Squid v Occy
Submitted by sea-kem on Wed, 2012-02-08 21:02
Just curious who prefers which bait? The pro's and cons and why. Being that they are probably the most common bait used for bottom bouncing apart from fresh caught bait. Curios with the occy fishers as to how you present your bait? Skinned chunks or a tentacle running out from a hook?
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milsey
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Squid....I know some people
Squid....
I know some people like there occy for KG's but a squid on a snell is hard to beat if there arnt any pickers.
Paul_86
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I prefer using whole squid as
I prefer using whole squid as bait (havnt really fished with occy tho). You can present it well/naturaly on a drift baiting rig with 2x snelled hooks and as lighter ball/bean sinker as possible. Before using artificials this is how i caught most of my fish.
Swan River Fisher
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Squid
Squid
Redfin Wrangler
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Squid
Squid for sure:)
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synthos
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squid but
squid is easier but I think occy lasts longer but is a hassel to skin right (I find) and if not right bloats up, I once got a KG on squid and mulie cocktail how big do their mouths go ! :)
sea-kem
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Yeah funny things happen. I
Yeah funny things happen. I got a 9kg Dhuie on a tiny tentacle of occy once.
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Bluedog
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Ha funny you say that, my
Ha funny you say that, my mate got a 14kg dhui on a piece if fillet about the size of a 20c coin while the other hooks had a delicious snelled full fillet/squid combo.
Zizzle345
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Easy one!
Squid <3
snappermiles
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depends where your fishing
if there are plent yof pickers occy if not then squid!
as for catching duhies on small baits when i was in dunsborough fishing we had just finished catching some fresh squid which i dropped over the side ready for a duhie! we were getting small bites so i dropped a 2/0 over with the smallest piece of occy right beside my fresh squid and instantly pulled up a 6kg duhie! i couldnt beleive it would leave the squid but eat a tiny piece of occy
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