04-05-2010, 06:12 AM
[quote name='rocksy' post='18739' date='Apr 27 2010, 04:04 PM']if it's for the float and a jig i'd just run absolute max 3 meters of leader, you cant really know the depth unless you cast out an jig to sink to the bottom and count how long it takes to sink.
most jigs have a pretty good rule of thumb 3-3.5 seconds per meter. But they do vary from manufacturer to manufacturer, just look it up on there website, or the jig box. sometimes you also can't feel it hit bottom... another way is to have say 2 meters of leader drop the jig in the water and count how long it takes for the leader knot to go under, then you know exactly how long it takes to sink 2 meters.
It's all guess work in the end, you'll cover more water by casting and retrieving, probably end up with more squid.
But it's good to have a set and forget float out while your casting... i just bagged 2 average squid tonight with a baited jig while i was casting. I got nothing on the cast.[/quote]
Interesting you are baiting your jig Rocksy. I am starting to find an order of preference for baits over here. The best seems to be Sprat, a type of small herring. Next best, Herring, third best, pacific saury, fourth mackerel. Do you find certain baits better than others in Oz?
My most recent squid, under floodlight
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most jigs have a pretty good rule of thumb 3-3.5 seconds per meter. But they do vary from manufacturer to manufacturer, just look it up on there website, or the jig box. sometimes you also can't feel it hit bottom... another way is to have say 2 meters of leader drop the jig in the water and count how long it takes for the leader knot to go under, then you know exactly how long it takes to sink 2 meters.
It's all guess work in the end, you'll cover more water by casting and retrieving, probably end up with more squid.
But it's good to have a set and forget float out while your casting... i just bagged 2 average squid tonight with a baited jig while i was casting. I got nothing on the cast.[/quote]
Interesting you are baiting your jig Rocksy. I am starting to find an order of preference for baits over here. The best seems to be Sprat, a type of small herring. Next best, Herring, third best, pacific saury, fourth mackerel. Do you find certain baits better than others in Oz?
My most recent squid, under floodlight