Rough as rats
Ventured out last night to fish a venue that is my favourite storm beach. Winds were forecasted to be around 20mph following this mornings 45mph storm. Well they got that wrong as I was amazed at the strength of the wind as I parked up. Later, when I looked at a weather station site it showed the wind was a constant 37 gusting to over 40. Conditions looked amazing, and not surprisingly nobody was out apart from a couple of hardy dog walkers. Walking to my spot I noted the weed in the water and hoped it wouldn't be too bad. The waves were really rolling in and I couldn't wait to get my half a mackerel out. First cast, out went the mackerel and a four ounce gripper and immediately the line was festooned with weed. I reeled in to find it was the stuff that clings to your line and blocks the end tip ring, so I had to walk back up the beach to enable all the line to be out of the water before clearing the weed. Second cast, a little further out in the hope I may cast past the worse,...
