Newport Ri 2014 Squid Season

[Anthony0803]

The problem many of you are having at jamestown is the way you are squid fishing. The old standby of a sinker with a couple of naturally bouyant jigs is just too old of a technology. This works great from a boat when you find a school in open water which is where this technique originated from. It has it's major disadvantages from shore. For one squid only bite when the jig is falling, with a heavy sinker you are greatly reducing your strike time. The new naory range hunter jigs from yamashita work great at jamestown. No sinker is needed. The jig falls moderately slow through the water with it's built in weight. It falls at a natural 45 degree angle. Giving the squid plenty of time to strike. They make 3 sizes with 3 different sink rates. The middle size one with the regular rate sink is best for jamestown, the small sized in the deep version also works great. I discovered these jigs at the end of the season and they are amazing. I filled a bucket every night I was there in November while most other people only caught a handful at most. I tried to show people my technique the one person who was open to it also was catching one after another after getting skunked his first hour there. There are a few other naturally sinking jigs out there I can't vouch for them as I have never tried any but the yamashita. So if you are tired of getting caught in the rocks try these with no sinker, what have you got to lose.

Happy squidding

Anthony