New member needs help

[kevinleach@hotmail.co.uk]

Hi all, I am a new member as well as a total novice sea angleralthough I am a fairly competent coarse angler. I am off to chesil beach for a weeks holiday on the 20th june. I want to start sea angling so any advice or tips would be welcome

[luremaker]

fish the high tides ,the flagpole section is a long haul but it gets you clear of the tinsel chuckers! opposite the lifeboat houses at abbotsbury is a wreck of a lancaster bomber that holds fish.

[kevinleach@hotmail.co.uk]

Thanks for the advice. Looking forward to having a go next week. As a total novice I fear I might be a Tinsel chucker at least for a while. What bait and metods would you suggest? Sorry to be a pain but I guess we all have to start somewere

[Spahill]

Kevin, so much to learn.. so little time...
Will assume you know nothing about sea. read all the safety tips about Chesil & believe them, if it's big wave time, wave it bye bye & fish somewhere safer.

For chesil you will need.
Tripod (rod rest)
Rod (beachcaster)
Reel (start with fixed spool)

Fish at night for best results, unless near Portland & you want triggers.

line 15 - 18 lb
shockleader 60lb
weights 4-6 oz
hooks 2 - 1/0 on flapper rigs
1/0 - 3/0 or bigger on pulleys
tip lights (to see rod move at night).
Bait - mackerel catch youself on feathers is cheapest but not guaranteed.
Frozen squid, mack (fresh is far better), worm, possible crab available all tackle shops.

Easiest way is to go to a tackle shop - like Weymouth Angling or Dennings and let them kit you out (tell them how much you want to spend). they can tell you where to fish, when and what with.

Believe Portland Johns website covers Chesil nicely - have a look at that.
Loads of info around if you do some searches.

Would appreciate it you post a report back here, especialy if the sea bug bites.

Best of luck.

[kevinleach@hotmail.co.uk]

Thannks thats really helpful .look forward to telling you about it when i get back

[luremaker]

i was on the chesil at west bexington last friday night,i caught sod all but a lucky chap next to me caught a 7lb and a 4lb bass on just mackerel head chucked in no furthur than 30 yards! ille be here this weekend suitably baited!

[kevinleach@hotmail.co.uk]

good luck I arrive saturday and will have a wander round on sunday to see whats going on. Whats the best time regarding tides?

[luremaker]

ime there fri night-sat lunchtime,ille be the one with the 4 screamin kids and a tent!

[Greenheart]

Welcome to the Forum. I've always found Chesil to fish well at all states of the tide during Summer. Weymouth angling Centre or Dennings tackle on the Portland road for good bait. Don't get any bait from the Tackle Shop in West Bay. It's usually rubbish.
Ragworm & Sand Eel should sort you out some fish & obviously Mackerel which should be easy to catch on feathers. Good luck.

[pompy.bass.man]

i find using a big float and casting that out at night with a glow lite in the top of it using strips of mackie work really well for big pollock, im sure sandeel would work