03-07-2010, 03:15 AM
[quote name='Colossal_Squid' post='19882' date='Jun 29 2010, 12:20 PM']Here's the secret mate - don't laugh either - I saw a bloke doing this a couple of years ago when fishing the queenscliff harbour for trevally on soft plastics and tried it on my cloth jigs and it worked. I still get stupid looks from other fishos when I'm on the pier spraying this stuff on my jigs.
The secret is olive oil garlic spray that you buy at the supermarket. Forget out the other stuff that costs a fortune at the tackle store. I pack my garlic spray before I pack my jigs. I honestly can't remember many times going squid fishing when I've been outfished by the people around me. Can't explain why or how it just does.
The other technique I sometimes use is to freeze berley (mainly bread crumbs/ tuna oil / guts / garlic spray) in a 2 litre plastic milk container. I mainly use this when I'm at queenscliff the pier is packed and I have to fish in 1 spot. I tie the container to a rope, pierce it with my knife and let it sink down and it starts to defrost and release the berley. I fish my jigs in close proximity and immerse them in garlic spray. Don't know why but it works!
Do you have any tips or techniques that work for you? It is probably a good discussion point for fellow squid fishers...[/quote]
Thanks for that tip Colossal_Squid! I will give it a shot. I have used berley for all sorts of other fish, in similar ways that you mention, freezing etc.. but not for squid, so your tip is gratefully received.
The only tip I can offer is if you know some one in a busy restaurant, that does sea food, or even better, a fish monger, get them to mince their scraps, then you add the bread and tuna oil, and as you say freeze. I normally freeze in 1 lt old milk cartons, tear off the carton, drop the block into the bucket and suspend from the pier or tie to the anchor rope and drop. I have been getting my berley for next to nothing in this way for years, often by the garbag full! Even if you slip them a few bucks for their time it is still cheap, fresh, and always available.
Cheers,
nala
The secret is olive oil garlic spray that you buy at the supermarket. Forget out the other stuff that costs a fortune at the tackle store. I pack my garlic spray before I pack my jigs. I honestly can't remember many times going squid fishing when I've been outfished by the people around me. Can't explain why or how it just does.
The other technique I sometimes use is to freeze berley (mainly bread crumbs/ tuna oil / guts / garlic spray) in a 2 litre plastic milk container. I mainly use this when I'm at queenscliff the pier is packed and I have to fish in 1 spot. I tie the container to a rope, pierce it with my knife and let it sink down and it starts to defrost and release the berley. I fish my jigs in close proximity and immerse them in garlic spray. Don't know why but it works!
Do you have any tips or techniques that work for you? It is probably a good discussion point for fellow squid fishers...[/quote]
Thanks for that tip Colossal_Squid! I will give it a shot. I have used berley for all sorts of other fish, in similar ways that you mention, freezing etc.. but not for squid, so your tip is gratefully received.
The only tip I can offer is if you know some one in a busy restaurant, that does sea food, or even better, a fish monger, get them to mince their scraps, then you add the bread and tuna oil, and as you say freeze. I normally freeze in 1 lt old milk cartons, tear off the carton, drop the block into the bucket and suspend from the pier or tie to the anchor rope and drop. I have been getting my berley for next to nothing in this way for years, often by the garbag full! Even if you slip them a few bucks for their time it is still cheap, fresh, and always available.
Cheers,
nala