jamesc5562 Posted October 4, 2011 Share Posted October 4, 2011 Hey Raiders looking for some wisdom, I know that squid, whether live or dead, are probably THE gun bait for jewies and kingies. iv been using yakkas but i want to get some squid instead. i recently purchased some yamashita jigs in olive and silver bait fish colour. however after doing some more reading it seems more people prefer pink, green and orange coloured jigs to naturals. so what would you say would be 3-4 colours to cover dawn/dusk situations, overcast and night fishing. also what are some good jigging techniques? i have seen the japanese squidders using really vigorous techniques but i would think this would scare off the squid. any help would be great Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rafinx Posted October 4, 2011 Share Posted October 4, 2011 Mate blue 1.8 works for me at night time, as for jigging, I find I catch more when I leave it to sink to the bottom before a couple of twitches to get it back off the sand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamesc5562 Posted October 4, 2011 Author Share Posted October 4, 2011 Mate blue 1.8 works for me at night time, as for jigging, I find I catch more when I leave it to sink to the bottom before a couple of twitches to get it back off the sand. really blue? i guess they respond more to movement and the shadow than the actual colour of the jig. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onearmedfisho Posted October 5, 2011 Share Posted October 5, 2011 Hey Raiders looking for some wisdom, I know that squid, whether live or dead, are probably THE gun bait for jewies and kingies. iv been using yakkas but i want to get some squid instead. i recently purchased some yamashita jigs in olive and silver bait fish colour. however after doing some more reading it seems more people prefer pink, green and orange coloured jigs to naturals. so what would you say would be 3-4 colours to cover dawn/dusk situations, overcast and night fishing. also what are some good jigging techniques? i have seen the japanese squidders using really vigorous techniques but i would think this would scare off the squid. any help would be great Mate, the natural whites, greys, purples etc. are more suited for datyime squidding however i still get em on these at night. Generally speaking the pinks, oranges and greens are better at night. I only use 2.5g's and these catche both tiny and large squid over 1kg... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamesc5562 Posted October 5, 2011 Author Share Posted October 5, 2011 thanks mate. iv got a few different colours to cover most situations (goodbye paycheck but owell you dont die with it ) got a 2.5 in the yakka colour that ill be really interested to see how it works, its a yamashita with the live cloth covering. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MOE^MOE Posted October 5, 2011 Share Posted October 5, 2011 nothing beats the warm jackets Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamesc5562 Posted October 5, 2011 Author Share Posted October 5, 2011 nothing beats the warm jackets so you think they really work? i get a bit sceptical about all the different technologies they bring out to entice fishos in! after we are suckers for new shiny gear Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GregL Posted October 5, 2011 Share Posted October 5, 2011 Pink and orange for me. I like the 2.5's and 3's to cover ground. I like the hard rip rip retrieve and gulp sray on the jig helps to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hottyscotty Posted October 5, 2011 Share Posted October 5, 2011 Youtube has loads of videos if you are after technique. Search for the japanese videos. My catch rate rocketed using their technique. I only use the slow retrieve when nothing else works. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamesc5562 Posted October 6, 2011 Author Share Posted October 6, 2011 Youtube has loads of videos if you are after technique. Search for the japanese videos. My catch rate rocketed using their technique. I only use the slow retrieve when nothing else works. yeah iv been watching a few of them and many people say they work more effectively, you cant put too much action into the jig! as long as you let it sink enough. i suppose now its just the process of putting them to use. cheers guys Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MOE^MOE Posted October 6, 2011 Share Posted October 6, 2011 yea the warm jackets work really well 4 me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rafinx Posted October 6, 2011 Share Posted October 6, 2011 SQUIDDIN is right, the warm jackets do produce, reason I said for the small blue, is that its always worked for me, usually pinks and orange work at night, but I dunno, If at first you dont exceed with one jig on a night...... go buy a bunch of different colors and alternate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Squidy Posted October 10, 2011 Share Posted October 10, 2011 My two favourite night time jigs are size 2 yamashita's one in orange with a glowing body and one in the natural gold. I reckon these two account for 90% of my squid and have time and again out squidded other jigs i or my mates have tried. For me Naturals are the only choice during daylight but will still match just about any other jig at night as well. Lastly, stick to the yamashita's, they are pricey but with out a doubt in my opinion they make the best jigs on the market. Rich Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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