got on the beach around 2 hours before low water to attempt to finally pump some blacks whilst i put a crab bait out with my drag off .managed about 30 decent size so enough for the session plus some to take home

.nothing doing over low but as soon as the tide turned the hounds started showing an interest in my bait . after 2 massive missed bites ( i think the hounds sometimes pick the bait up then let go ) the 3rd decent bite was on . nothing big just a pup but at least i was off the mark . i switched to fresh worm baits which the hounds seem to like ! , my second hound was pulling hard so i knew i had a better fish on , once i'd landed it i knew by the girth it could be close to my pb of 8lb
8lb 5 oz so i was well pleased with that . had another another pup about 3 hrs before high , nothing after that so left the beach with about 10 worm for my next session and a pb

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took monday off to have another go , same sketch getting there 2hrs before giving me time to pump and fish over low and into the flood . i took my mate who got me into fishing years ago but now mainly carp and pike fishes . it wasnt long before his rod was nodding away so i was made for him with his first shore caught hound
me mate ended up with 4 pups and i took 3 and a basslet plus about 20 worm
