squiding in the rain

[beakman]

Just had a thought,does the squid go off when it rains or do they get more excited like regular fish do and would they come up to the surface?



Beakman :blink:

[RX3-BOi]

we tried in the rain to no success a few weeks ago at phillip island a guy next to us got a small to medium sized one but that was it

[Mr_Willy]

Interesting question - i would think that if the water is still calm and clear it should be ok..........havent really tried myself......... <img src='http://www.squidfish.net/forums/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/wink.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':th' />

[supersquid]

hey guys



In general I have found that rain dosent affect squid, I have found that squid will bite duriung a heavy down pour

HOWEVER I have found that they do slow down during the rain period but the bites increase after the rain has eased or stopped, I have caught some of my best bags during a storm, dont ever be put of fishing for squid just because its raining

[Paulus]

it was spitting a few times when i went down to second valley, been having some good luck casting off the rocks towards cape jervis using a 3.0-3.5 squid jag even in the rain i got a big mutha that bent my rod hard <img src='http://www.squidfish.net/forums/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/tongue.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':th' /> but it wasnt that heavy and only in short periods. i could not say if it had been rainng for a couple of hours what the action would b like

[Island_Jigger]

I agree with supersquid. Some of the best bags of squid have been caught during storms. I have heard from some "old timers" that the squid aren't as skiddish when it is raining.

[Guest]

thanks guys,that just means theres more fishing time for me,sunshine and rain.would they still be down deep while its raining



beakman

[Hunter_Killer]

Rain itself doesnt affect squidding, however we must consider what else come with rain - wind, low visibility due to low light and choppy conditions(most of the time). If its calm then it shouldnt affect it one bit. In storms I wouldnt fish unless I wanted to provide the local squid population with freshly fried human flesh.