Squid Berley

[enki]

hi guys. i have never actually planned a squid fishing trip and have caught very few in my lifetime. this season i shall change that and would like to know what the best berley is for them and do they respond to berley like other fish?

as berley attracts other fish do squid get scared off by other species?

[Mr_Willy]

Exact opposite. Use a berley that will attract fish like gar, etc. - the fish that squid feed on. Otherwise you can just use a fish based berley - such as just dispersing pilchard chunks at regular intervals..........

The most used option is a teaser - a whole fish with no hooks connected -will get the squid around attacking it, then cast a normal jag to them - if they wont let go of the teaser, slowly pull the teaser out of the water, then as they let go, cast the jag - best to set the teaser under a float!! <img src='http://www.squidfish.net/forums/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/xyxthumbs.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' />

[RX3-BOi]

must try that mr willy. thanks for the tip. <img src='http://www.squidfish.net/forums/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/xyxthumbs.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' />

[Nyghtfire]

oh yeah that teaser would be awesome i am going to try that except with a hook in the mouth of the fish incase something big takes it.... get my drift like if salmon are running

[glen]

yep sounds like a good idea. maybe using a live bait would also work.

[ohdannyboy]

squid often attack live baits



If you reel in a live bait and there is a chunk missing just behind the top top of the head, thats a tell tale indication of squid/cuttlefish attacking.





When I target squid I jigs in pretty shallow water, however when baitfishing for fish, I often attract larger squid with pilchards or livebaits and jig them at the side of the boat. I have never specifically targetted squid using bait because I feel it would be a bit hit and miss.

[Mudskipper]

[quote name='Mr_Willy' post='2989' date='Aug 23 2004, 12:42 PM']Exact opposite. Use a berley that will attract fish like gar, etc. - the fish that squid feed on. Otherwise you can just use a fish based berley - such as just dispersing pilchard chunks at regular intervals..........

The most used option is a teaser - a whole fish with no hooks connected -will get the squid around attacking it, then cast a normal jag to them - if they wont let go of the teaser, slowly pull the teaser out of the water, then as they let go, cast the jag - best to set the teaser under a float!! <img src='http://www.squidfish.net/forums/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/xyxthumbs.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' />[/quote]







I'm more atuned to fishing, and am almost a total newbie to squid.



Having said that, in the winter bream season across southeast Qld I will often use mullet frames or a couple of slabs of mullet as "Heavy" burley (mullet is cheap as chips up here in winter). I've sighted the bream go balistic over the heavy burley; I then pitch my line/hook with a cube of mullet flesh unweighted into the area of the burley. The technique works well, I can't see why it wouldn't at least assist bring the squid around, even if just the curiosity factor of the small baitfich chewing and fighting over the heavy burley.



I read about the technique in a fishing magazine about 15 years ago, although I've only been using it across the past couple.



Regards



Pete

[pisces_australis]

[quote name='Mudskipper' post='19736' date='Jun 17 2010, 05:53 PM']I'm more atuned to fishing, and am almost a total newbie to squid.



Having said that, in the winter bream season across southeast Qld I will often use mullet frames or a couple of slabs of mullet as "Heavy" burley (mullet is cheap as chips up here in winter). I've sighted the bream go balistic over the heavy burley; I then pitch my line/hook with a cube of mullet flesh unweighted into the area of the burley. The technique works well, I can't see why it wouldn't at least assist bring the squid around, even if just the curiosity factor of the small baitfich chewing and fighting over the heavy burley.



I read about the technique in a fishing magazine about 15 years ago, although I've only been using it across the past couple.



Regards



Pete[/quote]



When ever i go fishing i always take a couple of tins of no brand sardines in oil.

works great for squid gars mullet salmon ect ect and pratical to transport /carry in small bag.



I get the tin and put one small hole in it with the point of a knife and place it in my small berley bucket along with a few slices of bread

give it a shake now and then.



You,ll be surprised how far the slick will go ............over a Km no problems, and also smooths out water surface effected by wind.

just add a decent sinker to get it to the bottom and the oil will travel through the entire water column to the surface.



At about 90 cents a tin cheap and effective and after use put in the bin.

you can also open the tin and eat the sards if you wish <img src='http://www.squidfish.net/forums/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/wink.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' />

cheers ian