Pulley Pennel
IntermediateAlso called Pulley pennel
A pulley lead with a Pennel hook length. The standard ‘I mean this bait’ rig for a winter or a ray session.
One big bait, a chance of breaking the lead out, two hooks in the bait.
You combine a pulley assembly and a Pennel. More bits, more ways to get the weak link or the hook spacing wrong. Still not a clipped-down pendulum — tying and presentation, not tournament casting.
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When to use
One big bait you actually mean — winter cod, a ray, a hound, a bass on crab — over sand or mixed, with a chance of breaking the lead out.
Bass, rays, hounds, winter cod.
Ground and marks
Beach, Rock mark, Estuary. Ground: sand, mixed, rough.
One big bait you actually mean — winter cod, a ray, a hound, a bass on crab — over sand or mixed, with a chance of breaking the lead out.
Overkill for dabs. Do not fish it with two tiny worms. A clean, close flounder creek wants a running ledger instead.
Flood and the first of the ebb on many beaches. Rays often want a tramp of tide. Slack is usually a brew, not the plan.
Marks: Beach, Rock mark, Estuary. Ground: sand, mixed, rough.
Build a pulley, then a Pennel instead of a single hook. Bind the bait. Cast to the feature, wait. Recast when crabs have picked it, not every five minutes from nerves.
Hooks 2/0–4/0. Lead: 5–6 oz, rotten-bottom on rough.
60 lb leader into the pulley. Rotten-bottom on rough. Pennel hook length 18–36 in of 30–50 lb. Matched 2/0–4/0 hooks. Elastic. 5–6 oz lead.
How to tie it
- 01Build a pulley, then add a Pennel instead of a single hook.
- 02Bind the bait.