20-01-2004, 05:27 PM
Hey guys
Yes Im back been offline due to technical probs
Well what can I say, I fished Queenscliff last thursday and bagged out.
Now this might seem strange to some of you but everyone else fishing caught maybe one or two and the peir was all but abandoned by 11pm whilst I was still bringing them in.
I hooked them left right and centre losing as many as I caught and throwing the small ones back, there were people next to me who fish all day and didnt get a single bite and asked me what I was doing.
Well for those fustrated anglers out there who are fishing Queenscliff and not getting anything heres the secret
With the seal now making a permanent home at the pier people are complaining he is scaring the squid away, well almost because everytime they came into the light whammo Mr seal cleaned up every single squid that came into the light
so the secret here is to cast out to the dark areas of the peir BUT you have to be quick when realing them in as Mr seal has a tendency to steal them of the jig.
Another thing I observed was those not getting a bite where using yo zuris or similar lures and my suggestion is to use lures only when you cant get fresh bait
I was the only one using salted pilchards and I was the only angler on the pier who bagged out, Luck some may say but I say loose the lures because they just dont cut it and that squid will only strike lures when their hungry and aggressive
I could have kept catching them right through the night but had my bag limit and left much to the dismay of the anglers left on the peir.
Now I know Im going to get different responses to this but throw away your lures and use bait. I have tested this theory many times now and it proved it self again when on this particular night I started to fish with lures to no avail and then changed to baited jigs and got results in an instant, remeber that lures are mostly brought and sold for their bright colours and not for the way they catch fish just ask any pro and he will agree.
Oh weather was 15 sw high tide was smack bang on middnight oh yeah chuck out a line for whiting while your at it I hear there plenty around this area at the moment. Going out again tonight report back shortly
THE SQUID IS BACK
Yes Im back been offline due to technical probs
Well what can I say, I fished Queenscliff last thursday and bagged out.
Now this might seem strange to some of you but everyone else fishing caught maybe one or two and the peir was all but abandoned by 11pm whilst I was still bringing them in.
I hooked them left right and centre losing as many as I caught and throwing the small ones back, there were people next to me who fish all day and didnt get a single bite and asked me what I was doing.
Well for those fustrated anglers out there who are fishing Queenscliff and not getting anything heres the secret
With the seal now making a permanent home at the pier people are complaining he is scaring the squid away, well almost because everytime they came into the light whammo Mr seal cleaned up every single squid that came into the light
so the secret here is to cast out to the dark areas of the peir BUT you have to be quick when realing them in as Mr seal has a tendency to steal them of the jig.
Another thing I observed was those not getting a bite where using yo zuris or similar lures and my suggestion is to use lures only when you cant get fresh bait
I was the only one using salted pilchards and I was the only angler on the pier who bagged out, Luck some may say but I say loose the lures because they just dont cut it and that squid will only strike lures when their hungry and aggressive
I could have kept catching them right through the night but had my bag limit and left much to the dismay of the anglers left on the peir.
Now I know Im going to get different responses to this but throw away your lures and use bait. I have tested this theory many times now and it proved it self again when on this particular night I started to fish with lures to no avail and then changed to baited jigs and got results in an instant, remeber that lures are mostly brought and sold for their bright colours and not for the way they catch fish just ask any pro and he will agree.
Oh weather was 15 sw high tide was smack bang on middnight oh yeah chuck out a line for whiting while your at it I hear there plenty around this area at the moment. Going out again tonight report back shortly
THE SQUID IS BACK