22-11-2014, 03:44 AM
Last year, people were still squidding in December. As long as the water temperature is up where it is now, they will be around. From what I have come to learn, it is far, far easier to have a kayak or small outboard and a fish finder. You go into a harbor, look for the squid, drop your jigs and load up. Squidding from shore requires that you wait in a spot for the squid to happen past the spot you are jigging. I've been out with my jig in the water on the GI causeway and people on either end are pulling up squid with every cast and the people around me are looking both directions with envy. One reason the GI causeway is so popular is that it provides an ideal pass through for the squid and the people jigging for them, so there is a better chance that they will, in fact, pass through and get caught on jigs. People set up with lights, which attracts the bait and then the passing through squid hang around for a meal which improves the odds even better. I had hoped to get out one more time for squidding and/or fishing, however, 20 degree below normal nighttime temperatures have kept me in bed watching TV instead. In any case, if it's too late this year, next year will probably start in 5 months, so it's only a short wait.