04-05-2004, 01:48 PM
hey Jazman
Yep heads up is the way to go BUT this point has been debated by many a pro squid fisho
Some people will say that a squid strikes just behind the head of a fish so head s down is the way to go, while this theory is correct its not in favour of hook up rates
as the heads often foul the jig
Ive have always used the tail down method and have had plenty of old guys tell me that Ive baited my jig wrong.
My dad and I once fish Queensliff, we were fishing next to a group of Maltese gentlemen who couldnt understand why they were losing so many squid from bad hookups till my dad showed then that their toomy rough baits were to big for the jigs and fouling up the hooks, needless to say they turned their baits arond and had immediate success
Those jigs you mention sound great altough Im not yet convinced that the razorbacks with hooks half way down really work well as I have had a lot of lost squid using these jigs but yet to find out a reason why as the idea of placing the hooks where they are sounds like they offer a better hook up rate
Yep heads up is the way to go BUT this point has been debated by many a pro squid fisho
Some people will say that a squid strikes just behind the head of a fish so head s down is the way to go, while this theory is correct its not in favour of hook up rates
as the heads often foul the jig
Ive have always used the tail down method and have had plenty of old guys tell me that Ive baited my jig wrong.
My dad and I once fish Queensliff, we were fishing next to a group of Maltese gentlemen who couldnt understand why they were losing so many squid from bad hookups till my dad showed then that their toomy rough baits were to big for the jigs and fouling up the hooks, needless to say they turned their baits arond and had immediate success
Those jigs you mention sound great altough Im not yet convinced that the razorbacks with hooks half way down really work well as I have had a lot of lost squid using these jigs but yet to find out a reason why as the idea of placing the hooks where they are sounds like they offer a better hook up rate