Flickn Mad Posted February 4, 2017 Share Posted February 4, 2017 Hey guys. I haven't been on here for ages. It was getting to frustrating while working every waking moment between family commitments then reading about you fellas actually catching fish. Any how we recently headed up to tea gardens for our anual family get together and thought I might post about the squid I encountered up there. While the kids were playing in the sandy shallows with the grand parents I walked out to waiste deep water and cast a squid jig out to the weed line. 5 casts and 3 squid. All average 25 cm units. The best fun was walking back to shore all 30 or so meters away pulling the squid past the kids. Watching the squid ink and change colour was a great experience for the kids. One squid did some thing I have never seen before. As soon as I de hooked it and returned it to the water it inked and instead of shooting off turned itself jet black in an instant and stayed motionless for about 30 seconds before slowly dropping to the bottom turning pale and skulking off. I thought that was pretty cool. I also witnessed a tiny snack size 4 inch squid drifting over a barren sand flat sitting parallel to the one drifting strand of sea grass visible for 50 meters. I guess it's the oasis in the desert. The little bugger was darting out and grabbing tiny bait fish not much larger than 15mm long. This was also really cool to watch and I will defiantly keep in mind when trying to catch bait. Also posted in the aquarium section about some weird prawns we caught. Any way, gatta rate tea gardens and hawks nest pretty high on my favourite spots since spending time there with the extended family. Lakes, rivers, surf beach. Golf course. What more could you whant in a holiday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattGb1989 Posted February 4, 2017 Share Posted February 4, 2017 Gotta agree tea gardens and Hawks nest is a fav of mine, spent many a school holidays up at my grand parents place out on the boat and having a hit if golf. Some really nice sand flats up near Jimmy's beach that we always use to catch some nice sized lizards at. Need to get back up there. Were you squiding near the shops near tea garden pool just before the bridge?? Brownie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flickn Mad Posted February 4, 2017 Author Share Posted February 4, 2017 Hey mate, we got squid at jimmys beach and also around hawks nest boat ramp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattGb1989 Posted February 5, 2017 Share Posted February 5, 2017 Ooo nice, I new you could get squid around the boat ramp but wasn't aware that u could pick em up from Jimmy's. Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scratchie Posted February 5, 2017 Share Posted February 5, 2017 16 minutes ago, MattGb1989 said: Ooo nice, I new you could get squid around the boat ramp but wasn't aware that u could pick em up from Jimmy's. Cheers Jimmys and shoal bay are the best two spots in the bay for squid! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flickn Mad Posted February 5, 2017 Author Share Posted February 5, 2017 Hope I'm not giving away trade secrets Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scratchie Posted February 5, 2017 Share Posted February 5, 2017 No way mate! I tell everyone every fishing spot there is! Doesn't bother me any! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattGb1989 Posted February 5, 2017 Share Posted February 5, 2017 Beautiful will keep that in mind next time I get up there for some fresh bait. Cheers boys Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wizza Posted February 5, 2017 Share Posted February 5, 2017 swimming off the beach one day saw a semi circle of blackfish halfway down in about 5m.8 or so fish .One looked odd- it was a calamari in the conga line.Tentacles clenched to make a head shape and stripes matching the luderick.My guess it was hunting an unsuspecting passer-by,not sure what all that impersonation was all about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flickn Mad Posted February 5, 2017 Author Share Posted February 5, 2017 Pier pressure. He just wanted to be like everyone else? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiwicraig Posted February 6, 2017 Share Posted February 6, 2017 21 hours ago, Flickn Mad said: Pier pressure. He just wanted to be like everyone else? That's gold! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Welster Posted February 6, 2017 Share Posted February 6, 2017 They really are clever creatures. They are just unlucky they taste so good! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flickn Mad Posted February 6, 2017 Author Share Posted February 6, 2017 1 hour ago, Welster said: They really are clever creatures. They are just unlucky they taste so good! Unlucky. My five year old says, what eats squid daddy. I start to think, what the hell doesn't! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Welster Posted February 6, 2017 Share Posted February 6, 2017 3 minutes ago, Flickn Mad said: Unlucky. My five year old says, what eats squid daddy. I start to think, what the hell doesn't! That's right everything does. Well maybe not the blackfish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiwicraig Posted February 8, 2017 Share Posted February 8, 2017 On 6/02/2017 at 11:09 PM, Welster said: That's right everything does. Well maybe not the blackfish. actually I once caught a blackfish on a squid tentacle of the beach when targeting bream. I was fairly surprised but I guess they are like my mate, not always vegetarian ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimT Posted February 8, 2017 Share Posted February 8, 2017 have caught Luderick on blood worms especially around sept/spawning time Jim... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Welster Posted February 8, 2017 Share Posted February 8, 2017 1 hour ago, kiwicraig said: actually I once caught a blackfish on a squid tentacle of the beach when targeting bream. I was fairly surprised but I guess they are like my mate, not always vegetarian ? Ok everything then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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