01-07-2011, 04:19 AM
Ok, the Classic is over and the fun seems to be starting for me. I have been asked over and over again how come you guys caught sooooo many squid on a cloudy windy day. on the comp Sunday, Rob, Kouichi, Jun and myself caught 147 squid of which we kept 20. 10 to weigh in and 10 to eat. 147?????? Yes, Kouichi kept a running tally on an app on his phone.
Rob and I had been fishing in all weather conditions and I have been recording the tide height, the direction of water flow, the wind direction and strength, the condition of the morning ( was it sunny, cloudy, patchy ), the depth of water where the we caught the most squid. Was there any surface activity of bait fish or birds working a particular area, ( we did find a flock of Terns working a 500mtr patch of ground out from Fremantle Sailing Club that only produced smallish squid but plenty of them though. We kept getting quad hook ups at once in that patch ). Was there any bait fish shoals in the area. Was the water clear, choppy but clear, cloudy, milky. Most importantly, what size, colour, depth range, action of egi worked best on that particular day.
With all the information we had gathered of the past year since the last comp, Rob and I were ready to put any one we wanted on to squid. As it happened we weren't lucky enough to get the really " Big " squid on board, but I did miss a stonker on comp day. a little heavy handed.
So, to answer the questions I've been asked. Sunday the 26th of June, was windy NNW breeze ranging from 5 to 15 knots predominantly cloudy wit patches of sun. The water was cloudy and the bottom was hard to see in 4 meters of water. on cloudy days with dirty water with a fast drift, the stats were saying fish deep water with very bright or ultra violet egi. Use the ultra deep jigs at least 23 to 28 grams. Lucky for us that Breaden Keime Light super deep was the answer. Three colours were outstanding. Green, Red and Purple. Not bad colours as Keime Lights only come in 5 colours.
I hope this helps on your choices of jigs.
Tony
Rob and I had been fishing in all weather conditions and I have been recording the tide height, the direction of water flow, the wind direction and strength, the condition of the morning ( was it sunny, cloudy, patchy ), the depth of water where the we caught the most squid. Was there any surface activity of bait fish or birds working a particular area, ( we did find a flock of Terns working a 500mtr patch of ground out from Fremantle Sailing Club that only produced smallish squid but plenty of them though. We kept getting quad hook ups at once in that patch ). Was there any bait fish shoals in the area. Was the water clear, choppy but clear, cloudy, milky. Most importantly, what size, colour, depth range, action of egi worked best on that particular day.
With all the information we had gathered of the past year since the last comp, Rob and I were ready to put any one we wanted on to squid. As it happened we weren't lucky enough to get the really " Big " squid on board, but I did miss a stonker on comp day. a little heavy handed.
So, to answer the questions I've been asked. Sunday the 26th of June, was windy NNW breeze ranging from 5 to 15 knots predominantly cloudy wit patches of sun. The water was cloudy and the bottom was hard to see in 4 meters of water. on cloudy days with dirty water with a fast drift, the stats were saying fish deep water with very bright or ultra violet egi. Use the ultra deep jigs at least 23 to 28 grams. Lucky for us that Breaden Keime Light super deep was the answer. Three colours were outstanding. Green, Red and Purple. Not bad colours as Keime Lights only come in 5 colours.
I hope this helps on your choices of jigs.
Tony