Finally, after 4 months of lockdown, I’ve managed to get out and actually have something to write about! Sods law I finally get round to starting a blog after a few years of thinking about it and then covid comes along!
Anyway, i headed up to Druridge armed with ragworm and mackerel from baitsrus.com (first time using these and must admit I was really impressed – mackerel was still solid when the package arrived and the worms were brilliant).
There’s a canny surf running, in fact it was a bit on the bigger side of what I prefer but I was determined I was going to make the most of it. Despite clear skies and sunshine all day the temperature was really low and I regretted leaving the second hoodie in the car!
An hour into the flood and the first Bass made an appearance, a small schoolie which had a fair bit of growing to do to get to keepable size! It looked like it had been though the wars a bit with some scarring across its flank and was a little lean – hopefully this is a sign that it’s starting to feed well and will be back to prime condition soon!
Shortly a surprising Turbot followed – I always fish a rod for Turbot when I’m up here but with the combination of rough sea and murky water I wasn’t expecting there to be any about.
From this point the next 4 hours are a struggle – the sea is big and the current strong, bringing in the weed but I stick it out. It’s not until an hour before high water that the rod finally registers some interest and Bass number 2 pops out – pretty much the same size as the last.
I give it another hour to use up the last of the worms but no more fish show so decide to call it a night. Not quite the return to form I was hoping for but there’s always next time!
