Watching the surf forecasts at the beginning of the week it looked like a poor outlook for cod at the local hotspots so I decided to look closer to home for some smaller species. I have been promising myself a few sessions on the beaches close to Redcar in search of Bass and flatties. The stretch of beach between Marske and Redcar is known locally as The Stray and it was here that I turned my attention.
I opted for a Vercelli Besta coupled with an Akios Airloop R10 loaded with 30lb braid, on the business end was a pulley rig with a 20lb hook length and a size 1/0 hook loaded with peeler crab. As the surf was quite small I stuck with a 4oz lead. On reflection I reckon the hook link and pulley drop were a bit long, maybe more suitable for rays as a I missed a couple of unmissable bites.
I had reasonable success on what could have been difficult conditions, small surf and clear water. A school bass arrived on the first cast followed soon after by a flounder and finally a coalfish (known locally as billet.
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