Do we have a fishing report????
Arrived at halfpenny pier at 11am, bank holiday in full stride. 2 lads fishing for "sea bass" with mum and dad as I arrived so was encouraged.
Set up bass rod with running leger and large ragworm baits and spinning rod with bulrag float and ragworm.
I fished through hide tide and a couple of hours down and was absolutely plagued with crabs, not even five minutes saw the hooks stripped.
Not a bite for the duration of the outing, a day for passing on skills to the young'uns instead. Some tackle dealer had flogged em lob worms in the knowledge they were going sea fishing, I showed them how to tie some simple rigs and donated a few I had made earlier, lets hope they go to reputable tackle shops in the future.
Ref bank holidays, I didn't take a seat but used the benches there to rest on between bouts of activity

Several time after changing a bait and recasting ( 1 minute max ) I turned round to see a family all licking ice cream in my still warm seat :icecream: