22-11-2004, 10:10 AM
Hey Jazman and others,
well we got to queenscliff pier about 12 midnight on friday and high tide was due at about 7:30 or so. Set up everything and had all the lines in by 12:30 and began to wait. Caught a few squid, but nothing amazing, fairly small and not very many. We had planned to sit out the whole night, and we did. At about 6:30, the squid came on the bite for about 10 minutes and we all caught a few more.
Between 4 of us, we caught 12 squid and dropped about 6-10 more.
Preferred bait was silver whiting, which took 8 squid, and a blue razorback jig, which caught 4.
The water was fairly clear (on about 4 occasions we could see the squid around our jigs) but i've seen it clearer.
Anyway, i hope this provides some information.
Cheers.
Falcon
well we got to queenscliff pier about 12 midnight on friday and high tide was due at about 7:30 or so. Set up everything and had all the lines in by 12:30 and began to wait. Caught a few squid, but nothing amazing, fairly small and not very many. We had planned to sit out the whole night, and we did. At about 6:30, the squid came on the bite for about 10 minutes and we all caught a few more.
Between 4 of us, we caught 12 squid and dropped about 6-10 more.
Preferred bait was silver whiting, which took 8 squid, and a blue razorback jig, which caught 4.
The water was fairly clear (on about 4 occasions we could see the squid around our jigs) but i've seen it clearer.
Anyway, i hope this provides some information.
Cheers.
Falcon