What Do Victorian Squid Eat?

[squiding.it.up]

hello all. new to this <img src='http://www.squidfish.net/forums/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':lol' /> But not new to squid fishing > <img src='http://www.squidfish.net/forums/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/blueboxbullet.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':ink' />



I'm interested in making my own squid jig and make it as close as i can looking to the natural food that the squid around were i live eat.



most my squid fishing is done of lorne pier (well at least it has been of late)



All i know at the moment on what they eat is some type of prawns/shrimps and certain small fish, but does anyone have a closer idea (specific species name maybe) of the type of little critters they eat?



any help would be awesome <img src='http://www.squidfish.net/forums/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' />



100%squid

[mrzed]

If Japanese squid are anything to go by, anything too slow too get out of their way or too small to eat squid <img src='http://www.squidfish.net/forums/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/tongue.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':ink' />



The live bait of choice is Japanese Horse Makerel but I know people have used baby snapper and have seen video of them taking Stripped Catfish Eel wich are poisonous.

[ru 12 mug]

squid will eat anything they can get a hold of , even thier own kind.

ru 12 mug

[miekelle]

u fish in lorne ive seen them caught on tommie ruff and small mullet also baby aussie salmon each fish about 7-12cm i fish at phillip island and use silver whiting i dont go near fake jigs i always use real bait and it always provales as a great bait my dad in the 80s caught 2 20 litre buckets full of squid using silver whiting u also catch them at portsea with these whiting

[davidbloop]

ive found when livebaiting, almost any dead fish that fits on the jig will do

[Salty_Dog]

Mmmm seems Silver Whiting isn't only the choice bait for Snapper... Great for Squid too, another reason to buy it <img src='http://www.squidfish.net/forums/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/wink.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' />



As for Lorne Pier, we have good luck there for small squid just after summer, do you other guys have luck all year round or just the warmer months?

[antezupan]

Mullet, mackerel, whiting and grass whiting Evan tommyruff. If you want natural squid jigs yamashita have a good range !!!!!!

[Izhizm_Zwoots]

Victorian Squid ? im afraid, they'd have 'tea' lol