Most rock walls with weed and minimal swell should hold squid. The best bet for squidding landbased is going SOR around freo. Best advice is to get more good jigs as they DO out fish ( out squid) the cheap ones.

As for technique cast a far as you can into weed beds and let the jig sink till it is almost on the bottom, then with a flick of the wrist lift the rod up and down 2 or 3 time is the standard but sometime i mix it up with more aggressive sometimes it 5 or 6 rips. This makes the jig dart from side to side and also lift it up in the water colum. Then you let it sink untill it is close to the bottom again and repeat untill you have one. I read an article from a good squidder and it said if your not getting snagged every now and again your not working it close enough to the bottom. If one retrieve doesnt work make more or less rips on the rod and see if that makes a difference. Ive sometime squidded a spot and used a slow retreve then as soon as i sped it up a bit i got squid. Its all about practice and finding what works well for you. Good luck.

Just twitch the rod tip to give the jig an action like a fleeing prawn i like to cast out let it sink to the bottom between weed beds give the rod 3 short jerks let it sink down wind in the slack and repeat unless im sight fishing of a jetty with lights then ill just cast to them and jerk the rod untill they grab the jig :P!

Have just started squidding myself and have either been very lucky or it's the easiest way to catch a feed ever. Used the advice given above very successfully.

Would just add that you need to get a heap more jigs. Have seen lots of people saying that the more expensive jigs are better but for landbased I would suggest you stick to the cheapies.

You want to be right down near the weeds, and will no doubt loose a heap of jigs. I don't think that I would want to be letting my jig sink too far at $20 a pop rendering the fancy lure all but useless but at 3bucks a jig they only have to catch one squid to have paid for themselves. Go blow 30 dollars, get as many different colours and sizes as you can buy and start throwing them at some weed. Salt and pepper squid for me tonight

Expensive jigs are the most important part about landbased squidding. Some places have 50 people working them at the same time and most of them will be using cheap jigs. While they still might get the odd one the people that have the better jigs catch more. I only use good jigs now because i was one of those people that squidded with cheap jigs but after getting out squidded buy people with good jigs i finaly got some and now im seeing the results for my self. I witnessed it the other week, there was 10 people working a likely squid spot with cheap jigs and they hadnt caught anything and third cast with a good jig resulted in me getting a squid followed but 5 more while they hadnt caught anything.

The reson the good ones work is because they've been designed to sink right and work through the water as natural as possible. There finish is also better and they last 20 times longer then cheap jigs. IMO i would rather spend 20 bucks on a jig that lasts a couple of years ( if you dont snag it) then buying a cheap one that only last a few sessions. Ive been squidding for almost two years and ive only lost two jigs they were in the river. Most of the time when you get snagged you can just point the rod at the lure and pull tight and it will pull through the snag.

Im not saying that for your first times squidding you go and buy a heap of good jigs because the chances are on your first few sessions you might lose them but as soon as you feel comfortable buy the better quality ones and you will see the results your self.

The last two jigs i brought on Saturday (Gancraft) are $35 each,,i consider $20 jigs to be cheap and nasty

But you can't go wrong with anything under $50, you may catch 200 or more squid on the jig its amazing value when you add up the returns on your investment.

I'd much rather use 2 expensive jigs (not necessarily $35, but some good ones in the $16-22 range) than 10 cheapos. You'll catch more squid. Might be easy to have a $3 jig pay for itself quickly, but if you have 10 of them and they catch half as many squid then you'd be ahead on a $30 jig anyways ;) Seeing as you'd have to make each of the 10 pay for itself :p. Quality over quantity ;) Plus, (hopefully) you're time is important too. Otherwise you're making all the effort to go down to the rocks and fish for a while getting 2 squid versus 5 squid ;)

To be honest, for most squidding, you'd only need 2 or 3 jigs anyways. Have one 2.5 at least, then the other two in different colours and you're done. Hard to use a lot more jigs than that in a session anyways (of course more is nicer!). The yozuri flashdancers or yamashita auri-q's are great jigs and under $20. Fair few other brands do good jigs for about that range.

Danno gave some great tips. Occasionally getting weed means you're in the right zone, but squid can come up to hit jigs too (better off just above though). You can count down your timing to get an idea of how deep your jig is too. Using thin fluorocarbon leader will definitely help with strikes (squid have keen eyes). If you use 10lb to start with, you have a very good chance of getting it out of any weed stuck. Some brands are a lot thinner too (nitlon FC sucks!). As you get more confident you can downsize. Make sure you tie a strong knot! No point using 10lb line with a weak knot when you could use 6lb line with a good knot, get the same breaking strength and have a thinner leader.

Try mixing the retreives up til you find what works. Try pausing longer/shorter, more erratic jerks, etc. Its very helpful to try the actions out when you can see the jig so it gives you an idea of whats happening when you cant see it. E.g. if you jerk it when the lures not perfectly straight, you get more darting than if you'd winded it in a little just before. If you can, try to meet up with other squidders to get an idea of their techniques. You should learn a lot, and always good to fish with like minded company. Once you start getting a few squid, the next few will be a lot easier, so keep at it!

We did it on the cheap on sunday night just using a mulie on a set of gangs and got a good feed from the rocks , yummo.

Mike.

I am still new to this squidding game and from my very minimal experience I have learnt expensive  jigs does the trick.

As we all know quality cost more.

On sunday there were 4 people on the rocks and I caught some beauties at 3:1 ratio, coz the others where using wrong colour and cheap jigs.

so for land based squidding you need quality, colour and basic technique as the experts above said.

 Thanks alot, I think all i have to do is get down to the rockwalls and give it a crack.

So i'll buy another 2 yo-zuri's or the like, size 2.5 what you guys recomend?

Size also depends on the location. Not point going and buying 3.0's-3.5s if you are going to squid at places like woodies often as it is to shallow to work them for the right amount of time.

Most of the time landbased i use a 3.0 to start with then if im getting snagged to easly then ill change it down to like a 2.5 or if im not more conection with the bottom ill go to a 3.5.

Like hlokk said there is heaps of options in the 20 dollar mark. Yo zuri auri Q, Yo zuri neo Q, Yo zuri Ace, Yamshita's in most ranges good cheaper ( 17-19 dollars), Daiwa Emeraldas and also a great smaller jig 2.2s are the Yamashita Naory range hunter these jigs are awsome if there is heaps of other people squidding and also if the squid are on the small size or timid. If you can then strech your budget to 22ish dollors then you can get Harimistu's, Kanji normal clicks, Shimano Keimura, Yamashita Q live, Evergreens and a few more. Then if you get more serious you can then step up to Flashdancers ( 27 dollars i believe) Kanji ProClicks ( 35 dollars) and Gancraf as Shorty has mentioned.

The first few good jigs i got were the Diawa Emeraldas then before i used them i got some Yo zuri. I now normaly squid with the harimitsu's, Shimano's and Evergreens.

Squidding is a fun exiting form of fishing that keeps me coming back for more. One thing as you might have picked up is that squidding does get expensive. Good luck.

Where do you get your jigs from?

Aww shucks, looks like I'll be taking out a second mortgage and giving some of the more expensive ones a go.

I think its obvious. I agree expensive are the best. i like Yozuri's & Yamas myself. Always a well balanced and coloured variety for your pickings. (pink for day, black for night for me). Trying a shimano one at the moment, think its just as good if not better for a few $ cheaper than the imports. 

Put it this way, got 15 in 45 mins land based mon night, and multiple times before that over the last few weeks. While others only get 3-6. Look for hiding spots, weed, rocks, boat ramps, jetties. And imitate a prawn. Expensive jigs generally can be retrieved slower i've found due to better balancing, gives squid more time to see it. 

all this squiding talk is making me wanna have a sicky tomorrow.

Gday fellas,

Spent a few days in Coral Bay last week, it didnt matter what lure you used or how you retreived it! The squid were everywhere, every second cast!

I had enough for a feed in a couple of drifts and was throwing them back. Cant go past the Yozuri's (love the pink!)

Cheers Russ