Chesil Beach Summer Bait Masterclass with Ben Stockley - Baits to Catch Flatfish, Gurnards and Ray

Hookpoint's Ben Conway travels to Dorset's Chesil Beach to get the lowdown on prolific local angler Ben Stockley's choices of baits and presentations for tackling summer species such as flatfish, gurnards, bream and ray.

Casting distance can be absolutely crucial to success on Chesil and this has a key influence on how Ben prepares and presents his baits, even for the larger species. Attention to detail is a hallmark of Ben's angling and a major factor in his impressive consistency at a venue that many find an unforgiving mistress.

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0:00 Intro
0:32 Ben's Portsmouth loop rig
1:17 Baiting up with black lugworm for flatfish
3:04 Baiting up with blow lugworm tipped with ragworm for flatfish
4:56 Baiting up with launce for a ray
9:43 Fresh mackerel bait for rays
14:25 Ragworm tipped with fresh mackerel for gurnard, bream and flatfish
16:19 Small fresh mackerel bait for gurnard and bream
19:26 Tipping off with slivers of English squid
20:59 Outro