15-07-2008, 10:06 PM
up here in QLD winter is the best time for squiding as the clear water is the best for them.
some of you guys would crap yourselves over the way I fish for squid , most of it is done by sight at least 80%.
nothing better than walking along my favourite groin , spotting a bunch of squid..in scoals of 10 or more sometimes..placing a cast a few meters behind them and slowly bringing your jig into the squids sight and enticing them into grabbing it , sometimes they just shoot up and hussle for first grab and other times they wait till it hits the bottom and then sort of stalk the jig looking for signs of movement and the best angle to strike from.
fishing for squid like this is WICKKED and addictive , it's such a challenge at times as they can be easily spooked and switch off the colours and CAN'T be seen untill they switch back on.
I've watched them do this right in front of my feet and was the only way I knew there was a squid there , by seeing this clear shadow on the bottom....crafty bastards.
only when the light is poor like at first light in the morning I cast blind for them but I know all the spots they hang out at and do very well then too.
and it's all only 10 minutes drive from home...how GOOD is this.
R U 12 mug.
some of you guys would crap yourselves over the way I fish for squid , most of it is done by sight at least 80%.
nothing better than walking along my favourite groin , spotting a bunch of squid..in scoals of 10 or more sometimes..placing a cast a few meters behind them and slowly bringing your jig into the squids sight and enticing them into grabbing it , sometimes they just shoot up and hussle for first grab and other times they wait till it hits the bottom and then sort of stalk the jig looking for signs of movement and the best angle to strike from.
fishing for squid like this is WICKKED and addictive , it's such a challenge at times as they can be easily spooked and switch off the colours and CAN'T be seen untill they switch back on.
I've watched them do this right in front of my feet and was the only way I knew there was a squid there , by seeing this clear shadow on the bottom....crafty bastards.
only when the light is poor like at first light in the morning I cast blind for them but I know all the spots they hang out at and do very well then too.
and it's all only 10 minutes drive from home...how GOOD is this.
R U 12 mug.