Newport Ri 2015 Squid Season

[CalamaroItalia]

The ad swidbert mentioned does say 3&1/2" including hooks so they shouldn't be overly huge although I prefer them a little smaller. I have used floaters with some success in deep water by tying the jig about three feet up the line with a one ounce bank sinker at the end of the line on a dropper loop. This is for when the squid are in deep water on the bottom and I am casting and retrieving from a dock or in a drifting boat. The floaters also work on a high-low rig with a heavier jig on the bottom when vertical jigging from a dock. I do rarely use floaters though. I do use very slow sinkers like the Yamashita Naory in size 1.5S or I.8S when the squid are near the top like BillG says, sometimes the finicky ones will go for those very slow sinking jigs when they won't hit heavier ones.