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Just had a thought,does the squid go off when it rains or do they get more excited like regular fish do and would they come up to the surface?



Beakman :blink:

we tried in the rain to no success a few weeks ago at phillip island a guy next to us got a small to medium sized one but that was it

Interesting question - i would think that if the water is still calm and clear it should be ok..........havent really tried myself......... <img src='http://www.squidfish.net/forums/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/wink.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':th' />

hey guys



In general I have found that rain dosent affect squid, I have found that squid will bite duriung a heavy down pour

HOWEVER I have found that they do slow down during the rain period but the bites increase after the rain has eased or stopped, I have caught some of my best bags during a storm, dont ever be put of fishing for squid just because its raining

it was spitting a few times when i went down to second valley, been having some good luck casting off the rocks towards cape jervis using a 3.0-3.5 squid jag even in the rain i got a big mutha that bent my rod hard <img src='http://www.squidfish.net/forums/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/tongue.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':th' /> but it wasnt that heavy and only in short periods. i could not say if it had been rainng for a couple of hours what the action would b like

I agree with supersquid. Some of the best bags of squid have been caught during storms. I have heard from some "old timers" that the squid aren't as skiddish when it is raining.

thanks guys,that just means theres more fishing time for me,sunshine and rain.would they still be down deep while its raining



beakman

Rain itself doesnt affect squidding, however we must consider what else come with rain - wind, low visibility due to low light and choppy conditions(most of the time). If its calm then it shouldnt affect it one bit. In storms I wouldnt fish unless I wanted to provide the local squid population with freshly fried human flesh.