zephi Posted December 26, 2009 Share Posted December 26, 2009 Does anyone know anywhere in Sydney where I could grab a few good quality, size 1.0 to 1.5 squid jigs. I've seen people use them, but have not seen any in stock at my local tackle stores. Does anyone know if these jigs can actually be found in Sydney? I've seen some and bought some cheapy $3 ones from a certain tackle store and they sank really badly and caught nothing.... Does anyone know if yamashita or yozuri make those sizes? If not, are there any other companies who make quality squidjigs in those sizes? Any recommendations would be greatly appreciated. I really wanna go out and catch these really finicky squid... Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockfisherman Posted December 26, 2009 Share Posted December 26, 2009 PM sent Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monch Posted December 27, 2009 Share Posted December 27, 2009 Mind fowarding a pm to me as well? Those mars bars size arrows seem to have trouble getting hooked on even the 1.8 size squid jigs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anti-Carp Posted December 27, 2009 Share Posted December 27, 2009 Have you tried cutting off some of the weight on the jigs you've bought. This will help the jig sink slower which will make a big difference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monch Posted December 27, 2009 Share Posted December 27, 2009 I've done some weight modifications yes, but what i'm looking for is not only a slower sinking jig but a jig that is of an even smaller physical size which also sinks slower. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zephi Posted December 27, 2009 Author Share Posted December 27, 2009 Totally agree with Monch, they're small and normally back off when they see the 1.8 sizes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gooddong Posted December 29, 2009 Share Posted December 29, 2009 Today I saw a article said that squid can grow 1.5mm/day. It's very fast. Last week I caught a squid same as my 1.8 jig and let it go. Why can we not give these tiny squid more chance grow up? I don't think it is worth to eat. Are you just use them as bait? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zephi Posted December 30, 2009 Author Share Posted December 30, 2009 Today I saw a article said that squid can grow 1.5mm/day. It's very fast. Last week I caught a squid same as my 1.8 jig and let it go. Why can we not give these tiny squid more chance grow up? I don't think it is worth to eat. Are you just use them as bait? It's for bait. Squid are plentiful, and since there is no size limit there's no problems taking what you catch. They're really difficult to get anyway, so I probably only get like 5 of those sizes a session, the larger ones are much more aggressive and a little easier to get. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gooddong Posted December 30, 2009 Share Posted December 30, 2009 It's for bait. Squid are plentiful, and since there is no size limit there's no problems taking what you catch. They're really difficult to get anyway, so I probably only get like 5 of those sizes a session, the larger ones are much more aggressive and a little easier to get. You maybe can try deeper water that will get big one. Last week I and my friend went out, I used 1.8 jig along the shoreline and caught some small ones. My friend used 3.0 jig just 10 meters away from me and caught 3 huge monsters(body were more than 30cm). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monch Posted December 30, 2009 Share Posted December 30, 2009 If there are large ones in the area, i am confident in getting some of them, but small ones make better live baits. Also large jigs catch large squid but small jigs catch ALL squid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Young Gun Posted December 30, 2009 Share Posted December 30, 2009 Yeah i agree with monch, the smaller squid make excellent live bait for any size king, i think they are the best bet when targeting kings in general. Cheers YG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zephi Posted December 31, 2009 Author Share Posted December 31, 2009 yeah when there's large ones around I'll go and target those of course! But when all is quiet I might as well just sight fish a few small ones for bait... Anyone know the best and most effective method of baiting up these tiny ones to catch kingies? I've only had one kingfish take my squid, but the rest were picked by tailors.... I'm always fishing off landbased. What water column should I put these squid out on? surface / few metres below surface / deep down with sinker? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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