Squid on soft plastics
Submitted by Bing on Wed, 2015-04-01 10:33
Went out for landbased flick in Saftey Bay yesterday morning and was surprised to land a nice sized squid with a soft plastic. Is this common?? Anyone else caught a squid without a jig or prong?
I was followed in again before changing to a jig and getting another 2.
Also took home a few herring for the BBQ and let a heap go. Halco twistie did most of the damage.
What size do people consider a herring to a "bull herring"?? Biggest went 25.5cm and smallest 23cm. All seem to be around that same size.
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D_d_001
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nice squid seems to be a lot
nice squid seems to be a lot around atm. last bait run in the sound saw plenty of good size....and yes have caught a few on ganged mulie and snell. (in sound fishing for PS)
Squid love the mulies !!
not on plastic though. well done ....tick !
Hutch
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Nice work bud, I've caught
Nice work bud, I've caught quite a few trolling bibbed minnows for herring and the likes
Snags
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Yep caught a big one on a
Yep caught a big one on a live herring on a 8/0 under a balloon down in Esperance.
opsrey
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Date Joined: 05/10/07
A work mate got squid on a McDonnalds straw once.
We get the Macca straws and cut them into quarters. Then feed onto a 1/0 which is attached to line via a small swivel.
Works a teat on the Hezzas, very good low fouling troll rig. Kids love it. Run at a speed where it flutters on surface.
Squid capture has been the best, but have got Tailor and plenty of Herring.
Edit... 25cm is a bull Hezza in my book. Well done. I love fishing the area just south of Penguin Caffe. Great snorkel sport too.
bushbeaver
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I've caught squid on gang
I've caught squid (and cuttlefish) on gang hooked mulies, and also once on a Triho minnow. Never on a plastic, so well done.
By the way, I ran into something called a Shimano squid minnow, which is a bibbed/diving minnow painted a bit like a prawn, with a squid jag at the rear end in stead of a regular hook. I have two colours on order and am keen to give them a try. Can post a link if anybody is interested.
Paj man
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Bunker bay last year
When the Salmon went deep my mate started jigging a twisty, caught onto some 'sea weed' and pulled up a squid.
aka Nick
Bing
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Cheers guys. Was strange
Cheers guys. Was strange when I hooked it, felt like dead weight but then had a run like a squid and I thought "surely not" haha.
I've heard about herring liking the straws so will have to give that a go, also got a small surface popper I want to try on them.The way they were the other day they would take just about anything!!
Might have a look at that minnow Bushbever sounds interesting!
I lived across the road from Penguin Island Opsrey lots of good land based options around there
golfer69
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Penguin Island
Hey Glen - do you mind letting me know whereabouts you fish in that area? Would it be around the Penguin Island office area? I would like to take my kids down there for a fish in the morning, let them catch herring and even squid if they are around. Thanks in advance.
Bing
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Fished the patchy weed beds
Fished the patchy weed beds around the corner from PI sand bar (south). Also fished it in the morning.
You should have no problem with a heap of herring, has been plenty around the safety bay / shoalwater area. I threw in a small amount of burrley to get them going and they didn't stop.
Hope you and the kids have a good one
barneyboy
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Got em on.....
small chromies, but not plackies. Can get lucky sometimes I guess
FEEEISH ONNN!!!