Childhood fisherman

[mat_wye]

hello everyone, i would like to get back into fishing as a casual thing but i've not been really since i was at school.... TBH i don't even really go down the beach much (even tho i can walk there in 5 minutes) So.... whats changed??? where is a good place to fish near Middleton-on-sea and my aim is to get into Bass fishing so what rod reel combo is a good buy (£100 - £150 range) I've still got my old beach caster (4.5mt) which i used a Mitchell Armarda 8000 reel with and i've also got a small Abu boat rod that i used an Abu Garcia Ambassadeur 7500C on. I always used to dig my own lugworm on the beach along with slipper limpets & peeler crab (when they could be found) Looking forward to any advice given Mat