05-12-2006, 09:45 AM
Hi,
I am ex-commercial fisherman living in SW Cornwall and have had a great deal enjoyment from catching squid with handline jigs. Possibly the best laugh I have ever had whilst earning money. When that frenzy starts and squid are everywhere on the surface and you dont know if that was ink or water that hit you full in the face, you can hardly keep your feet, struggling to catch your breath from laughing so much and then its over, like someone turned off a switch.
I am preparing to conduct a squid jigging survey in English Channel. Expect to kick off 06/12/06, or somewhen the weather improves (not GOING to sea in SSW 8-9 for anybody anymore), plan to cover Portland Bill to Lands End over 20 days (10 in December and 10 in early January).
Hope to catch Lolligo Forbesi as already vibrant commercial fishery for this one in SW, however main aim is to target Lolligo Vulgaris. This one shows as significant by-catch in many fisheries in SW (but not jigging, correct me if I am wrong)and is targetted by trawlers in Lyme bay, Eddystone reef, Falmouth bay and Lands End.
We have several sites to try and will attempt to catch L.Forbesi first to test out our skills, haha.
Survey is very low tech using weighted and bouyant lures to Japanese, South African and European designs and deployed using handlines!
A maximum of 4000watts of Metal Halide light has also been added to the boat so we can attempt to catch L.Vulgaris at night. Should be able to see us if you live along SouthWest coast of England, however, with 4kw of light we shall be rather less bright than the average commercial jigger that burns between 40kw and 400kw of light!!!
If anyone has any info, advice, criticisms or links (there might be some I havent trawled whilst researching the survey) then please post them up.
I am ex-commercial fisherman living in SW Cornwall and have had a great deal enjoyment from catching squid with handline jigs. Possibly the best laugh I have ever had whilst earning money. When that frenzy starts and squid are everywhere on the surface and you dont know if that was ink or water that hit you full in the face, you can hardly keep your feet, struggling to catch your breath from laughing so much and then its over, like someone turned off a switch.
I am preparing to conduct a squid jigging survey in English Channel. Expect to kick off 06/12/06, or somewhen the weather improves (not GOING to sea in SSW 8-9 for anybody anymore), plan to cover Portland Bill to Lands End over 20 days (10 in December and 10 in early January).
Hope to catch Lolligo Forbesi as already vibrant commercial fishery for this one in SW, however main aim is to target Lolligo Vulgaris. This one shows as significant by-catch in many fisheries in SW (but not jigging, correct me if I am wrong)and is targetted by trawlers in Lyme bay, Eddystone reef, Falmouth bay and Lands End.
We have several sites to try and will attempt to catch L.Forbesi first to test out our skills, haha.
Survey is very low tech using weighted and bouyant lures to Japanese, South African and European designs and deployed using handlines!
A maximum of 4000watts of Metal Halide light has also been added to the boat so we can attempt to catch L.Vulgaris at night. Should be able to see us if you live along SouthWest coast of England, however, with 4kw of light we shall be rather less bright than the average commercial jigger that burns between 40kw and 400kw of light!!!
If anyone has any info, advice, criticisms or links (there might be some I havent trawled whilst researching the survey) then please post them up.