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Reading this got me wondering about what do squid actually see, so I did a quick web search and found this.

Mostly just general information on squid but maybe something might be of interest to some of you.

[url="http://www.laptewproductions.com/photo_essay_facts_about_squid.html"]http://www.laptewproductions.com/photo_ess...bout_squid.html[/url]

I have some videos from this fellow and was just talking with him earlier today at a local fishing show. He has some awesome videos and is known as "The Diving Fisherman".



Here is more on the vision of squid and their Polarized Vision.

[url="http://www.cnn.com/TECH/science/9806/03/yoto.squid.enn/index.html"]http://www.cnn.com/TECH/science/9806/03/yo....enn/index.html[/url]

[url="http://polarization.com/octopus/octopus.html"]http://polarization.com/octopus/octopus.html[/url]



And possibly somebody can make sense of this one.

[url="http://www.lifesci.ucsb.edu/~haddock/abstracts/Sweeney-SquidVision-2007.pdf"]http://www.lifesci.ucsb.edu/~haddock/abstr...Vision-2007.pdf[/url]



And finally ther's this.

"The firefly squid is the only member of the squid family that is believed to have color vision."

[url="http://www.seasky.org/deep-sea/firefly-squid.html"]http://www.seasky.org/deep-sea/firefly-squid.html[/url]

Hi all, I reckon when full moon, the best colour is black. try it on if you hook on the biggest on, give me a big hug for sure ~

I've never tried black color but it seems it works well on dark weather and at dusk .

I'm more a general Fisho than a squid expert.

But from my findings around Lorne and out to 50meters of water, a Pink Prawn style jig has outpreformed others in the water at the same time.

It is also my favourite one, can't remember what brand, but it was $$$ compared to those cheap, buy a bag of 3 types.

Looks more hand made.... but unfortunitly, it's also starting to die from over use.

Plus it has never worked as well since it got a small patch of squid ink on it around the white belly section.



After reading this thread though.... i'm trying baited squid jigs next!

Out of the range of colors i have in the tackle box the most battle scarred seem to be a yo zuri 2.0 Redish reflective pink on top, some white underneath with a few bands of black on the side.

The next most battle scarred one is the black jig. Sims to work well in overcast days.

There has been a lot of talk about them being colour blind and contrast being the difference.

Here is the picture used earlier of the different colours converted to B&W.



I did see a documentary on Cuttlefish (don't know if it applies to squid) which showed that they not only see in the normal spectrum of light but also in Ultra Violet which could be reflected differently by different colours and materials.



Don't know for certain, people alot smarter than me have devoted many hours to the subject, but it is food for thought.



My current favorite is Pink.

Cuttlefish eyes are radically different to those of squid....have a close look next time you catch one

[quote name='Shihiru' post='13887' date='Mar 11 2009, 05:43 AM']I've never tried black color but it seems it works well on dark weather and at dusk .[/quote]

I have a brown shrimphunter that works like magic at night with a full moon.

mug

I am keen to try the new black hiramatsu.

The squid in Western Australia are all in touch with their feminine side cos pink usually always wins.Maybe its a reaction to us west aussie fishermen being so manly and testosterone charged <img src='http://www.squidfish.net/forums/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/beer_mug.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' /> <img src='http://www.squidfish.net/forums/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/xyxthumbs.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':lol' />

Nice one. Though pink seems to work everywhere!!! <img src='http://www.squidfish.net/forums/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' /> Sorry to break the bad news! hahaha <img src='http://www.squidfish.net/forums/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/tongue.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':lol' />

i use the pink jigs sometimes,

but they are a very MANLY shade of pink <img src='http://www.squidfish.net/forums/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/tongue.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':th' />

overall, i've done better with blues & greens

some days they only want pink !

Each to their own...noting there is no right or wrong answer.



But natural colours, browns, gold and silvery blue are great during the day.



Cheers



Blue.

I have more succes with bright colours in the day and dark colours at night , but the bright colours in the day make it easier to see your jig when sight fishing....go figure???

but some days they just have a boner for a certain colour

if so ....USE IT!!!

MUG

for me the 2.0 pink jig works good i had a orange 2.0 and did nuffing change to the pink one and bang in 10 mins i had 3 which was a miracle.

forextradingevo.com

Pink is for girls!!! <img src='http://www.squidfish.net/forums/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':ink' />

Orange worked well yesterday at Mt Martha <img src='http://www.squidfish.net/forums/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' />

Beleive it or not, I have a purple yamashita that catches a lot...in fact, its one of my more productive (smaller) jigs.



With that said, pink has always worked well. Green & blue also.

I have to add to this thread now... only because my Pink Yo-Zuri jig on the last 4 outings hasn't caught a thing.

And on one of those days, I actually watched a squid swim towards it, only to get within 600mm and then turn in the other direction...

My mate was doing fine with his green jig on the other side of the boat...



I thought it was just a day thing... but it has failed to produce on the next 3 outings.



I'm going to try a natural coloured jig next.... Still haven't tried the baited jig either.

Hi all, new to the site.

Have been calamari fishing for a while now and I generally head to blairgowrie, sorrento and portsea and by far the best jig colour in my experience is dark brown/green and black.

I've stopped using Yo-zuri jigs as I've had much better success with dark coloured jigs with black hooks, yamashita make some great colours.

Cheers