Squiding Paternoster Style

[slayer666]

Im goin fishing 2morrow night with my dads boat and want to give squiding a go using a paternoster stlye set up. Do i set it up as i would with hooks or do i cut the loop and tie on the jigs? Any help would be great.

Cheers Joe

[slinkymalinky]

G'day Joe,

I always used to cut the loops and tie the jigs on or occasionally I'd use palomar knots to tie straight to the mainline without droppers (droppers seemed to work better though). Keep the droppers short to avoid tangles.

When you're tying it up, make sure that the distance between each jig, the sinker and swivel at the top (if you use one) are enough so that the jigs cant cross over or catch on your fittings. It avoids a lot of frustration. Pop a small glowstick on the line between or above the jigs... but again you'll need to position it so the jigs can't reach it. Use 15lb line/leader minimum and tie on your sinker with much lighter line so that if it snags up, you can bust it off without losing your jigs. Crack your glow stick and start catching squid... tight lines.

Cheers, Slinky