Brighton Jetty, Sa

[davidbloop]

Well decided to switch it up one morning so instead of hitting Pt Noarlunga I hit Brighton. Was on the 13/03/09.





Went down with 2 rods, just cheapie jigs, one orange 3.0 and one green 3.5



Used the larger ones because my 2.5's wouldn't sink in the water current and I didn't take any sinkers with me.





Anyway stayed there from about 6am - 8am and only landed 2 squid. The guy next to me also landed 1 small squid and a cuttlefish and managed a haul of 4 decent size blueys before I left.



My second squid was a good one though, not huge but definately what I'd call a squid bigger than most I catch, he managed to feed my girlfriend and I all by himself so that was good <img src='http://www.squidfish.net/forums/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' />





Here's a pic of the squid against a measure. The largest one's mantle is about 24cm long.













Was going to head out there again this morning but the wind is just insane at the moment and the swell is way too much. Bugger <img src='http://www.squidfish.net/forums/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/mad.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':unsure:' />, went down there tonight with my newly bought crab net though only to find out that the rope on it isn't enough to reach the bottom..... so i gotta get some more rope.

[jinxu_0]

Went down to brighton jetty this morning, start at 6 am, finish 8 am, caught 3 squid , all small , but quite happy.



use yozuri squid jags, jigging.

[jinxu_0]

The best way to cook fresh and live squid , is to wash the Squid and cut into nice pieces, And put into boiling water for about 20 to 30 seconds. Then eat with "wan" soy sauce,(Best soy sauce in the world, made in Japan), wasabi is optional. Cheers

[jinxu_0]

went to brighton again tonight, really good size , start 7 pm, finish 8:30 pm. very nice .







Why is there nobody reply?

[jinxu_0]

5 squid tonight,again, very good ,

[glen]

Well done!! Thanks for the report <img src='http://www.squidfish.net/forums/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':boat:' />

[Yo-MAMA-Zuri]

Trip to brighton last night was fantastic. Caught 3 nice size squid in a 25 minute window. Then the jetty-jumpers moved in right where I was casting...not a single bite after that! Your thoughts, guys???

Also, just a quick question...

I usually use a sinker about a foot under my jig and find that I catch em using this method, but whenever I've used the jig directly on the rod without a sinker, I find that I am much less successful.

Any thoughts on why this may be. I use Yo-Zuri and scented Berkley jigs. <img src='http://www.squidfish.net/forums/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' />



And a big hello to you all! <img src='http://www.squidfish.net/forums/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' />

[Mr_Willy]

Interested to hear your thoughts on the Berkley jigs - been thinking about ordering a few to try out!



With the sinker - I think it helps keep your lure closer to the strike zone. I also use a sinker, but allow a lot more than a foot as it should be just above the weed line....

[Yo-MAMA-Zuri]

[quote name='Mr_Willy' post='17411' date='Jan 25 2010, 02:11 PM']Interested to hear your thoughts on the Berkley jigs - been thinking about ordering a few to try out!



With the sinker - I think it helps keep your lure closer to the strike zone. I also use a sinker, but allow a lot more than a foot as it should be just above the weed line....[/quote]



The Berkley jigs are good. Was very successful with mine until I went to cast out and a knot in my line snapped it off. Watched it go sailing about 30 metres out. LOL



Now using a Yamashita jig. Does the trick also. Will take your advice on the length of sinker aswell mate. Thanks a lot.

[Mr_Willy]

[quote name='Yo-MAMA-Zuri' post='17426' date='Jan 27 2010, 09:49 AM']The Berkley jigs are good. Was very successful with mine until I went to cast out and a knot in my line snapped it off. Watched it go sailing about 30 metres out. LOL



Now using a Yamashita jig. Does the trick also. Will take your advice on the length of sinker aswell mate. Thanks a lot.[/quote]



I have one of the berkley jigs coming in the mail after a subscription to Wild Coast magazine so I will get to test it out.... hopefully it goes well!!

[bluewaterhunter]

nice effort...SA is one of the best squid spots in Australia.

[rhys345]

went to brighton a couple nights ago didnt go so well only caught 1 but also the biiggest diso was tht my mate lost 2 of my jags but its was ok thk u cheapies plus the 5 for 15 dollers from the brighton fishing shop

[bianchi9]

On early Thursday morning I went squidding at Brighton for the first time. It was very windy at first then it started to calm down. I caught only 1 squid and dropped two thanks to some guy who just left his line hanging in the water and when I hooked a squid his line got in my way as I was pulling it up and it fell off, it didn't happen once but twice and Brighton is only a little jetty and he had like 6 rods all out there. It got me really mad. Our lines tangled over and over again throughout the whole morning and he was hogging the whole middle-right end of the jetty while I was on the left side and gave us (me and a few others) no room to cast. On small jetties the limit should only be 1 rod and a hand reel. Not 6 or 10.

[ck]

Brighton and Glenelg are great jetties especially in the months of Nov to Feb - as long as the water is clear. have bagged out on numerous times.

As for using high end jigs, heck I can recall years ago we used to use the normal plastic pin jigs off Rapid bay jetty, Giles, etc.... and used to catch heaps (before the bag limits were imposed) . Dont think squid have wised up. If a squid is in an attacking mode it will go for anything - trust me. I have caught thousands of the buggers in 33 years of fishing . I try to buy jags that are solid in construction and wont fall apart. You dont have to spend mega bucks ($20 per jag) to catch squid.



CK

[Lyman57]

Hello my name is Thomas, I'm a new member, just thought I would introduce myself. Now for the questions, does anybody know if there are any Tommies at Brighton and are they of good size. Are there any Whiting in the shallows of the jetty. Went to Somerton Beach few days ago got 2 Mullet and one Garfish, saw another guy get 4 Yellowfin Whiting. Also is it best to fish the gutters for the Whiting or the more sandy areas? Why do these fishing sites only have a few metropolitan updates, some of them are weeks or months old.



Thanks for your time and the reply.

[Daniel B]

I went down to brighton jetty yesterday morning at about 5am. Caught one squid in the first hour the mantle measured 27cm, not a bad size for brighton i thought. I saw about 5 other squid caught but the weather turned shortly after making it pretty hard to fish. I'm going to adrossan with my girlfriend on the weekend, really keen to catch some big squid. Will report when i get back.

[noobtistic]

[quote name='Lyman57' timestamp='1325224920' post='23672']

Hello my name is Thomas, I'm a new member, just thought I would introduce myself. Now for the questions, does anybody know if there are any Tommies at Brighton and are they of good size. Are there any Whiting in the shallows of the jetty. Went to Somerton Beach few days ago got 2 Mullet and one Garfish, saw another guy get 4 Yellowfin Whiting. Also is it best to fish the gutters for the Whiting or the more sandy areas? Why do these fishing sites only have a few metropolitan updates, some of them are weeks or months old.



Thanks for your time and the reply.

[/quote]



hey thomas, welcome to the forum.



Yes, there are plenty of tommies at Brighton. You can even see them just swimming in the shallows and even in the deep end. It's just catching them is a trick.. they are picky little buggers. If you want some whiting, i've seen some caught in the shallows at Largs Bay jetty.. and there is also some at tennyson in the gutters but i'm not sure if there are some at Brighton as i've never tried fishing there, only go there for squid.



PM me if you require any more information..



Tight lines!

[FilGors37]

Hey Everyone, I'm new to this forum and i'm just wondering wether or not to go down to Brighton Jetty for some squidding this weekend. Is it a good time and weather for them? Are there anyother species which i could be able to catch whilst down there. If its not a good time to go this weekend, then where should i go? Cheers FilGors37

[clubby]

Go for it mate me and a friend caught 30 between us.

[aliens]

i used to have lots of fun down at Brighton, almost every night. But the record high was at Noarlunga jetty, 8 squids in that 30 mins.

now i moved to NSW, and yet to discover good spot. But generally, SA is good for squidding. Heaps of Jetty