Quality neoprene gloves, wool hats, fleece jackets and a winter coat are musts
Nose hooking will let more of the bait swim, and Wacky Rigging will provide double the wiggle
As Rodman noted When all is said and done as most experienced anglers know, you can use the best plug on the market, but unless you work it right when retrieving, you might as well be using a clothespin without any hooks on it.
Picking up the wacky rig and tossing it back in is a great way to catch them
The optimum working length for a modern downtide boat rod wherever it is employed around the UK is a little over 8 feet, and with this in mind I would not hesitate to use this 20-40 Excalibur for middleweight congers from wreck and deep water reefs, or bank fishing for large turbot, or at anchor for all manner of substantial species including tope, large spurdog, rays and smoothhounds