hi mate i live 100 meters from the beech and i do a lot of longlineing .over the years i have found the best resolts come
1 die your lines dark brown looks like weed go on ebay under clothes die dark brown
2 use circle hooks only is a must once fish are on there never get of you can get them of ebay aswell if you have trouble getting them pm me your address and i send you a pack up mate
3 use 30lb fluro carbon leader 12 inches snoods from your lingline from a 3 way swivel
it has took us years to get this write it dose work well had 27 bass 4 smooth hounds today biggest 9lb