busselton jetty squid sesh
me and my bro went down to the busso jetty last night chasing the squid. its a full moon and the wind was down so thought it might be a pleasant night to go out - and it was.
I bought a new jig following you guys suggestions...only thing it was 7pm on a sunday in busso so could only get an el-cheapo from the shell. it was a 3.0 but i had trouble getting it to sink so switched up to my fluro yellow 4.0 and got taken within a few minutes and was quickly followed by my brother who pulled in another. these fellas were only small tho with hoods of perhaps 10cm - but it was the most success id had in ages so kept them! there were quite a few squid we could see swimming around but none were going near our jigs - or theyd go up have a sniff and clear off.
the guy just down from us pulled up a good sized one so we shifted camp a bit further down the jetty after an hour or so of no further takes. in our new spot we pretty quickly caught another 2 - this time a bit better size with hoods about 20-25cm long. a couple of other blokes came down and camped along side us and were using a live herring as a teaser which pulled in a couple of squid..but then they were having the same hassles as us with not being able to get them to take a jig.
I put a herring out on a 2m trace under a float on a pencil jig as a couple of you guys mentioned to me but didnt get any takers on that.
from what i gathered from talking to other people out on the jetty last night people were catching a few good sized ones but no one was really doing that well with the numbers.
beautiful night tho - not too chilly and bugger all wind and bought home enough squid for me and my old man to have chili squid for breakfast!
looks like a bread and butter plate in this pic but its a good sized dinner plate - enough to fill 2 of us up for breaky!
hlokk
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Good to see you getting into
Good to see you getting into some squid. Hopefully more will come once you've started. The first is always the hardest. Some good quality 2.5's could go a real treat. Also try half mulies or better yet, gardie chunks on a small squid spike. Cutting might let more scent out, and a smaller piece might work better when they're finicky.
If on a jetty and using a float, you can use the smallest squid jig and it'll still get down at least (unless theres a huge current). If not, you can drop shot them and put them on a dropper with a bit of weight under the float.
What size leader were you using?
gumnut
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Date Joined: 30/09/10
ah alright
yeah i might try some mulie on a spike next time. my spike might have been too big too...i will pick up a couple of smaller ones i think
i was using 9lb mono low vis for my leader..that ok? i only stuck my live bait under the float tho. for the jigs i was just casting and retrieving them
hlokk
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Date Joined: 04/04/08
Sounds fine, though depends
Sounds fine, though depends on the mono. Some low vis still has colour to it, its just not bright orange or something. You can pick up spools of fluorocarbon for $10 or so, but if you're squidding at night, regular mono should be fine. Some are quite thick though... (e.g. nitlon). Squid can still see in almost pitch black though. I got one before any sunlight and no moon and it wasnt a lumo jig.
I've only used dead baits for the spike, but its usually just something extra to have out while I work a jig. More lines in the water = more chances. Big bait/spikes should work, but some days if they're picky you might need to try something diff. Mix it up and see what works. Gardies chunks worked really well for me when I've tried bait.
Have a look into how some of the guys work the jigs and try some of the techniques. It can be really useful watching how your lure/jig works in the water so when you cant see it you know what to do. Using braid when working the jigs?
Chuditch
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Date Joined: 15/07/09
Definately watch a few egi
Definately watch a few egi vids on youtube. The technique for working the jig makes all the difference.
Jas04
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Date Joined: 18/10/07
that looks bloody nice hey
that looks bloody nice hey
Feral
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Date Joined: 01/11/06
Just to annoy you .. I got my
Just to annoy you .. I got my 15 last night :)
Man Overboard
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Date Joined: 16/01/10
Snap, went out for a couple
Snap, went out for a couple of hours yesterday arvo 2 - 5pm straight out from Quindalup ramp.
6 of the tubes went 300mm, horse territory. They love the ab shell stickers
Lamby
Posts: 3145
Date Joined: 04/08/09
Yep those stickers do work
Yep those stickers do work well, love the bite marks the squid give them!
dkonig82
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Date Joined: 06/07/10
Squid looks awesome, but it
Squid looks awesome, but it is a tall order having that for breakfast! Perhaps after a big night out
When asked by a non-fisherman 'how many fishing rods do you really need?' the correct answer is either:
n+1 (where n is the number of fishing rods you currently own); or
n-1 (where n is the number of fishing rods which would cause your significant other to dump you.
FishBarge
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Date Joined: 11/04/11
Lovely...
I'll be down that way in a couple of weeks with wife and kids...hopefully be able to see how my 6yo boy will cope with being inked.
Faulkner Family
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Date Joined: 11/03/08
nice feed. got my mouth
nice feed. got my mouth watering looking at that lot.
Well done
RUSS and SANDY. A family that fishes together stays together