22-04-2007, 12:43 AM
[quote name='colin' post='8471' date='Apr 21 2007, 10:46 AM']Hi,
I am new to squidding and to date only fish for squid for bait. Next Tuesday I am participating in a works fishing competition on Botany Bay. We have 10 boats competing and I am keen to pick up live bait first thing that morning to give my guys the best chance of picking up some good fish (I have purchased some of Richard's Yo-Zuri jigs so we are well armed!). I was planning to go to Yowie Bay where I believe you can catch both squid and yellowtail but after reading recent posts I am now wondering if I should'nt head to the bridge at La Perouse. Can you tell me if squidding from a boat at the bridge is a viable option? Are there kelp beds or do you just fish around the bridge itself (I haven't seen the bridge yet)? Is it a productive spot during daylight?
Also, for those who use squid for bait, does anyone have any tips on keeping squid alive for any length of time, or maximising their "freshness"?
Thanks for your help guys.
Colin[/quote]
Hi Colin,
Yup, you can certainly do boat fishing around the bridge! There are a few good patches of kelp bed there so squids are there. just stick around Bare Island, especially the inside of it where the water is calmer. The bridge is a little foot bridge and its behind a headland so its easy not to see it. I think there could be more squids then ever because the bridge is under construction, so not many land-based people (like me) there. Dont think you can catch many yellowtails there through. I think size 2.5 would probably be the most effective there, but i have caught squids there on jigs from 1.8 to 3.5. I only go in the afternoon/sunset, but i guess early morning should be good too.
You can also try Congwong bay which is just east of La perouse -- lots of cuttlefishes there (big ones, you can sometimes see them washed up on the Congwong beach!) Be sure to use a little stronger lines or you might loss your jigs <img src='http://www.squidfish.net/forums/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='
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Good luck and tell us about it later! <img src='http://www.squidfish.net/forums/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/thumbsup2.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':thumbsup2:' />
Cheers,
Richard
I am new to squidding and to date only fish for squid for bait. Next Tuesday I am participating in a works fishing competition on Botany Bay. We have 10 boats competing and I am keen to pick up live bait first thing that morning to give my guys the best chance of picking up some good fish (I have purchased some of Richard's Yo-Zuri jigs so we are well armed!). I was planning to go to Yowie Bay where I believe you can catch both squid and yellowtail but after reading recent posts I am now wondering if I should'nt head to the bridge at La Perouse. Can you tell me if squidding from a boat at the bridge is a viable option? Are there kelp beds or do you just fish around the bridge itself (I haven't seen the bridge yet)? Is it a productive spot during daylight?
Also, for those who use squid for bait, does anyone have any tips on keeping squid alive for any length of time, or maximising their "freshness"?
Thanks for your help guys.
Colin[/quote]
Hi Colin,
Yup, you can certainly do boat fishing around the bridge! There are a few good patches of kelp bed there so squids are there. just stick around Bare Island, especially the inside of it where the water is calmer. The bridge is a little foot bridge and its behind a headland so its easy not to see it. I think there could be more squids then ever because the bridge is under construction, so not many land-based people (like me) there. Dont think you can catch many yellowtails there through. I think size 2.5 would probably be the most effective there, but i have caught squids there on jigs from 1.8 to 3.5. I only go in the afternoon/sunset, but i guess early morning should be good too.
You can also try Congwong bay which is just east of La perouse -- lots of cuttlefishes there (big ones, you can sometimes see them washed up on the Congwong beach!) Be sure to use a little stronger lines or you might loss your jigs <img src='http://www.squidfish.net/forums/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='
' />Good luck and tell us about it later! <img src='http://www.squidfish.net/forums/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/thumbsup2.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':thumbsup2:' />
Cheers,
Richard