Busso squidding.
Hey all.
I went down to busselton to try and get some of these squid that everyone was talking about. so on thursday i headed down. I got to the jetty in the day at 12ish and only stayed for a few hours, i caught around 30 squd all wayy to small so i released all of them much to some peoples discust. It was quite amazing how many small squid were around i had 10 chasing my jig at one time pretty cool. Im thinking this winter will be massive for the guys down at busso for big squid and lots of them good signs. Finished up down at the jetty and went home and prepared for a night squid. I got there and there was heaps of small squid around again. i released heaps again then i started getting into some that were big enough to eat. We had about 10 or so between me and a mate and i was just messing around when i hooked a big squid, my mate recons it could of gone the kilo mark but it was only lightly hooked and dropped of. I dropped the jig again and hooked it this time i gave it some time to take the jig in to the firmer bit of the tenticles, someone that was squidding up the jetty sore me hooked up big and thought that we would try and hook it aswell. Im not shore if he was trying to help or to take my squid but any way he hooked my jig and not the squid and pulled my jig out of the squid in which the squid bolted off. My mate then got a 25cm hooded squid and was quite happy about that. We finished keeping squid because we got our limit around 11.30. We then had a few casts for herring and catching and releasing some more squid. Got to the cleaning station and cleaned the squid which took ages because we were messing around with the guts and taking photos. Got home at 2.30 and ate some squid and went to sleep.
A Couple of small ones that were released
Average size squid. Haha
My mates squid and mine. ( mine was smaller :( )
The haul. 29 squid and an occie.
The plan was to get up at 5.30 and have another squid and try get some crabs, but we slept through both of our alarms so we got to the jetty around 9.00. started having a few casts of the squid jigs and got quite a few follows and a couple of small ones which i released. I got 10 or so average ones but nothing to big. i walked up to a couple of younger guys using cheap jigs and mono casting in to a weed bed in close becasue they couldnt cast any further. i asked caught anything? they said nar nothing not even a follow, i said oh ok. So i put a cast into the further back weed beds a few meters down from them and hooked up solid, it took drag and was the best fight ive had on a squid. I got it to the jetty and started pulling it up when all these people out of no were started watching. I had the squid to the top of the railing and the bugger grabbed on to the out side of it and started swinging and shot ink and slime ALL over me haha. i pulled in in and it measured around the 27cm hooded mark so i was happy. Nailed another smaller one after that and thought that will do for lunch. Walked back to were my mater was crabbing and he had 10 crabs so lunch was awsome!
27cm hooded squid.
Me and the squid ( bending over becasue the line was tangled and a random was taking the photo so wanted it done quickly)
Lunch.
The new busso jetty is a massive improvement from the old. And the lights on are really nice one down side is the graffiti already on the jetty if it keeps up the jetty will be closed at night. All in all a great fun and tasty trip down to busso. Thanks for reading.
Cheers Danno
.thumbnail.JPG "58.5 rat released, my 5th for the trip")
milsey
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Well done mate, some nice
Well done mate, some nice squid off the shore.
Shorty
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Looks like a great session, i
Looks like a great session, i had a great day out in the yak as well up in the Metro area,the best this year , theres nothing like a good feed of fresh squid
wadetolley
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hopefully
hopefully there on the bite tmrw Danno!
Faulkner Family
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well done. great feed there.
well done. great feed there. seems to be some good ones down there. gotta be happy with that haul
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Meteorite
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good one
Good job - was down there the other day rolling around in the bay and managed to get a few also - using that exact same jig you were using in the photo , also jagged a couple of king george whiting using some of the squid we had caught. They are definately on heat down there at the moment.
flangies
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Good work :) did you manage
Good work :) did you manage any fish?
danno
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nar i didnt have a fish i
nar i didnt have a fish i went just to get squid. not many fish around tho only a couple of herring, not like it was but the squidding is better:)
u been latly?
Auslobster
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Squid Maniac!
Great report, Danno...and tremendous dedication! Clearly a case of someone who really puts the time and effort into the art of squidding and is reaping the benefits! Well done, enjoy the feed, and looking forward to more reports!
danno
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thanks mate. yer ive been
thanks mate. yer ive been practicing alot but its starting to pay off. when your catching squid every couple of casts ( even if they are small) and no one else is and their using cheap jigs it pays for its self. to say i love squidding is an understatement im addicted to squidding haha.
abeldog
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Great Squid,
Need to catch a few for Easter Lunch
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MattMiller
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Never any doubt
you'd get into them Danno, told you they were in plague proportions ATM. Come back in winter and you may get that big one your after
Hazell
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Nice work Danno. They seem to
Nice work Danno. They seem to be firing up locally now too, finally!
Ash Hazell
"A cast a day keeps the psychiatrist away"