tried some beach fishing complete novice,waterford area,cheap tele rod, lydil premade trace,2 hooks loads beads,bait small mack strips for bait,first poor cast attempt waited 5 minutes stuck rod in sand,rod takes off ,few minutes later 16 pound se
a bass in hand ,nerves settled again rebait, recast ,rod again tries to head out to sea,minutes later 12 pound sea bass, this at almost full tide with sun splitting rocks.around 5.30 daytime. photos snapped by other anglers on phones etc,loads questions asked .just discovered there is such thing as beginners luck,think ill try again soon,but i wonder if next time is only second time,am i still just a beginner,and does beginners luck still apply.
have photos but not sure how to post them.