24-03-2007, 12:43 AM
Quote:Steve Ross of Bad Dog reported about his most recent trip out of Marina Coral. Ross said they started the day in rough weather out at the Banda Bank where they made a couple of drifts for six giant squid. He said they then went in to fish the gap between Punta Banda and Todos Santos where they found much better weather and wide-open action on giant squid. Ross said the squid were swarming everywhere and that it was nonstop action on squid that were averaging around 35 lbs.
Pete Otis of Fishaholic reported about a trip fishing for giant squid around the upper end of the 9 Mile Bank. Otis had his grandson and two friends aboard and said they had a great time catching four giant squid. The first was hooked near the bottom, and the rest were hooked within 50 ft. of the surface. This has been a pattern in some squid fishing where a deep swimming school of squid will often follow a hooked squid to the surface and go on a surface bite.
Productive areas for giant squid have been the upper end of the 9 Mile Bank, the 178 Spot that is just above the upper end of the 9 Mile Bank, La Jolla Canyon, Carlsbad Canyon, San Mateo and Dana Point.
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Wednesday, March 21, 2007
By Bob Vanian