09-05-2009, 12:25 AM
Everyone always seems to try and get the brightest lights possible- kinda like an arms race out there <img src='http://www.squidfish.net/forums/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/cool.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':th' /> .
It's been my experience though that the squid tend to hit the best at the edge of the light- they stay in the dark and jet out to get the bait. I've also had my best bites right when my lantern was running out of fuel- the light dimmed down and the squid just raced in to take out all the bait (and jigs) that suddenly lost the security of the light.
Has anyone tried jigging with just a dim lantern? Any success? I think a great route to go would be to hook up a dimmer switch to a generator- keep the light cranked up to draw in the bait, then slowly dim it so the squid feel safe and come in to feed. Repeat as necessary... Could be worth a shot.
It's been my experience though that the squid tend to hit the best at the edge of the light- they stay in the dark and jet out to get the bait. I've also had my best bites right when my lantern was running out of fuel- the light dimmed down and the squid just raced in to take out all the bait (and jigs) that suddenly lost the security of the light.
Has anyone tried jigging with just a dim lantern? Any success? I think a great route to go would be to hook up a dimmer switch to a generator- keep the light cranked up to draw in the bait, then slowly dim it so the squid feel safe and come in to feed. Repeat as necessary... Could be worth a shot.