I must admit it has been a few years since I last went fishing but have just dug out my old gear and am cleaning it up. My Penn Viper rod is fine ( but missing one ring centre ) and the Mag 525 reel has been bullied back into life.

I found 3 head torches, after a bit of cleaning I’ve got them working … However they are all of the bulb type ( that should give you an idea of how long it’s been ), but I have a few high intensity LEDs lurking around so might try and convert one.

Had a wander down the beach this morning around low tide :

Brighton Beach West Pier

Not much weed around and quite coloured water, could be worth chucking a line for Bass. Was hoping to get a nice sunny day with flat seas so I could do some Mackerel bashing for bait.