25-04-2012, 06:30 AM
Hi Woodshooligan, I fish the Vinyard for squid and usually do pretty good. I use a short (5 foot) graphite, very sensitive rod, and here is a main point, I use 4 pound test. I like to use small jigs, 3" or smaller, and the Martinetti prawn in orange or pink or green are my favorites. You can get a good price on these and many others from squid jig warehouse on the net. I do use a small snap ahead of my jig, did it to make jig changing easier on my old eyes, but it seems to help. I use tiny shiny brass ones like freshwater guys use. I bet if you try the little rod with the four pound line your catch will improve. Some of the newer Martinetti prawn jigs, (the ones with strings in the nose) have smaller weights than the older ones and don't sink fast enough. I simply take a soldering iron and carefully add a little solder to add weight to the existing one. I also get rid of the string and add a small screw eye (stainless, available from Cabela's). I have often wondered about squidding in the Hole, especially when stuck on standby in the fall. I'd like to know more about squidding there and will post Vinyard squid info in the fall. Hope these tips help improve your catch, these methods do work well down the sound in Menemsha.