Bait fishing on beach for Bass?

[simplywabs]

Is there a better way to fish for Bass using bait on a beach based on your experience? Flooding or ebbing? Would this depend on the mark in itself?

Thanks for any input.

[cachalot]

I reckon you have probably opened Pandora's Box.

High or low tide depends upon the location and it's characteristics.
The best way to choose where to start is visit your venue at low tide, see what fish holding, gullies, sandbars, rocks, lug beds, mussel beds etc which are likely to attract the fish in the first place. Take photos and reference them because if u are searching for that (for what u consider to be)elusive hotspot, you are hardly likely to remember its location if u are searching an area of coastline.

Not being a out & out lure angler in Ireland I consider that lugworm/crab/squid to be the top baits for surf angling into those gullies (bearing in
mind, they do move)with the onshore surf moving the beaches around. Best to choose your spot, an arrive before low tide so you can reconsider the beach configuration and move to a spot likely to produce better results.
After storms, if u live local to a beach, take a look at low tide, seaa what is washed up, clams, cockles etc take a bait bucket with you. It is highly likely the fish will feed on such free pickings.
With estuarine venues, study the tidal patterns ie. backflows, sandbars and flow during difering states of tide and weather.
Birds can also point out those fishy areas, do they appear to feed in particular areas during differing states of tide.
However, at the end of the day, weather and your own experience (that looks like a good spot) is probably your best guide, follow your intuition

[thekid]

good advice there..

[roger de dodger]

good advice ,went to one of my bass marks last night at low water as its not been great lately,the whole beach has changed after all the mad weather of the last few weeks and i,ll now be fishing a totally different spot,took me three crap sessions to cop on and do a low water inspection