26-08-2015, 12:10 AM
Back in the day, when people used to be able to go out and fill one 5-gallon bucket of squid per hour, every hour, there was a guy named Dave who worked until 11 or 12, then he would go out and squid jig, then he would gear up in his scuba gear at sunrise and go under/around the GI causeway and retrieve jigs. He would sell them back to the bait store for $1 each. But this was when the only jigs available were the cheap style which sinks hook-down into the weed. Now, the fish/prawn style is designed to sink like a fish with the "head" end angled down. A snag is less likely unless you drop it down to the bottom and leave it there, letting it roll with the current. If you do scuba dive, you might be able to make a few bucks pulling up snagged lures and selling them for half price. However, it isn't often that I see anyone snagged on the GI causeway. Other places like Jamestown might be worse with the rocks there, but there are fewer squidders there.