2021 is here

[Mellowfellow888]

Any squid yet?

[Squidhunter68]

Hi Gilligan

I moved to Edgartown few months ago.

Hope to see you soon at the dock.

Let me know when you go squid fishing.

[jimaok]

Has anyone tried the end of Falmouth Harbor on the pier across from the clam shack?  That looks like a good spot, I have fished there days and nights for Stripers, but never early in the season during the squid run for squid.  For stripers I usually use a pencil popper, or a big swimmer so slow that it leaves a wake along the surface at night.

[ChuckieP]

I bet the dock at the mouth of Falmouth harbor could be good but like the docks in woods hole there’s usually commercial boats tied up there in the spring

[ChuckieP]

Anyone use a 12v submersible led lamp? Amazon has some inexpensive ones

[Gilligan]

Thanks for the info Gilligan.  I will order some 6lb floro right now.  I picked up a bunch of the YoZuri 1.8s, I will check out those Naorys now and get a few.  I have to admit I have been so focused on fishing off a dock that I never thought about casting out as if surf fishing with the sinker on the bottom.  I bet that would be good during the day to cover more water, I will set up a rig like that too and try it.  Thanks!  

 

 I squid mostly in Menemsha or Edgartown. We often cast without weight to cover ground when they are not right below us. Vertical jigging is nice, easy, and effective if they are in right where you are. Often they cruise around, or if they are not right by the dock casting different directions can sometimes find them. The 1.8B Naorys sink at 3-3.5 seconds per meter (about 12-13" per second) so I cast out into 10-12 feet of water, count as the jig sinks so counting nine seconds gets me down about nine feet before I begin my jigging retrieve. Naturally this is in an area with no fast current. We fish one pier where at max casting range the water may only be six feet at low tide and there is a lot of weed on the bottom so I only count down 3-5 seconds before beginning jigging retrieve. Many times there are folks getting few squid vertical jigging on a dock and my buddy and I walk up, cast out, do our sink rate count and catch squid 70 feet from the dock to the amazement of the vertical jiggers. This is another reason I use very thin line, one cannot cast a small light jig very far with even 12 lb line. When the squid come in good in Edgartown we sometimes fish for them in broad daylight out in the channel since they are often deep on the bottom in the daytime and not in shallower water by the docks. This is when we add the sinker for A-to keep it down in the current at depth, and B- to get better casting distance. You can cast a 1-1&1/2 oz sinker a mile with six pound line. I will go to a larger rod with 8-10 lb test on it if the current is really moving and I need 2oz to get it down since my tiny whippy rod with 4 lb cannot handle 2 oz of weight. By the way, the Edartown harbormaster stopped by my place (not on the Vineyard) last night and he has not yet seen any sign of squid. He is also my fishing partner and a great squidder and knows most of the other guys who are squidhounds so he usually knows soon after they arrive. Usually Falmouth and the Vineyard get the first squid in the harbors second-fourth week of May for the spring run. Hopefully we get a great run this spring.

[Matsquidman]

Has anyone heard from Alaskanaturally?

[ChuckieP]

Water temps 48 degrees in woods hole today

[Gilligan]

Has anyone heard from Alaskanaturally?

 I hear from Martin and Ruta frequently, they are busy planting the garden and fishing locally in VA. Haven't heard if they were planning a squid trip north this spring yet.

[ChuckieP]

50 degrees water temps in wh today

[Benzzino]

I tried fishing in Falmouth across from the clam shack a few times last year because it was closer to us than woodshole. We didnt get anything surprisingly. Not sure if it was because the currant and tides when we were there. But woodshole we always had luck. This year tho there was no lights working at the dock we went to.

[Matsquidman]

 I hear from Martin and Ruta frequently, they are busy planting the garden and fishing locally in VA. Haven't heard if they were planning a squid trip north this spring yet.

Thanks! They are good people!!

[jimaok]

Every year i squid from Newport RI on the causway goat island Bridge. I need to shop for a new squid fishing light any suggestions? Im looking for something rechargable.

I picked up these, its a 2 pack of rechargable for $30 from amazon.  I have been using them in my garage over my workbench and they seem ok.  They come with a single big rechargable battery, but they have slots for 4aa batteries if the big one that came with it ever fails.  They charge by a USB cord directly in the light.  I plan to use the big battery, then when it stops recharging(they all do eventually) then replace it with 4 eneloop rechargable aa batts.   I plan on using these lights for squid this year.

 

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0868D...UTF8&psc=1

[Mellowfellow888]

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07QCJ86R6/ref...UTF8&psc=1 thank for light advice im goung with this loght this year and a extra one. Should be good.

[alaskanaturally]

Matsquidman: We're here. Have every intention to squid Newport. Hopefully, we can still park at the bridge.

[alaskanaturally]

Here's some fun for everyone while we wait for the squid:

 


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<div>Getting to be squidding time. Time to figure out how to catch them. To that end, Martin built a mathematical model to determine the factors involved in success or non=success:
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<div>Adaptability: the quality of being able to adjust to new conditions.
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<div>We’re relatively new to squid fishing. Have only been at it for the past three years in the US. If we learned one thing in that time, it is that you have to be flexible. Well, not really because we see some folks using the same rigs, the same jigs, the same jigging style and they do appear to catch their share of squid. They found a method that works for them and they stick with it.
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For us, it is more of game: attempting to figure out what is working best at a particular time. This is a multivariate problem. Many of the factors are know but there are probably a lot that are unknown. The obvious ones are water clarity, water color, Sun angle, jig color, jig size, jig style and of course presentation. The most obvious is: are there squid in the water you are casting into and if so how many per m3 ( i.e. their density)?
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<div>Thought I’d have a little fun and develop a probability model of whether or not you’ll get a hit on any particular cast.
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<div>Ps=ῤd (Σ(ῤ1-ῤn)/n)=ῤd(ῤw+ῤwc+ῤc1+ῤjc+……………………ῤn)/n)
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<div>where: Ps=the probability that a squid will hit on a particular cast, ῤd=squid density, ῤw=The water clarity factor, ῤcl=lure color…..ect.
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<div>The equation is a summation of all the factors. If there are n factors involved then the equation is divided by n.
Of course this equations assumes that all the factors are equally weighted.
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Hope this doesn’t offend anyone and no one takes it seriously. Just having a bit of fun while not catching squid. However, we know that it does pay to try different things. The last night we were at GIB had to leave early. Only had about an hour and half. After catching a few on bottom rigs with a sinker, they appear to stop biting. Changed over unweighted jigs. The pink ones caught squid but not blue. So that was also changed to an orange with caught well. We got 24 nice specimens in the time we had.
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<div>Ruta wants wants everyone to know that this is Martin’s gem. She doesn’t understand it.
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[Gilligan]

Hi Gilligan

I moved to Edgartown few months ago.

Hope to see you soon at the dock.

Let me know when you go squid fishing.

 Hi there, I might not make it up there for the spring run, but have been there for the fall run for over forty years, I had a store in Edgartown back in the 70s and early 80s but no longer live there. Memorial wharf can be good but it is deep and the bottom has jig stealing obstacles. North Wharf (the marina) is one of the best spots and the loading zone by the yacht club often produces well. Julian at Larry's Tackle is also a squid ace, he should know when they arrive. I am hoping to get some of the spring squidding in but it depends on my schedule. You will see all the Edagartown squid aces using 4-6 lb line and tiny 5 foot rods, the right gear gives better results. Also, Edgartown is usually better than Menemsha for the spring run although my personal best catch was in Menemsha in the fall.

[Gilligan]

I picked up these, its a 2 pack of rechargable for $30 from amazon.  I have been using them in my garage over my workbench and they seem ok.  They come with a single big rechargable battery, but they have slots for 4aa batteries if the big one that came with it ever fails.  They charge by a USB cord directly in the light.  I plan to use the big battery, then when it stops recharging(they all do eventually) then replace it with 4 eneloop rechargable aa batts.   I plan on using these lights for squid this year.

 

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0868D...UTF8&psc=1

I never carry a light. I have caught them often in complete darkness from docks and I actually prefer the shadowy areas on lit docks. I have watched guys with the underwater lights and fished by them but did better in the shadows. I strictly fish by feel, hardly ever sight squid, I find it more frustrating when I see them but they don't attack. When we cast out and do well they jigs are always a ways off from the lights on the dock. Whatever works though, so if you do better with a light that's great.

[Squidhunter68]

 Hi there, I might not make it up there for the spring run, but have been there for the fall run for over forty years, I had a store in Edgartown back in the 70s and early 80s but no longer live there. Memorial wharf can be good but it is deep and the bottom has jig stealing obstacles. North Wharf (the marina) is one of the best spots and the loading zone by the yacht club often produces well. Julian at Larry's Tackle is also a squid ace, he should know when they arrive. I am hoping to get some of the spring squidding in but it depends on my schedule. You will see all the Edagartown squid aces using 4-6 lb line and tiny 5 foot rods, the right gear gives better results. Also, Edgartown is usually better than Menemsha for the spring run although my personal best catch was in Menemsha in the fall.

[Squidhunter68]

Thank you for info