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I can remember fishing a local foreshore comp with the mrs the practice was to dig bait then fish, must have been 20 fishing in a line all men apart from the mrs. She used a multiplier cause she refused to use a whisk as she called the fix spool she couldn’t cast more than 50 yds us men were casting way past her and not catching but she was catching from the off with eels and flounder, I then realised she was casting over where we had dug worm you would always damaged worms on the fork and that was why the fish were there and maybe with the holes in the mud from digging I dropped short and started catching. Iv often wondered about pre baiting 🤔 Iv done it for mullet with bread on the rocks and it works.

When it comes to line I try to use the highest BS I can cast and manage on the the spool I only fish small waters so I can get away with stronger lines you can use the Gardener lines without much concern for a rubbish cast or spring like behaviour on the spool.

Never had much luck shore fishing/beach casting, always seemed to catch dogfish. Tried eating one once and not a fan of it 🤣 There's some big carp on this tidal stretch, seen some right chunks which has gotta be high 20s low 30s, my mate who fishes the tidal for bass etc has had them swimming around him while wading, but trying to find them then fish for them seems so hard, like they know you're fishing for them 🤣 I'm gonna get a swim cut out in the reeds that's a nightmare to get to, so hopefully it will only be me who's fishing it. Gonna get a patch raked out down the near side margin at low tide then fill it with maize etc, keep topping it up every few days and see if it produces when the rivers are open again 👍 I've found you won't see an angler on the stretch, but a day or two later after creating a swim there will be someone in it lol.

Don't think there is any denial not for those that champion rewilding as they call it, what was once open land and waters are now trusts run by enthusiasts, they are more than happy to have wild Otters at the top of the food chain, some groups do use predator fencing and shooting teams for mink and foxes the hypocrisy is wild. Not what anglers want to hear but protecting carp in UK waters would be seen as a non starter for the various trusts that are very politically connected with great international influence, they definitely have the legal system on their side.