11-01-2010, 06:50 PM
Hello
Sorry it has taken me so long to post back, but it has been one of those weeks when âlife happensâ
I stopped by one of the pier on Friday night on my way home because I could tell that there were several people squid fishing. I figured that I would see if I could find out some information.
Boy was I wrong! After about twenty minutes of walking around just watching and observing, I felt like a butcher at a PETA convention.
I did find out a few things about what I would need for squid fishing. It seemed like most of the poles were about a 5ft to 8ft with just about any type of reel. I am not sure about the lb test, but it looks like 10 to 15lb test would work fine. I have tons of poles and line so this should not be that hard for me to fill.
There were a couple of guys that brought some work lights that they had plugged into some of the outlets on the pier. I think that the idea of lantern on a rope would work better because you can get it lower to the water (that and the idea of all the power cords that were running all over the place in the pouring rain just did not make me feel safe).
Now for the lures, I saw all kinds but I could not tell the details on them because I did not want to get that close, but I did see that some were using two and three of them on their line. Also some of the guys had corkies at the top of their set up that were free floating on their line (I am not sure what they are for, possibly to be able to see where their line was?).
The technique that seemed to be used the most was; was the person would throw out his lure about fifteen feet or so from the dock and let the reel free wheel for a second or two (I am not sure on how deep they were fishing, the one guy that did not seem to mind me being there did not speak a lick of English and he just kept smiling at me and nodding his head) But everyone just seem to let their line setting and then they would pull it up, and then let it settle again. Some were pulling (jerking) pretty hard, and some seem to just pull up in a swift but smoothly long pull.
I donât know how you can tell if you have a squid on, but it seemed that once you had one on, all you had to do is make sure you kept your tip up and the line tight. I did see quite a few squid being caught.
I am also still at a loss on how to clean a squid. I have not had the time but I am sure there is someone out there that will be glad to show me, and I am going to search the web some more to see if I can find a âhow toâ video.
I still do not know what the limits are here in Washington State or what kind of license that you need?
Sorry it has taken me so long to post back, but it has been one of those weeks when âlife happensâ
I stopped by one of the pier on Friday night on my way home because I could tell that there were several people squid fishing. I figured that I would see if I could find out some information.
Boy was I wrong! After about twenty minutes of walking around just watching and observing, I felt like a butcher at a PETA convention.
I did find out a few things about what I would need for squid fishing. It seemed like most of the poles were about a 5ft to 8ft with just about any type of reel. I am not sure about the lb test, but it looks like 10 to 15lb test would work fine. I have tons of poles and line so this should not be that hard for me to fill.
There were a couple of guys that brought some work lights that they had plugged into some of the outlets on the pier. I think that the idea of lantern on a rope would work better because you can get it lower to the water (that and the idea of all the power cords that were running all over the place in the pouring rain just did not make me feel safe).
Now for the lures, I saw all kinds but I could not tell the details on them because I did not want to get that close, but I did see that some were using two and three of them on their line. Also some of the guys had corkies at the top of their set up that were free floating on their line (I am not sure what they are for, possibly to be able to see where their line was?).
The technique that seemed to be used the most was; was the person would throw out his lure about fifteen feet or so from the dock and let the reel free wheel for a second or two (I am not sure on how deep they were fishing, the one guy that did not seem to mind me being there did not speak a lick of English and he just kept smiling at me and nodding his head) But everyone just seem to let their line setting and then they would pull it up, and then let it settle again. Some were pulling (jerking) pretty hard, and some seem to just pull up in a swift but smoothly long pull.
I donât know how you can tell if you have a squid on, but it seemed that once you had one on, all you had to do is make sure you kept your tip up and the line tight. I did see quite a few squid being caught.
I am also still at a loss on how to clean a squid. I have not had the time but I am sure there is someone out there that will be glad to show me, and I am going to search the web some more to see if I can find a âhow toâ video.
I still do not know what the limits are here in Washington State or what kind of license that you need?