In the watter marra!
Pulley pennell or pennell dropper rig with 3/0 or 4/0 good strong hooks (sakuma manta) on 70lb line (50lb for snood if prefered)
Try from middleton throwing straight off the end as far as you can smash it generally see's plenty of ok size codling
Other than that try red light (pilot pier) on the headland fishing off the left corner or straight off the front right into channel
Or the heugh but its not sonewhere id fish in cod conditions
Some brilliant advice that mate,even ill take that on board thanks!!!
U want to fish in big rough seas or just after.. Best fishing in darkness...
Obviously this is for winter
Bait: fresh blacks, yellow tails, runnydown, squid, crab will generally fish best...
Good to fish 2 rods... One as above and one smaller hooks (1/0) with makky or rag on 2 hook flapper to keep u busy with whiteys etc
Good luck and put plenty of hours in... Brave the weather and it will pay off