Hi
Been doing quite a bit of topeing around Bridlington Bay the last few weeks with a reasonable amount of success. However, we've found that, compared to the toping that we've previously done for a few years down the Holderness coast, the tope up there seem to be very tide-dependent...or more accurately llack of tide-dependent.
Best time up Brid way seems to be slack water/ very early flood/ ebb, with hardly a run through the peak of the tide or as it slackens. Down Holderness it seem to be totally the opposite - runs at slack water are quite uncommon, best time seems to be when there's plenty of tide, probably the best time's as it's just starting to ease.
Probably worth saying that at Brid, in a similar depth of water, 13-15m, there's more tide on neaps than down Holderness on Springs.
I'd be interested to hear of what you guys have found with tope fishing in your "patch" - or your experiences around the ones we fish.
Cheers
MWW