack Fishing from Brighton Marina with SeaBreeze3

During the months of January to July, the Pollack arrive in large shoals chasing and gorging themselves on the large shoals of sprats that can be found around the many wrecks off the Sussex coast. These fish provide excellent sport on light tackle, ranging in size from 8 to 20 lbs. As you can see from the photographs there are good-sized fish to be landed. This species is usually caught on the drift and once hooked will put up an incredible scrap, starting with a power dive, which will leave the angler feeling he has hooked a passenger lift descending to the seabed. It is not uncommon to have two or three anglers hooked into fish each drift.

Tackle required: To get the best from these fish it is recommended that light tackle be used. A 12lb to 20lb class boat rod or uptider will fit the bill. The reel should have a silky smooth easily adjusted clutch loaded with 18lb to 25lb lines. Terminal tackle should consist of a tube boom to carry the weight. Long flowing traces should be used of anything up to 20ft in length. It is preferable to make this trace in two sections with a small swivel midway to alleviate some of the twisting and kinking. Hooks should be razor sharp and should be 5/0 or 6/0's fitted to the intended bait

Baits required: The baits generally used for Pollack fishing are artificial eels. Red Gills, Sidewinders, Delta Eels, Jelly worms all catch loads of fish. The predominant colours tend to be Black; crimson and orange with small eels preferred during the summer months. Live sand eel fished on a long trace will also catch. Muppets, leadheads small jigs all have their time and it is worth bringing a selection along if the Pollack are being awkward