19-11-2004, 05:11 PM
Hey Falcon, yeah I thought it must be you!
The water is a little murky atm, due to a combination of rough water and rain the past few days. Fishing for squid is definately better when it's clear, but you can catch them in murky water. It was murky at Flinders on Tuesday but we still caught 4, compare that to 18 we caught last time it was clear........
As for fishing an artificial jig, if I'm drifting I cast the jig out, let it sink to 1-2m off the bottom, and just leave it there, giving the rod a jerk every now and then. Squid should hook themselves.
If I'm casting (eg/ off a pier), I cast out the jig, let it sink for 5-10 seconds (depending on depth of water) then give it a couple of pulls , let it sink, take up the slack and repeat. You can also fish your jig under a float (again set the depth according to depth of water that you're fishing), cast out, give the jig a pull towards you, let it sit for 10 seconds, then repeat.
Also there is HEAPS of info on this site if you have a look through it, should answer any question you have about squid fishing. Particularly about methods of fishing artificial jigs.
Cheers
Jaz
The water is a little murky atm, due to a combination of rough water and rain the past few days. Fishing for squid is definately better when it's clear, but you can catch them in murky water. It was murky at Flinders on Tuesday but we still caught 4, compare that to 18 we caught last time it was clear........
As for fishing an artificial jig, if I'm drifting I cast the jig out, let it sink to 1-2m off the bottom, and just leave it there, giving the rod a jerk every now and then. Squid should hook themselves.
If I'm casting (eg/ off a pier), I cast out the jig, let it sink for 5-10 seconds (depending on depth of water) then give it a couple of pulls , let it sink, take up the slack and repeat. You can also fish your jig under a float (again set the depth according to depth of water that you're fishing), cast out, give the jig a pull towards you, let it sit for 10 seconds, then repeat.
Also there is HEAPS of info on this site if you have a look through it, should answer any question you have about squid fishing. Particularly about methods of fishing artificial jigs.
Cheers
Jaz