Gday Pat and profesas, welcome back!
I have also used a small green glow stick ahead of the jig (fixed on the line) while squiding off piers at night, but didn't catch more using this method. I spoke to a guy one night who swore by red glow sticks....but I guess that contradicts your experience. I also saw a guy one night with a red flashing light ahead of his jig, which was battery operated. It gave out heaps of light, and was very visible from the pier....but I caught 2 squid while he caught none.
I honestly believe that choice of jig makes a far greater difference in the size of your bag. A quality jig with a good action will outfish a crappy jig every time, regardless of whether you have lights attached or not. <img src='http://www.squidfish.net/forums/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/wink.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':o' />
Also, your fish oil idea is a winner...one night I was fishing for gars and squid off a pier. Anyway the gars were all that were biting, so I cut the squid jig off and replaced it with a float, and threw the squid jig in the fish bucket. By the end of the session the jig was buried under the gars, and had taken on a very fishy aroma. That jig was the only one that caught squid the next time I went out.
Happy squidding
Jaz
I have also used a small green glow stick ahead of the jig (fixed on the line) while squiding off piers at night, but didn't catch more using this method. I spoke to a guy one night who swore by red glow sticks....but I guess that contradicts your experience. I also saw a guy one night with a red flashing light ahead of his jig, which was battery operated. It gave out heaps of light, and was very visible from the pier....but I caught 2 squid while he caught none.
I honestly believe that choice of jig makes a far greater difference in the size of your bag. A quality jig with a good action will outfish a crappy jig every time, regardless of whether you have lights attached or not. <img src='http://www.squidfish.net/forums/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/wink.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':o' />
Also, your fish oil idea is a winner...one night I was fishing for gars and squid off a pier. Anyway the gars were all that were biting, so I cut the squid jig off and replaced it with a float, and threw the squid jig in the fish bucket. By the end of the session the jig was buried under the gars, and had taken on a very fishy aroma. That jig was the only one that caught squid the next time I went out.
Happy squidding
Jaz