Finally got one!
make that two!
i headed to cockburn today in search of the elusive squid. a couple of months back i stocked up on squid jigs from ocean side with excellent advice from ryan. i had attempted to use them a few times since then to no avail, until today!
intentionally leaving all standard fishing gear behind squid was on the agenda.
first attempt was at the ammo jetty at woodmans points, however sundays weather resulted in 0 visibility for the squid to hunt.
next was near the jetty near the cockburn boat ramp. no luck here either, although the water looked good i couldnt see any weed beds anyway. during this time a HUGE ray came by and entertained me for a while.
moving on...
i ended up at a groyne facing south toward jervoise bay. taking some advice from honsu i found some shallow weed beds and cast away with my orange yozuri aurie q neo. FIRST CAST and i was on! i initially though it was a lump of weed i was pulling in as i hadnt felt something like this on my rod before, but no it was pulling! it was big...later measured to 24cm.
about a half dozen or so casts later i could see another squid following my jig. it followed it all the way to my feet, and BAM! ink squirted from the water a just missing me. this one ended up at 19cm.
well a great day...besides the sunburn through the clouds...at least i didnt get inked! id just like to thank all who have answered my questions and those who have recently posted info on squid jigging techniques etc.
i think im gunna be a keen squidder from now on!
-Jay
benfpv
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tonights dinner
couple of nice squid there mate well done.
gumbyconts
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oh yeah...great dinner,
oh yeah...great dinner, parents, gf and i loved them!
i did a salt/pepper/chilli/garlic coat quickly fried. mmmm!
Faulkner Family
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nice size squid , i bet they
nice size squid , i bet they taste great too. well done
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DhuBoi
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yeh good catch mate , I
yeh good catch mate , I remember quite a while back now id never done alot ofsquiding , and deciding to give it a go to save cash on frozen shit bait, i gave it ago , just drifting along the shallow weed beds in the boat n scored 8 , once u get ur first u get a feel and a knack for catching them . Good effort
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H.S. Chan
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onya mate. never get sick of
onya mate. never get sick of catchin or eatin skwids
southcity104
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good work
Its really patchy when the waters cloudy. Places where you know they should be can be and nothing?
I dust them in corn floor and herbs. Quick fry in the pan and you have crispy squid
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Glad we can help Jay and 2
Glad we can help Jay and 2 nice squids there for you effort.
Hopefully with better weather this weekend there should be more around.
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Once you have caught that first one you will
find that it will get easier and easier.
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GusG
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Good on you Jay. Always a
Good on you Jay. Always a good feeling when you target a species and you nail it.
peter
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nice work mate bet they
nice work mate bet they tasted nice on the dinner plate too
fishings involved im already there
kaney68
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nice one Jay
There's some big squid around at the moment in the sound !
Picked up 7 thumpers yesterday, a few smaller ones and dropped 5 others - all on a pink Yo-Zuri (from Oceanside) The $2.00 cheapy which was out as well was scoreless !!
Bodie
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well doe mate.. Fresh squid
well doe mate..
Fresh squid are fantastic on the chew.
flash as
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good on ya pal nice fresh
good on ya pal nice fresh squid is hard to beat well done
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gumbyconts
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thanks all! ill be
thanks all!
ill be heading out this weekend probably to the same spot, hopefully pull in my limit in the better weather!
danno
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where is out? cheers
where is out?
cheers
gumbyconts
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woodmans point either the
woodmans point
either the ammo jetty or the groyne into jervoise bay off the sand spit.
will you be coming that way over the weekend? how about others? i still havent met anyone from FW yet.
DazSamFishing
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well done! looks & sounds
well done! looks & sounds like you need to show me what to do...
I'm still squidless... only tried a couple of times off the mindarie marina.
daz.
gumbyconts
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come down to woodies
im definately no expert...long way off.
you can show me how to catch a fish bigger than the length of my forearm. ive only really caught midget fish so far.
id be keen to meet a few fw members. im guessing ill give it a go on saturday morning (after a sleep in).
pm me if interested, should be a great day.
Dreamtime
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first cast!
funny that! almost every time besides a couple ive hooked up on the first cast. always wondered how? got a few fat squid, one of which took line on my 15kilo silstar crystal tip. will be posting pics shortly. gotta be in it to win mate. good luck.