I am going to try from the shore for pollack next year. I know spots in very deep water where they are. What line would people recommend ? I see airflo have a good rep for sinkers. The airflo 40 + is available for 20 quid di 7 ? would this work? i dont want to spend too much as i reckon the line would get a bit of abuse in the places id fish any thoughts much appreciated.pat

Yeah, these lines are fine for what you want, in fact they are a very good line and won't break the bank if they get mashed by sharp rocks etc.

They have a saltwater 40+ Pat also cortland quick descent 7 and a chartreuse and white heavy clouser tied short and you wont
go wrong

The line ive seen is a 40 + extreme distance doesnt say saltwater but its di 7 ultra fast? What disfference would the saltwater one be? Will have a google!

If you want to get deep, make yourself a shooting head, use about 25 to 30 ft of T14 as the head, form a loop at one end and add some shooting line, mono will do and it is cheap. Add a loop at the front and a leader and you have a very fast sinking shooting head that doesn't cost much and will cast a very long way.
Having said that I do use my 40+ Di7 sinker and it does the job very well if somewhat more expensively.
All the best.
Mike

If you are fishing the deep water you need to get yourself one of the Airflo Depth Charge lines which come in different grain weights. They sink like the proverbial brick.

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Airflo cold water striper line di7 does a great job for me and is 35 yards long of full length fly line I bought the line for £19.99 from ebay.

At the moment my most used Pollack line is an Airflo 40+ DI7. The running line gets fewer tangles than a full Airflo DI7, although doesn't get quite as deep as the full line.
The latest 40+ lines have a one-piece core with no weld, which is good, as I've snapped one at the weld when snagged up.

I have used shooting heads - T14 etc but I do prefer a full line or integrated shooting heads.

Certainly look for cheap/reduced lines - it's not worth spending £50 on a Pollack line - I've wrecked 2 in 2 trips before. I save my expensive sinkers for clean ground and holidays.

I also use slower sinking lines as well at dusk or in shallower water. I have an Airflo WF9 DI3 which gets a fair bit of use and has managed to survive a good few years.

Good fun can be had with a floater and surface lures at dusk.

I have used a 40+ Expert D7 for saltwater fishing in Norway (for cod and coalfish) and can recommend it. I'm sure it's a good idea to have a spare line, since this type of fishing can be quite rough...

Summer 2012 I will be in Norway with Mike the Pike. We're gonna fish for pollack, cod and other fish.

I'm planning to use :
- a Teeny TS-350 on my Airflo Bluetooth Nano #8/9 rod
- a Teeny TS-450 on my TFO Axiom #10 rod

According to friends, these lines are easy to cast (true, I tried it already in my garden) and they will sink very fast (sorry, I couldn't test that in my garden).

However, Teeny lines are not "cheap"

(Why do they call it "bluetooth" when it's not wireless?)