I was back off Dancing Ledge yesterday with Steve Porter and "True Blue" to have another go at these (for me) elusive Purbecks Bream. I'd had a decent session on Southbourne Roughs the other day so knew I could catch Bream with ease, but why was Dancing Ledge proving so difficult? 
As usual the sun was shining and the scenery spectacular (OK I'm biased but you'll struggle to find a bit of coast to rival the Purbecks) but as we'd arrived on the ebb tide there was time to have a natter and sunbathe between bites. There were Bream about, not in huge numbers but of a good size however they were proving real buggers to hook, bite after bite being missed though eventually most of us got into the technique and Bream started coming aboard - but still not me 
By now the tide had dropped to nothing so just to prove to myself that I could catch fish I switched rods and put out a bunch of ragworm - with instant results 
A nice Purbecks wrasse to open up the account :thumbs: By the time the flood started I was feeling confident so switched back to my Bream rod but after 30 minutes of watching everyone else get into the Bream I still hadn't landed one 
Steve Porter isn't the kind of skipper to stand by and let people not catch so he asked if he could borrow my rod and have a try. Within seconds of a cast he'd caught a Bream !!! (and constantly sung the praises of my rod - one of the first AwaShima Battlers brought into Britain which I got from the rep before the tackle shops did). After proving that the tackle was up to it he then spent a while coaching me in the technique until I was able to catch Bream too (using the secret Steve Porter Purbeck Bream Technique)
My final take home for the day was three plump male Bream, all over 3lb (females returned to the sea), four Dogfish (we love to eat them) and a few Mackerel I got on the way back to harbour. Many, many thanks to Steve for a great day on "True Blue" and a free intensive coaching session 
Definitely worth his favourite Pecan Slice that I bought for him in Tescos
