[quote name='providencesquidder' post='10713' date='Apr 22 2008, 09:54 PM']I was down on the causeway today from about 330 PM - 830PM and one guy caught one squid the moment got there. Then nothing. What a fluke. That one particular squid must have been lost.
Trying again on Fri. <img src='http://www.squidfish.net/forums/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/images2.jpg' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' />[/quote]
I think Fri will be good, going to stay away from the crowds at the causeway though
<img src='http://www.squidfish.net/forums/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/mad.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' /> Another hour and a half. Another empty bucket. Seen nothing 2nite
i use a 1.5 - 2 ounce sinker on the end of the line... set 2 jigs 12" apart right on the main line. i notice some people like to tie their jigs on 6" lines 12" apart on the main line.
what's your opinion? i've tried the 2nd scenario and found that if the jig gets tangled in the line it's a real pain to undo.
I have a underwater like this one ([url="http://dsp.imageg.net/graphics/product_images/p3685963p275w.jpg"]http://dsp.imageg.net/graphics/product_ima...685963p275w.jpg[/url]) I used it last yr. It says I need a 12v battery, but it only lasted 1 hour. Yesturday I hooked it up to an old car battery I had and it worked. My question is, will it catch on fire over a long period of time or anything like that?
Also I went to GI this morning second time in two days, and I caught nothing in 2 hrs. Planning to go again tomorrow and Thursday. Spring doesn't begin for me till I catch my first squid!
I need to buy some new fishing line, what do you guys use in RI? Was wondering if the flourescent line would give me any advantage or should I stick with mono?
Also, what pound test line are you guys using? I was using Berkely Big Game 20lb last year and didn't have too many problems.
[quote name='pot0mon' post='10721' date='Apr 23 2008, 12:25 AM']I have a underwater like this one ([url="http://dsp.imageg.net/graphics/product_images/p3685963p275w.jpg"]http://dsp.imageg.net/graphics/product_ima...685963p275w.jpg[/url]) I used it last yr. It says I need a 12v battery, but it only lasted 1 hour. Yesturday I hooked it up to an old car battery I had and it worked. My question is, will it catch on fire over a long period of time or anything like that?
Also I went to GI this morning second time in two days, and I caught nothing in 2 hrs. Planning to go again tomorrow and Thursday. Spring doesn't begin for me till I catch my first squid![/quote]
yeah i have a similar bulb and it is recommended that it is used with a deep cycle battery for boats, not a starter battery like for automobiles.
set up the lites in Onset 9wareham, ma0 agian last nite. Immediately attracted a hug ball of glas minnows, within 10 minutes they were absolutely decimated by larger 5-6 " minnows which in turn were decimated by mackeral. stinging jelly's were present. Fun to watch but no squid at the buffet. left after an hour.
[quote name='busterblue' post='10732' date='Apr 23 2008, 10:43 PM']set up the lites in Onset 9wareham, ma0 agian last nite. Immediately attracted a hug ball of glas minnows, within 10 minutes they were absolutely decimated by larger 5-6 " minnows which in turn were decimated by mackeral. stinging jelly's were present. Fun to watch but no squid at the buffet. left after an hour.[/quote]
Unfortunately i don't think i'll be able to make it up there this weekend <img src='http://www.squidfish.net/forums/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/sad.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' /> It's about a 4hr drive from my place in New york to newport so I may have to wait til the following weekend. May 5th is the next new moon. Perhaps my monday prediction was partially correct....i just picked the wrong monday
[quote name='busterblue' post='10732' date='Apr 23 2008, 08:43 AM']set up the lites in Onset 9wareham, ma0 agian last nite. Immediately attracted a hug ball of glas minnows, within 10 minutes they were absolutely decimated by larger 5-6 " minnows which in turn were decimated by mackeral. stinging jelly's were present. Fun to watch but no squid at the buffet. left after an hour.[/quote]
How big were the mackerels? Where in wareham did you set up?
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[quote name='twiggy' post='10729' date='Apr 23 2008, 07:54 AM']I need to buy some new fishing line, what do you guys use in RI? Was wondering if the flourescent line would give me any advantage or should I stick with mono?
Also, what pound test line are you guys using? I was using Berkely Big Game 20lb last year and didn't have too many problems.[/quote]
I've tried just about everything and have not seen much of a huge difference. Tested 10lb braided line last year and found the strike was a little easier to detect. On the flip side, the bradied line got easily tangled. Usually I use whatever I had left on my reels from the past fishing season.
[quote name='Tatonka' post='10737' date='Apr 24 2008, 12:44 AM']I've tried just about everything and have not seen much of a huge difference. Tested 10lb braided line last year and found the strike was a little easier to detect. On the flip side, the bradied line got easily tangled. Usually I use whatever I had left on my reels from the past fishing season.[/quote]
I usually fish with nothing but braid b/c its a lot thinner and much more sensitive so what you said is correct about being able to detect strikes more easily. The downside , you are once again correct, is that if you're fishing the GI bridge w/ tons of people crowded around and one of them snags your line, you're pretty much guaranteed you'll have to cut and retie b/c braid tangles are the WORST. I would say any medium to medium heavy action freshwater rod/reel combo would be a safe bet. The 20lb mono that the one guy spoke of , is imo, a bit much. I would go w/ 12 or 14lb mono and you'll be fine. Just make sure your rod isn't too light if you're throwing 1-2oz of weight. By the time you hook into some squiddlies, your rod will be bent in half on a light rod.
[quote name='squidard' post='10734' date='Apr 23 2008, 09:34 AM']How big were the mackerels? Where in wareham did you set up?[/quote]
What rig do people use to catch mackerels there? Is it the multi-color tube mackerel rig or the Sabiki (normally for herring)?
Btw, I will stay at Hyatt this Friday night with my family (driving from NY) and will try squidding there for my first time. I got a lower price of $110 (plus tax) on Priceline instead of the $199 retail price for the Friday night, but couldn't extend that price for Sat.
[quote name='Andy' post='10741' date='Apr 24 2008, 01:29 AM']What rig do people use to catch mackerels there? Is it the multi-color tube mackerel rig or the Sabiki (normally for herring)?
Btw, I will stay at Hyatt this Friday night with my family (driving from NY) and will try squidding there for my first time. I got a lower price of $110 (plus tax) on Priceline instead of the $199 retail price for the Friday night, but couldn't extend that price for Sat.[/quote]
Wow that's a smoking rate for that place. I'm guessing they're not selling out much w/ all the construction going on. I always wanted to stay there just b/c it's literally RIGHT THERE. It'd just be cool to walk out of the hotel and fish less than 1/8th of a mile away. Not to mention you could come and go whenver you want and fish all night w/o having to worry about a half asleep ride home
I guess my rational behing 20lb test was that I didn't want to lose any jigs at $10 each... P-line sells a co-polymer line that feels like mono but claim is low stretch. Maybe I will try that to try and get the best of both worlds- less tangles and bite detection.
As for mackeral, I like using the 1/4 to 1/2 oz diamond jigs that have the singe hook embedded, seems to work better than the full mackeral tree rigs..
I am using light (6 lb test) line from the weight up to the bottom jig. (I like using three way swivels to tie the lures to the main line).
Since the ejaculating squid send the line spinning I figured it would be a good way to avoid twists. Since what is on the bottom is the weight, I am guessing that most of the time it is the weight that is getting snarled up, and having a fuse to the weight in the form of a 6 lb test line would guarantee my 14 lb test, tied lures will make the cut, at least some of the time.
I guess another strategy would be to step up the lines test as you go up so if a bottom lure is stuck you risk less of losing the ones above that are tied to higher line strength.
I am thinking too much.
Have fun above all.
And tentacle Wrestler, you owe me a guinness for coming up with your username.
24-04-2008, 04:52 AM (This post was last modified: 24-04-2008, 04:53 AM by Fluffy.)
[quote name='DrCiro' post='10744' date='Apr 23 2008, 12:41 PM']Since the ejaculating squid send the line spinning I figured it would be a good way to avoid twists.[/quote]
[quote name='mino_401' post='10720' date='Apr 23 2008, 12:03 AM']how do you guys prefer to rig your jigs?
i use a 1.5 - 2 ounce sinker on the end of the line... set 2 jigs 12" apart right on the main line. i notice some people like to tie their jigs on 6" lines 12" apart on the main line.
what's your opinion? i've tried the 2nd scenario and found that if the jig gets tangled in the line it's a real pain to undo.[/quote]
Hey Mino. I guess it really depends on the tide. I move my jigs closer together if it's low tide and farther apart if it's high tide. Same thing with sinkers, it depends on the tide.
I still remember 2 years ago. It was a perfect sunny Sunday afternoon. 2 1/2 buckets full in just a few hours. Best day of my life. I don't know where those days went...
you mean inking or squirting, right? (when you pull a squid out of the water and there's a 50% chance it nails you in the face?)
edit: sorry, that was just too funny to pass up. No offense.[/quote]
From Dictionary.com
3. to eject suddenly and swiftly; discharge.
No offense but I used the word correctly, and it is not limited to discharges related to reproduction, it can be applied to things like what I was talking about.
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