Squid
Submitted by lachieH on Wed, 2015-06-17 16:09
hi everyone, thinking of going squiding on Saturday morning, land based and maybe a bit on the yak, but not too far from land. I was mainly wondering which land based spots are currently firing metro?
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fishinguy
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eshed had a few big ones
eshed has a few big ones
Dream fish to catch:
Giant herring.
Cobia.
trymyluck
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I would have thought the area
I would have thought the area out from South Mole would be the pick of locations Lachie
lachieH
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i would have to get there
i would have to get there before the sun comes up right? only my first time squidding
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tadpole
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Don't know much about
Don't know much about squidding, but a mate of mine got some off South Mole a few weeks ago. Pretty sure he got there before the crack of dawn around 4 or 4:30 I think so could be the way to go
Madmerv
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Squid
Squiding at night is fun when you have a light to bring them right up to you. Sight fishing.
On a really nice morning out on the Yak would be great watching the sun rise, but mate, squid will go a lure at almost any time if they are there.
Sometimes when the water is quiet, you can hear the fish laughing at you !
rob90
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I think the weather is a bit
I think the weather is a bit scetchy for a yak this saturday, but if you thinking land based the south mole/challenger harbour ( between the two) area is a good start, early morning with 2.5 or 2 sized jigs. If its too hard fishing light jigs there give the fishermans boat harbour a go at the entrances and all the reefy looking areas. The tip is to move around put a few casts in everywhere and hope that each spot produces a few. I spent many long nights catching squid in that area and you'll be surprised at how they become suspicious of a jig after seeing it a few times. So if you move then come back you could pick one off a spot that you were flogging half an hour earlier straight away.
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oneh
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i got a decent sized
i got a decent sized cuttlefish at south mole few weeks ago, measured out to be 65cm, not sure if thats considered decent or not
rocklobster
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Hey Lachie. Join Western
Hey Lachie. Join Western Squid Wranglers on facebook, great crowd with heaps of info. As a basic guide, sunrise and sunset coinciding with a high tide change will increase your chances, however you can catch squid anytime. Red foil jigs with dark cloth in low light ( creates a good contrast ) and as the light increases switch to gold foil jigs in natutal baitfish colours. 2.5 to 3.5 size jigs however i usually use 3.0 size jigs. Google squid jig colour charts and you'll get a clearer picture of my babble
Notorious
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I swear by Pink jigs!
I swear by Pink jigs!
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Hutch
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Yeah I used to be the same
Yeah I used to be the same but recently at jurien my mate pulled up 15 squid in a night off the jetty using an old blue $3 jig while there were only 3 others caught.
As a general rule I think it's similar to plastics, dark colours in overcast/low light conditions ad light colours for bright conditions/when the sun is high.
Hutch
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If you get out on the kayak
If you get out on the kayak fish shallow weed beds, should get a few otherwise the moles have been producing lately