A poor return for my efforts
Just a quick update following a trip out last week. I had planned to fish the evening before, but I didn’t trust the weather forecast enough to brave the rain in the hope it would stop. As usual, when you don’t go, they got it right - and it did! However, everything looked good for a day trip to my favourite venue for this time of year. As you get older, things change, it’s inevitable. I’ve started getting a really bad pain in my right wrist from a skateboard injury (long story, I was trying to show off!) back in my 40s. It’s becoming a real problem to hold the rod when a cold wind is blowing, so I was relieved when the tide and conditions allowed me to put the rod in the rest after a couple of hours. I fished hard for nearly five hours for just one small bass. I happened to be out of my chair, looking down at the reel and thinking, 'it should start to spin with a run now ,' when it did. The bass initially charged toward me, so I had no idea of its size until it tried to run pa...
