23-09-2011, 05:42 AM
I've been using squid candy squid jigs that I bought from the tacoma marina bait store. The ones I see around are all pretty similar though. The only ones I don't like is the ones that walmart sells and thats because they dont have a bottom piece to attach a jig beneath them. I use a cheap ugly stik crappie rod and the reel that came on it with some 15 lb line. The reason is so I don't lose jigs every time I snag a piece of big seaweed. I also bring a bucket with a battery operated aerator ( not needed but nice to have.) I also bring a cheap plastic strainer to pour the squid in to change out the black water. And I bring a homemade pier gaff to help when I snag a giant sun star or seaweed with anchoring rock. To light it up I use a 500w halogen powered by a 800w harbor freight generator. Its a loud 2 stroke gennie but it was under 100 bucks new so I don't mind so much. All of this is bungied to a little cart I bought at kmart and modified to make life easier.
Also, if anyone here has experimented with the other kind of jigs that the Australians and Japanese use, are they better at catching our kind of squid? I'm just curious why all our squid jigs look very similar and nothing like theirs.
It is not really good at the clyde davidson dock. The 20 squid in 2 hours was a fluke for this time of year. I happened to have a feeding school come in and circle me for over an hour which I've never seen before or since. If you really wanna try stock up on various colors of jigs (either the squid candy types or the colemans type work well) Squid seem to prefer the greens and pinks mostly. Also make sure you realize not all jigs weigh the same and you will need the heavier jig on the bottom. Other than that you may wanna wait it out. If you can't stand it I'll be out there friday night until midnight most likely.
Also, if anyone here has experimented with the other kind of jigs that the Australians and Japanese use, are they better at catching our kind of squid? I'm just curious why all our squid jigs look very similar and nothing like theirs.
It is not really good at the clyde davidson dock. The 20 squid in 2 hours was a fluke for this time of year. I happened to have a feeding school come in and circle me for over an hour which I've never seen before or since. If you really wanna try stock up on various colors of jigs (either the squid candy types or the colemans type work well) Squid seem to prefer the greens and pinks mostly. Also make sure you realize not all jigs weigh the same and you will need the heavier jig on the bottom. Other than that you may wanna wait it out. If you can't stand it I'll be out there friday night until midnight most likely.