oldsalty Posted October 6, 2007 Share Posted October 6, 2007 Hey all, All u harbour downriggers might be able to help me here. I always put whole squid and squid strips on the d.r but was wondering can u put a squid head on it? anyone ever do it? oldsalty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abiasin Posted October 6, 2007 Share Posted October 6, 2007 Hey all, All u harbour downriggers might be able to help me here. I always put whole squid and squid strips on the d.r but was wondering can u put a squid head on it? anyone ever do it? oldsalty i usually just use whole squid but the heads would also work a treat, my mates from the south coast only use the heads and eat the hoods, probably a smart thing to do as they go hoe with kings and squid lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big_steve Posted October 7, 2007 Share Posted October 7, 2007 in my opinion the HEAD of the squid is PRIME bait, nothing beats it... u will notice that its the first kings always strike.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stricko4 Posted October 9, 2007 Share Posted October 9, 2007 hey there Oldsalty, We went out on a harbour charter chasing kingys & the fist bait that went down was the heads. And the first bait taken after the life squid was the heads. I'd say they work pretty well. Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CR@ZY OS@M@ Posted October 9, 2007 Share Posted October 9, 2007 i usually just use whole squid but the heads would also work a treat, my mates from the south coast only use the heads and eat the hoods, probably a smart thing to do as they go hoe with kings and squid lol. very smart,i would do the same. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldsalty Posted October 10, 2007 Author Share Posted October 10, 2007 im more looking at if they troll well on the down rigger, strips and whole squid look pretty natural trolling but not sure about heads? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gretsch Posted October 11, 2007 Share Posted October 11, 2007 I agree with Big Steve.. the head is the prime bait along with the guts.. I don't think it would be suitable to downrig on its own though. Wouldn't it spin like a propeller and twist the line badly?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldsalty Posted October 11, 2007 Author Share Posted October 11, 2007 I agree with Big Steve.. the head is the prime bait along with the guts.. I don't think it would be suitable to downrig on its own though. Wouldn't it spin like a propeller and twist the line badly?? i never tried it cause it always seemed wrong but thought i might be missing out on something........suppose theres only one way to find out! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomahawk1999 Posted October 14, 2007 Share Posted October 14, 2007 Depend's on how you hook it up, test your rig beside the boat before you connect it to the bomb and see how it behaves. if it does'nt spin, All is good kingie's beware!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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