[quote name='glen' post='9196' date='Jul 20 2007, 02:39 PM']Thanks 1tym! <img src='http://www.squidfish.net/forums/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='
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Over here is australia we can catch squid all year round so I was always surprised how the US fishers tended to only fish for a month or so and then give up!!!
The squid have to go somewhere and they eat all year so they should be catcheable (as you have shown them to be!) <img src='http://www.squidfish.net/forums/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' />
Cheers, glen[/quote]
the problem with the north east area squid (coastal) is that we have a short fishing season and a long winter. Generaly speaking there is not much action in the ocean for fishing in the winter. Actually there is none at all. But there are rumors about cod circulating around but I have tried for the past 6 years with only one bite for the action. Anyways.. besides that the squid are here all late spring, summer, and into autmun. But the problem is many people only fish for them when the squid are a. about to run. or b. running. or sometimes c. when the run is about over. The run is absolutely incredible as person can catch multiple 5 gallon bucks FULL of squid. Here in Massachusetts, even the nation i believe, there is no recreational limit on squid which is unlike AU.
However, they are spawning squid. the squid I am catching still contain eggs and milt. US squid fishers have it a bit spoiled. they only fish when they are running good. When they are not, they think they arent there or they are too small. Our squid here are similar to your arrow squid. Highly aggressive and migratory. I really enjoyed the AU reef squid (calamari). I spent most of my time in AU watching them in crystal clear waters how they approach and react to jigs. I have learned a lot in AU.
I have tried new tactics here in US. And so far they have worked very well. It is quite funny how people dont believe me or ignore what I tell them (what i learned in AU and Japanese style jiggin) They much rather wait for the big run than try for a challenge. The area I live in is quite productive.. maybe even more so than AU. But it is a short season.
In terms of squidin.. they are there all summer long.. maybe not in numbers but definitly enough for live bait =)
As for the open ocean outside of Massachusetts.. there is plenty of squid out there and gars (half beaks we call them). Just need a big old light in the middle of the ocean -=)
* 25 more tonight a bit slow.. actually very slow.
' /> Over here is australia we can catch squid all year round so I was always surprised how the US fishers tended to only fish for a month or so and then give up!!!
The squid have to go somewhere and they eat all year so they should be catcheable (as you have shown them to be!) <img src='http://www.squidfish.net/forums/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='
' />Cheers, glen[/quote]
the problem with the north east area squid (coastal) is that we have a short fishing season and a long winter. Generaly speaking there is not much action in the ocean for fishing in the winter. Actually there is none at all. But there are rumors about cod circulating around but I have tried for the past 6 years with only one bite for the action. Anyways.. besides that the squid are here all late spring, summer, and into autmun. But the problem is many people only fish for them when the squid are a. about to run. or b. running. or sometimes c. when the run is about over. The run is absolutely incredible as person can catch multiple 5 gallon bucks FULL of squid. Here in Massachusetts, even the nation i believe, there is no recreational limit on squid which is unlike AU.
However, they are spawning squid. the squid I am catching still contain eggs and milt. US squid fishers have it a bit spoiled. they only fish when they are running good. When they are not, they think they arent there or they are too small. Our squid here are similar to your arrow squid. Highly aggressive and migratory. I really enjoyed the AU reef squid (calamari). I spent most of my time in AU watching them in crystal clear waters how they approach and react to jigs. I have learned a lot in AU.
I have tried new tactics here in US. And so far they have worked very well. It is quite funny how people dont believe me or ignore what I tell them (what i learned in AU and Japanese style jiggin) They much rather wait for the big run than try for a challenge. The area I live in is quite productive.. maybe even more so than AU. But it is a short season.
In terms of squidin.. they are there all summer long.. maybe not in numbers but definitly enough for live bait =)
As for the open ocean outside of Massachusetts.. there is plenty of squid out there and gars (half beaks we call them). Just need a big old light in the middle of the ocean -=)
* 25 more tonight a bit slow.. actually very slow.