Now Stephen,best advice on bait get you're self some runnydown (frozen blacks) mussel and squid, all can be kept in the freezer til you want them.As for the evening fishing this week,big tides from tomorrow and massive towards the end of the week you'll need you're running shoes on to chase these tides.I'll be bait digging bait on the mornings and either fishing the 3 or 4 o'clock high water afternoons or might try a couple of early morning shots 2 o'clock or so.But certainly no shallow beaches this week.Hope this helps mate,you could always try middleton pier don't go to the end fish just over the bridge casting towards the beach we fished.