A most enjoyable trip, for December
Nearly didn't go today, but I had a real urge to fish my 'new' spot despite being a daytime tide and open to a lot of people seeing where and how I was fishing. But I went and I'm so glad I did. This time though I was going to fish down the side of a groyne at the entrance to the small harbour - so I brought along with me my extendable landing net. I made another small change which was to dispense with the lead weight and freeline. My plan was to fish literally under the rod tip, tight against the groyne, as last time the resistance between the rod tip and the angle created by the lead meant the bass couldn't run freely. I had a couple of dropped/aborted runs last time, and I'm sure that was the reason why. So first cast in and things were really looking good. I started getting knocks straight away which I assumed were from crabs, and then the reel sang as a bass took line and the mackerel into the central channel. I picked up the rod and watched the braid cut t...
