Deep Water Squid

[kulch]

Hi Friends

on the weekend landed my first ever deep water squid - on a paternoster rig, just drifting around the heads, whilst the rod was in the holder and i was dropping plastics

it was an epic specimen, hood coming in close to 40cm

but i also lost 3 jigs - its a minefield out there, compared to the calm water wharfs of a night

Is there a need for the expensive good jigs in the deeper water? i ask because i know in the shallows action and technique is paramount, so the jigs need to be good

but in the deeper water, alot of the extra current would effect the action of the jig - this topped up with the minefield of snags from epic kelp to reef - i am led to believe perhaps the cheaper jigs will work just as good

For sizes 3.5 and up - i am more than happy using the big 3 japan brands that never fail me - but the minefield out there means it could get nasty and expensive

basically i am asking - is the quality of the jig, as important for the big sizes in deeper water?

i know there probably isnt a right or wrong answer, as thats the legacy of squid, but would be good to hear some experiences

cheers

[dabble]

i would say not as important if your using a patenoster, however if your just using the jigs by themselves without a patenoster then the good brands are better. I often have both out in deep water, jigs by themselves only work in deepwater if its a slow drift without much current.

Another tip is to use the brands that have long flexible spikes on them and fish fairly heavy line, when you get snagged up you can just bend out the spikes with heavier line. Heavy line doesn't seem to affect catch rates in deep water. My two cents

[kulch]

i would say not as important if your using a patenoster, however if your just using the jigs by themselves without a patenoster then the good brands are better. I often have both out in deep water, jigs by themselves only work in deepwater if its a slow drift without much current.

Another tip is to use the brands that have long flexible spikes on them and fish fairly heavy line, when you get snagged up you can just bend out the spikes with heavier line. Heavy line doesn't seem to affect catch rates in deep water. My two cents

thanks - i will grab a bunch of the el cheapo JW jigs and test out the patenoster theory - not a fan of chucking out $40 worth of gear into the kelp mines