12-04-2008, 06:05 PM
[quote name='bimin twist' post='10039' date='Mar 25 2008, 01:31 PM']i just want to ad that I also have a 23 maritime skif that i trailer everywhere and would be willing to fish out of the boat if anyones has any experience with squid fishing from a small boat.[/quote]
That sounds like a good way to do it, shouldn't be much different from catching them off the bridge or dock and it would get you out away from the crowds. I'm sure there are some boat ramps not far from the G.I. bridge and other than driving down with the boat it shouldn't use much fuel at all, you could drive maybe half a mile from the launch, drop anchor and catch squid all night.
I bought a small generator this year (1200 watts) which would power a couple of 500 or 600 watt lights no problem. Which is what some guys were using last year and were making a killing. I was there with my sealed beam light and later a coleman lantern and got a few but guys about 50 ft away were getting buckets full around the generators and I promised myself that I was going to get a set up like that.
I never knew how good really fresh squid could taste 'til the past year or two when I brought some home, now I'm hooked.
If you want to hook up when you come down I'm sure we could take the generator on your boat (if you want to do that), what I mean is I'm sure we could set it up and rig up a couple of lights to shine in the water and get a bunch of squid and not have all the hassles on shore with the crowds.
I was thinking about taking the generator out on a kayak I have or else look for a spot on the naval base or something for the same reason (just too many people and some of them pretty rude) it's like "combat fishing" there on the bridge and the wall. Between that and the parking I don't thing I'll be going there this year.
Last year, squid fishing in Jamestown a guy actually wanted to push me off the dock because he was all frustrated when he couldn't catch some squid that were swimming around and I came over and casted maybe 10 ft from where he was fishing : (. Some guys just take it too seriously.
That sounds like a good way to do it, shouldn't be much different from catching them off the bridge or dock and it would get you out away from the crowds. I'm sure there are some boat ramps not far from the G.I. bridge and other than driving down with the boat it shouldn't use much fuel at all, you could drive maybe half a mile from the launch, drop anchor and catch squid all night.
I bought a small generator this year (1200 watts) which would power a couple of 500 or 600 watt lights no problem. Which is what some guys were using last year and were making a killing. I was there with my sealed beam light and later a coleman lantern and got a few but guys about 50 ft away were getting buckets full around the generators and I promised myself that I was going to get a set up like that.
I never knew how good really fresh squid could taste 'til the past year or two when I brought some home, now I'm hooked.
If you want to hook up when you come down I'm sure we could take the generator on your boat (if you want to do that), what I mean is I'm sure we could set it up and rig up a couple of lights to shine in the water and get a bunch of squid and not have all the hassles on shore with the crowds.
I was thinking about taking the generator out on a kayak I have or else look for a spot on the naval base or something for the same reason (just too many people and some of them pretty rude) it's like "combat fishing" there on the bridge and the wall. Between that and the parking I don't thing I'll be going there this year.
Last year, squid fishing in Jamestown a guy actually wanted to push me off the dock because he was all frustrated when he couldn't catch some squid that were swimming around and I came over and casted maybe 10 ft from where he was fishing : (. Some guys just take it too seriously.