A beautiful Bull Huss specimen
It's that time of year when the Huss feel happy to feed on almost any bait put infront of them, finding a beach which is littered with rocks is a good place to start, are choice was a steep shelving shingle cove with rocky areas littering the sea bed.
So armed with some fresh Hermit crabs it was off to a beach on the south Devon coast with fishing companion Neil Jones, rods a reels would be 4 - 8oz beach casters, penn 525 mags loaded with 15 - 18lb reel line and a 80lb shockleader.
A rig wallet full of pulley rigs with strong 3/0 hooks and lots of fine bait elastic to hold on the soft bodies of the Hermits, the pulley rigs are just the ticket for this type of fishing as they allow the weight to be pulled out of the way of rocks and weed on the retrieval of a hooked fish.
Perfect Hermit crabs
Arriving on the beach two hours before high tide was just perfect as two hours up and two hours down would be are chosen fishing time, failing light allowed us to find the perfect spot for casting into, a clear patch of sand surrounded by rocks is just perfect.
So after setting up and loading the hooks with fresh Hermit the baits were cast out into the clear patch of sand, it can be a good idea to mentally mark the location of the sandy patch with landmarks around you that are easily seen when the darkness arrives, a boat just behind you or a rocky outcrop which will allow you to cast in the same direction each time to get the most from your time spent on the beach.