05-06-2010, 01:15 AM
I fished Ft Wetherill solo last night.
The fog was eery and cool at once. I looked down the line and you could see it blowing by each light and all the rods were lit up against the background of waving fog. It was very cool.
I fished from 2100 to 0100 and got about 1/2 a bucket alone. It was good and consistent.
I made a couple of friends. I think they were Vietnamese. They sniped my light, but in exchange provided some nice conversation and a schooling about how to bail squid.
I did better with one of the Puget Sound unweighted jigs and my own rather than two.
Pink worked well.
Blue worked well.
It was pretty cool to catch squid on some jigs I designed and built 3 years ago. Here is the kicker, they look just like these "new" Puget Sound jigs. I bought all the components from the same guy. He is very cool and helpful. He is a frequent poster here. [url="http://www.squidjig.com/"]http://www.squidjig.com/[/url]
One thing I learned from my new buddies was to cast the jig out until it was about 3-4' out of sight of the light. Keep a light contact with the jig and at the slightest movement, gently life 3-4". If you are on, the rod will set, if not, let the jig flutter back down.
I hope to get out once or twice more. Any ideas as to when the run normally ends?
- ATG
The fog was eery and cool at once. I looked down the line and you could see it blowing by each light and all the rods were lit up against the background of waving fog. It was very cool.
I fished from 2100 to 0100 and got about 1/2 a bucket alone. It was good and consistent.
I made a couple of friends. I think they were Vietnamese. They sniped my light, but in exchange provided some nice conversation and a schooling about how to bail squid.
I did better with one of the Puget Sound unweighted jigs and my own rather than two.
Pink worked well.
Blue worked well.
It was pretty cool to catch squid on some jigs I designed and built 3 years ago. Here is the kicker, they look just like these "new" Puget Sound jigs. I bought all the components from the same guy. He is very cool and helpful. He is a frequent poster here. [url="http://www.squidjig.com/"]http://www.squidjig.com/[/url]
One thing I learned from my new buddies was to cast the jig out until it was about 3-4' out of sight of the light. Keep a light contact with the jig and at the slightest movement, gently life 3-4". If you are on, the rod will set, if not, let the jig flutter back down.
I hope to get out once or twice more. Any ideas as to when the run normally ends?
- ATG