28-03-2004, 05:21 PM
hi all
Regarding lighting, sometimes you can have too much light which can spook the squid , try having a few hand lines with floats set up just out of the light , you will find that squid often sit in the dark waiting for something to attack ,just as fish do.
if you read my postings on queenscliff and the seals you will find that the seals dart out and take squid that have come into a well lift part of the water the same tactic can be said for squid.
I have fished in dark areas just away from the lights and absolutley knocked them on the head while other anglers have gone home fishless, so I always make it a rule to have a line out just where the light fades out , I also keep a line right down nearly under the peir and cuaght them as well. the berley rule is a must and not just to attact small fish but to attract the squid as well
My first expirence with berley for squid I dumped a frozen block of fish and prawn guts heads and such betwwen my lines with in 20 minutes I had the first squid in my bucket and bagged out over an hour. If you fishing for squid on a peir with lights always try to cast out past the lights and then slowly spin I find this successful 99 percent of the time. the general rule with squid fishing is dont wait for them to appear in the light go in the dark and find them youll find that they will chase jigs into the light
Regarding lighting, sometimes you can have too much light which can spook the squid , try having a few hand lines with floats set up just out of the light , you will find that squid often sit in the dark waiting for something to attack ,just as fish do.
if you read my postings on queenscliff and the seals you will find that the seals dart out and take squid that have come into a well lift part of the water the same tactic can be said for squid.
I have fished in dark areas just away from the lights and absolutley knocked them on the head while other anglers have gone home fishless, so I always make it a rule to have a line out just where the light fades out , I also keep a line right down nearly under the peir and cuaght them as well. the berley rule is a must and not just to attact small fish but to attract the squid as well
My first expirence with berley for squid I dumped a frozen block of fish and prawn guts heads and such betwwen my lines with in 20 minutes I had the first squid in my bucket and bagged out over an hour. If you fishing for squid on a peir with lights always try to cast out past the lights and then slowly spin I find this successful 99 percent of the time. the general rule with squid fishing is dont wait for them to appear in the light go in the dark and find them youll find that they will chase jigs into the light