27-08-2004, 07:55 PM
Gday folx! only recently found this forum. very glad to join you
thought id give a report of my first squid caught in port philip bay. the 1st and only other time ive had any luck catching them was up at the Tathra wharf just past merimbula during summer. never knew how much fun it could be! for years i didnt think PPB had anything decent to offer, but boy have i been missing out.
went down two days in a row this week-(mon-tues morning). on mon morning, there was only about 2 or 3 ppl on the pier, including one regular i always see down there. didnt catch a thing, but got to see a massive school of salmon come past the pier a few times. if only i had some lures with me !!! one guy bolted down the pier to where the school was, cast right into them and hooked up a very nice salmon. only 1, but still fun to watch. next time i'll be ready.
the 2nd morning got to portsea pier at bout 6am, few ppl there, not crowded. lots of ink on the pier-but conditions were really windy. got bored pretty quickly with not a single fish/ squid in sight. so i started to head home about 9am when i decided to pop by mornington pier again.
by that time i thought it was too close to lunchtime to catch anything but i was pleasantly surprised. seeing that most ppl at the pier use 2.5 weight, i started off with my 2.5 orange razorback, no luck. so i hesitantly decided to use the only other jig i had which was a Yamashita Green 3~4gm(sinker underneath )
On my first cast as i was retrieving, just as the jig came into the visibilty, i saw quite a large looking specimen dart out from the dark and hit the jig, i couldnt hook it, but it got me all pumped. cast out again str8 away and with a couple of minutes pulled in 2 of my first squid! yeeha. headed home about 11:30am.
i have a pic, but not sure how to post-i presume i need to put my pics onto a server to post?
sorry for a long post, will keep it short and simple next time <img src='http://www.squidfish.net/forums/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='
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cheers.
thought id give a report of my first squid caught in port philip bay. the 1st and only other time ive had any luck catching them was up at the Tathra wharf just past merimbula during summer. never knew how much fun it could be! for years i didnt think PPB had anything decent to offer, but boy have i been missing out.
went down two days in a row this week-(mon-tues morning). on mon morning, there was only about 2 or 3 ppl on the pier, including one regular i always see down there. didnt catch a thing, but got to see a massive school of salmon come past the pier a few times. if only i had some lures with me !!! one guy bolted down the pier to where the school was, cast right into them and hooked up a very nice salmon. only 1, but still fun to watch. next time i'll be ready.
the 2nd morning got to portsea pier at bout 6am, few ppl there, not crowded. lots of ink on the pier-but conditions were really windy. got bored pretty quickly with not a single fish/ squid in sight. so i started to head home about 9am when i decided to pop by mornington pier again.
by that time i thought it was too close to lunchtime to catch anything but i was pleasantly surprised. seeing that most ppl at the pier use 2.5 weight, i started off with my 2.5 orange razorback, no luck. so i hesitantly decided to use the only other jig i had which was a Yamashita Green 3~4gm(sinker underneath )
On my first cast as i was retrieving, just as the jig came into the visibilty, i saw quite a large looking specimen dart out from the dark and hit the jig, i couldnt hook it, but it got me all pumped. cast out again str8 away and with a couple of minutes pulled in 2 of my first squid! yeeha. headed home about 11:30am.
i have a pic, but not sure how to post-i presume i need to put my pics onto a server to post?
sorry for a long post, will keep it short and simple next time <img src='http://www.squidfish.net/forums/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='
' />cheers.