andyco
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fished the big beach on friday night and had a bit of sport with small whiting and codling on a two hook flapper with size 1 hooks on one rod and also had a bigger bait on a 2/0 pennel on another rod - I had a cracking little rattle on that rod, but didnt hook whatever it was, I'm 'imagining' it was a bass 
(the knock was different to any Ive had before).
so went down again last night, fished 3 hours down.
started off with two sandeel lashed onto a 2/0 manta, on a 5 foot snood on a running ledger (bass tactics!). it was a flat sea with just a little bit of surf upto 1 foot so wasnt expecting much anyway. had a knock, and felt a wriggle when I was reeling in but then it went. when I got it reeled in, only the heads of the sandeel were left on the hook, the rest of them cleanly bitten off - probably whiting or could even be a crab, but again, im imaging it was 'that' bass!.
after a few more casts with nothing else on the sandeel I switched to lug and fished the white water close in and got a plump 32cm flounder before packing up at 10.
I'll be down there again basshunting on friday night.
(the knock was different to any Ive had before).so went down again last night, fished 3 hours down.
started off with two sandeel lashed onto a 2/0 manta, on a 5 foot snood on a running ledger (bass tactics!). it was a flat sea with just a little bit of surf upto 1 foot so wasnt expecting much anyway. had a knock, and felt a wriggle when I was reeling in but then it went. when I got it reeled in, only the heads of the sandeel were left on the hook, the rest of them cleanly bitten off - probably whiting or could even be a crab, but again, im imaging it was 'that' bass!
.after a few more casts with nothing else on the sandeel I switched to lug and fished the white water close in and got a plump 32cm flounder before packing up at 10.
I'll be down there again basshunting on friday night.
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