Yeah its a seargent baker. Second one i have ever caught, last time it was fishing deep water off Flinders Island. I have had a flick through two books so far and they dont regard them as a good eating fish,.... but i like to try for myself and formulate my own opinion <img src='http://www.squidfish.net/forums/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/whistling.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':woot:' /> <img src='http://www.squidfish.net/forums/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/whistling.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':woot:' />
I'll tell you how i go <img src='http://www.squidfish.net/forums/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='
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AK
PS. The pinkie was caught in quick succession to the seargent baker,.... this also happened when i was on a charter out of Flinders Island and one guy said that where there are seargent baker there are snapper,.... old wives tale or fact? <img src='http://www.squidfish.net/forums/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/unsure.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='
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Sounds pretty true from what you've told us! <img src='http://www.squidfish.net/forums/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/tongue.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':woot:' />
I've seen a few seargent baker when scuba diving off Portsea, no snapper though <img src='http://www.squidfish.net/forums/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/sad.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':woot:' />
You shouldn't believe the fish books about edibility until you've tried it yourself, HOWEVER please learn from my mistake, and never eat sea carp! <img src='http://www.squidfish.net/forums/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/mad.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='
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Looks like a reasonable catch there - is that Snapper legal?? It looks bloody tiny!! Although our legal size here is 38cm, so.........
What are the other fish you got - i recognise the Leather jacket, the snapper, squid and sargeant, but what are the others - they look like red mullet and rock cod...........
As for the squid - that big ones a nice size - im going out this weekend (in SA of course!!), hopefully we get a few at that size!!
gday Mr Willy,
the other species are normal crappy wrasse (one of the guys i was fishing with wanted to keep them <img src='http://www.squidfish.net/forums/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/rolleyes.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='
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The pinkie was nudging 35cm, so well over the Vic legal size, the bluethroat wrasse dwarfed the poor fella in size.. <img src='http://www.squidfish.net/forums/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/wink.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':woot:' />
Cheers
AK
Im assuming those blue throat wrasse are the same that are caught in the South East of SA..........do you eat them??
As as far as i know, their use here is only for Cray bait.......
You can only tell me if they are the same cause i aint got a photo of your blue throats <img src='http://www.squidfish.net/forums/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/wink.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':woot:' />
I fillet them, you get a large boneless fillet out of each side, batter and fry. the end result is a nive tasty piece of fish <img src='http://www.squidfish.net/forums/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/xyxthumbs.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='
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try it and you may be pleasantly surprised...
the normal wrasse dont taste the same as the blue throat <img src='http://www.squidfish.net/forums/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/wink.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':woot:' />
Cheers
AK
Ill try and find a photo for you AK - dont know about my chances, but im 99% sure that they look identical to the ones you have anyway!!
Yeah, I'm pretty sure they are the same too.
hey guys
The pier at Queenscliff is fishing well if you can get the squid out of the water before the deals rip you off as was the case thursday night
I did manage a bag but not after I had 6 squid ripped from my jigs by the local seals and that was fustrating I wish those seals would learn how to jig their own squid lol
Alot of people became angry and the pier was nearly empty by10.30.
there are some BIG squid to be had fish in the darker areas of the pier and keep an eye out for you know who..........................
queenscliff still fishing so so again because of the seals
bag limits arent impossible but luck has a lot to do with it
squid being caught at all tide levels
Hit Queenscliffe with a mate on Tuesday. Started about 6pm with the tide starting to run out about 8pm with first a few tiny squid and then progressivelly getting bigger to .75 - 1kg. Had a purple patch around 10.30pm but nothing caught after 11pm. All up 19 squid.
About 11pm experienced a strange phenomenon. At first I thought the moon was starting to rise behind pt. nepean and then that section started to fill with light blue light with distinct vertical rays of light in an arc. I've discovered today that it was aurora australis or southern lights. Pretty cool! The squid went off after that time - must've freaked them out.
Awesome!!
I've only ever seen the southern lights once, it looked kind of like a blue-ish 'curtain' in the sky.
Apparently the closer you get to Antarctica the more likely you are to see them.
Well done on the catch by the way! <img src='http://www.squidfish.net/forums/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/wink.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':lol' />
Hi Guys,
Been watching the site for a while and decided to contribute, if i can, as I am only just learning about squidding.
Fished Q'cliff this morning from 4am to 9am using jigs baited with pilchards. Caught 1 small one, dropped a larger one.
Only 3 ppl on the pier. The bloke closest to me caught 4 while I was there all a very good size.
I'll be going often now as I enjoyed my first time very much.
Couple of questions.
Does it fish well during the day?
After rain?
In the rain?
Best jig - eg baited or artificial?
And the wind???
Thanks in advance.
Gday Jimbo, welcome to the forums! Hope you stick around.
I have only fished Queenscliff a few times, others on the site will be able to help you better than me. What I do know is:
-You can catch them during the day, but it's better at night
-Baited and artificial jigs work, but the bigger ones generally get caught on baited jigs. I've only caught small (<500gm) squid at Queenscliff, and they've all been on artificials.
-After rain it's probably too murky to do well, in the rain, as long as the water is clear, you should be in with a chance.
-Not sure about wind at Queenscliff, but it's been still the few times that I've been.
Another thing, the guy near you that caught 4, did you notice what bait/jigs he was using? That might give you a clue about what works best.
Good luck, and keep the reports coming!
Cheers
Jaz
Fished Q'cliff pier ffrom 3:30am to 8:30 am
Caught 6 all about 25 -30cm.
Was all alone after about 6am and thats when I caught most of them.
Silver whiting on jigs was all that worked for me.
Have a good one
I'm heading down to queenscliff pier tonight. What size silver whiting should i buy from the market, or is there just the one similar size you can buy? I have never used them before (usually use pilchards) but have heard they are dynamite!
Gday Maltese Falcon, welcome to squidfish (I assume you are the maltese falcon from fishvictoria.com!). The silver whiting I buy from the market all seem to be the same size, about 15-20cm long. They are a good bait, but I think their reputation stems from the fact that most people use them exclusively. You will find that almost any smallish fish (preferably fresh) on a baited jig will catch squid. I have been catching some big ones recently on small (but legal sized) salmon, and a few on garfish, but you need a long jig to fit them on.
Good luck, and dont forget to let us know how you go!
Cheers
Jaz <img src='http://www.squidfish.net/forums/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/wink.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':angry:' />
Hey Jazman,
yeas, im the same Falcon, there is only 1!!! <img src='http://www.squidfish.net/forums/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':angry:' />
Looking outside, i can see the white caps on PPB, i hope it calms down tonight. Would the water be murky at the moment?
Just went and bought some silver whiting from the vic market, they look like they should do the trick.
Also, as im relatively new to squidfishing, i was wondering what the best way to fish an artificial jig?
Any help would be greatfully appreciated.
Cheers
Falcon
Hey Falcon, yeah I thought it must be you!
The water is a little murky atm, due to a combination of rough water and rain the past few days. Fishing for squid is definately better when it's clear, but you can catch them in murky water. It was murky at Flinders on Tuesday but we still caught 4, compare that to 18 we caught last time it was clear........
As for fishing an artificial jig, if I'm drifting I cast the jig out, let it sink to 1-2m off the bottom, and just leave it there, giving the rod a jerk every now and then. Squid should hook themselves.
If I'm casting (eg/ off a pier), I cast out the jig, let it sink for 5-10 seconds (depending on depth of water) then give it a couple of pulls , let it sink, take up the slack and repeat. You can also fish your jig under a float (again set the depth according to depth of water that you're fishing), cast out, give the jig a pull towards you, let it sit for 10 seconds, then repeat.
Also there is HEAPS of info on this site if you have a look through it, should answer any question you have about squid fishing. Particularly about methods of fishing artificial jigs.
Cheers
Jaz
Hey Jazman and others,
well we got to queenscliff pier about 12 midnight on friday and high tide was due at about 7:30 or so. Set up everything and had all the lines in by 12:30 and began to wait. Caught a few squid, but nothing amazing, fairly small and not very many. We had planned to sit out the whole night, and we did. At about 6:30, the squid came on the bite for about 10 minutes and we all caught a few more.
Between 4 of us, we caught 12 squid and dropped about 6-10 more.
Preferred bait was silver whiting, which took 8 squid, and a blue razorback jig, which caught 4.
The water was fairly clear (on about 4 occasions we could see the squid around our jigs) but i've seen it clearer.
Anyway, i hope this provides some information.
Cheers.
Falcon