Yay, went fishing off Deal Pier this afternoon with my shiny new reel and rod.
Watched enviously as the lads near me kept hauling in catches hour after lonely hour until I got a call from mrs h telling me that the dinner was on. Starts packing up, reeled in, lo and behold....a fish. I'm not sure that I'd have had another go as i was up to that point quite deflated tbh but no way Jose fonte baby, Im hooked.