19-10-2009, 02:31 PM
Only me and 2 other brave soles were at the gi bridge on friday. The storm surge and winds were tremendous. The waves were breaking over the side of the cement wall. It was freezing a constant gust of 25 knots blowing conbstantly in your face. The tide was so strong. The fishing made it all worth my while. I was fishing a certain area of the bridge got maybe 30 squid. I then moved and set up my lantern. I then dropped my jig and for about 20 minutes the blitz was on. I did not even had time to move my jig and a squid was on. I would drop my line and reel it in with a squid on. These were not the small fall squid either. They were large more like the spring squid. I got one about a foot long not including tenticles. After 20 minutes it slowed down to about a squid a minute. At this point i switched to striper fishing seeing that my cooler was full of squid. I ended up speeding down so i could get some of the smaller jigs from the bait shop. when i got there it was closed. I guess they closed early due to the bad weather. I was bumbed out thinking i wasnt going to catch anything. The night ended up proving productive I was satisfied. It was one chilly night. I found that a violent jigging action was not very productive. A quick jig up followed by a few short jigs then i would let it sit for a few seconds and do it over. They seemed to bite when i let it rest for a little. While reeling in your line to reset jig it on the way up anbd when it gets to the surface jig it about 6 inches under the water. I caught alot of squid site fishing. They would follow it up from the bottom. They were picky and by watching them i learned what action they liked better. There is only about 4 spots to park. Good luck if you go down... Bring gloves and extra clothes.