Why does my raycast not detect the player tag

I am trying to make a basic enemy pathfind and vision but so far it is not working.

using UnityEngine;

public class Test01 : MonoBehaviour { // Float a rigidbody object a set distance above a surface.

 public float floatHeight;     // Desired floating height.
 public float liftForce;       // Force to apply when lifting the rigidbody.
 public float damping;         // Force reduction proportional to speed (reduces bouncing).

 Rigidbody2D rb2D;
 private Transform target;
 public float speed;
 int layerMask = 1 << 9;


 void Start()
 {
     rb2D = GetComponent<Rigidbody2D>();
     target = GameObject.FindGameObjectWithTag("Player").GetComponent<Transform>();
     layerMask = ~layerMask;
 }

 void FixedUpdate()
 {
     RaycastHit hit;
     Debug.DrawRay(transform.position, transform.TransformDirection(Vector2.right) * damping, Color.yellow);
     if (Physics.Raycast(transform.position, transform.TransformDirection(Vector2.right) * damping, out hit))
     {
         if (hit.collider.tag == "Player")
         {
             Debug.Log("Hello: ");
         }


     }
 }
 void follow() 
 {
     transform.position = Vector2.MoveTowards(transform.position, target.position, speed * Time.deltaTime);
 }

}