23-05-2005, 08:22 PM
Hey Chick3n,
I have seen a lot of squid that people claim are 30, 40 or even 50cm hoods that are nowhere near it, I'm not saying you shouldn't believe these reports, just take them with a grain of salt. Remember it's pretty easy to post a report on the web, and exaggerate the size and number of your catch to impress people. I don't mean to harp on about this topic but I've seen enough dodgy reports over the past few years to be VERY sceptical of fishing reports from people I don't know personally.
Anyway onto the squid.........
The size of squid that you catch in PPB, in my experience, has a lot to do with where in the bay you are fishing, and what time of year it is. At this time of year, in between Mordialloc and Frankston, the majority of squid are all generally on the small-medium side, with the odd bigger one. Around Rye/Sorrento/Portsea/Queenscliff the average size seems bigger - if you wanted to chase bigger squid these are some of the piers I would be fishing on. Personally I am quite happy to catch the smaller ones because (1) they make better baits, and (2) they taste better than their big brothers.
If you were to fish these piers from September-January you would find a lot more of the larger squid as the spawners arrive to do their thing.
And apprentice - I meant no offence, I wasn't trying to say that long poles are ridiculous, just that they are very long compared to normal rods. The setup you mention sounds fine for squid, maybe a little on the 'flash' side, you don't really need a graphite rod like a sikstick to chase squid, but it will certainly do the job. I'm also not sure about using fireline, I prefer mono because it has more stretch to absorb the 'pumping' of a hooked squid. But I do use fireline for a lot of my other fishing (lures, soft plastics etc). If you want somewhere to use your pole, I launched the tinny from Mordialloc creek on Saturday, and on the way out of the creek mouth there was a long queue of guys fishing with poles, and they were pulling mullet out left right and centre. They were all fishing with small floats, not sure what bait though.
Happy fishing all, and keep the reports coming in <img src='http://www.squidfish.net/forums/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/xyxthumbs.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':beer' />
Jaz
I have seen a lot of squid that people claim are 30, 40 or even 50cm hoods that are nowhere near it, I'm not saying you shouldn't believe these reports, just take them with a grain of salt. Remember it's pretty easy to post a report on the web, and exaggerate the size and number of your catch to impress people. I don't mean to harp on about this topic but I've seen enough dodgy reports over the past few years to be VERY sceptical of fishing reports from people I don't know personally.
Anyway onto the squid.........
The size of squid that you catch in PPB, in my experience, has a lot to do with where in the bay you are fishing, and what time of year it is. At this time of year, in between Mordialloc and Frankston, the majority of squid are all generally on the small-medium side, with the odd bigger one. Around Rye/Sorrento/Portsea/Queenscliff the average size seems bigger - if you wanted to chase bigger squid these are some of the piers I would be fishing on. Personally I am quite happy to catch the smaller ones because (1) they make better baits, and (2) they taste better than their big brothers.
If you were to fish these piers from September-January you would find a lot more of the larger squid as the spawners arrive to do their thing.
And apprentice - I meant no offence, I wasn't trying to say that long poles are ridiculous, just that they are very long compared to normal rods. The setup you mention sounds fine for squid, maybe a little on the 'flash' side, you don't really need a graphite rod like a sikstick to chase squid, but it will certainly do the job. I'm also not sure about using fireline, I prefer mono because it has more stretch to absorb the 'pumping' of a hooked squid. But I do use fireline for a lot of my other fishing (lures, soft plastics etc). If you want somewhere to use your pole, I launched the tinny from Mordialloc creek on Saturday, and on the way out of the creek mouth there was a long queue of guys fishing with poles, and they were pulling mullet out left right and centre. They were all fishing with small floats, not sure what bait though.
Happy fishing all, and keep the reports coming in <img src='http://www.squidfish.net/forums/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/xyxthumbs.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':beer' />
Jaz