Larkin Posted November 19, 2021 Share Posted November 19, 2021 Headed out Thursday morning - plan was to get a few squid and live bait in hopes of a king. picked up 4-5 squid and was trying out the front of sandshoes, along the cliffs and around the bommie. A couple of good hits that bit the front off the squid but no hook up. started to churn a bit out there so decided to head back in and go on a squidding session instead. water was clear and I was having a fun time watching the way they feed. tip 1. Do a short jig to get their attention (wait 2-3 seconds) then do a second short jig but let it sink down (wait 5-6 seconds) much deeper before winding. They were always taking the jig on the second deeper drop. Tip 2. once you’ve got one, always get your jig back out asap - to get its friends, most of the time 2-3 are hunting together. 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
papafish Posted November 19, 2021 Share Posted November 19, 2021 Nice. Do you ever just go for squid only? Or you use squid not catch fish🤔 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zmk1962 Posted November 19, 2021 Share Posted November 19, 2021 Tasty meals there! Good job on sharing your tips 👍 cheers Zoran 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bessell1955 Posted November 19, 2021 Share Posted November 19, 2021 Those are great tips, thank you. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larkin Posted November 19, 2021 Author Share Posted November 19, 2021 7 hours ago, papafish said: Nice. Do you ever just go for squid only? Or you use squid not catch fish🤔 Hi papafish, I hate using fresh caught squid as bait - as it’s one of my favourite foods 😋 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
papafish Posted November 20, 2021 Share Posted November 20, 2021 3 hours ago, Larkin said: Hi papafish, I hate using fresh caught squid as bait - as it’s one of my favourite foods 😋 Damn right. I’m got a long way to master the art of squid, I’m a noob. Tried at gymea at night for arrow, if I’m lucky I end up with a few if not. Then peanuts 😂 have u tried over there at night or morning? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yowie Posted November 20, 2021 Share Posted November 20, 2021 Nice bag of squid, either for bait or eating. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenno64 Posted November 20, 2021 Share Posted November 20, 2021 Great haul some good eating and bait size there! what size jigs? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isaac Ct Posted November 20, 2021 Share Posted November 20, 2021 Nice bag of squid @Larkin . I would never use fresh squid for bait either, unless it was small. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
61 crusher Posted November 20, 2021 Share Posted November 20, 2021 Good tips for a newbie squider 👍, not often one can get a chance to see how they’re reacting to the jig, it’s great to watch them being tentative & change colour & then dart in for the grab, great catch did you need to change the colour or size to get all of them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rebel Posted November 20, 2021 Share Posted November 20, 2021 Great haul. Well done. Thanks for the tips. Cheers. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larkin Posted November 20, 2021 Author Share Posted November 20, 2021 10 hours ago, papafish said: Damn right. I’m got a long way to master the art of squid, I’m a noob. Tried at gymea at night for arrow, if I’m lucky I end up with a few if not. Then peanuts 😂 have u tried over there at night or morning? I get most my squid around morning or midday. Most of my squid spots I’ve found by live baiting poddies for flatties. They’ll grab the poddy and let go once near the surface. But I’m on the water, not land based. havnt tried Gymea baths at night - tried it once in the morning a while ago, but nothing. a few friends fished yowie ramp at night recently, said there was a heap there swimming around, but they weren’t taking any of their jigs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larkin Posted November 20, 2021 Author Share Posted November 20, 2021 9 hours ago, jenno64 said: Great haul some good eating and bait size there! what size jigs? Hey rob, size 3. I’m finding the Keimura/UV jacketed jigs are the way to go in the hacking during the day - especially on sunny days. These uv jigs work well in clear water. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larkin Posted November 20, 2021 Author Share Posted November 20, 2021 8 hours ago, 61 crusher said: Good tips for a newbie squider 👍, not often one can get a chance to see how they’re reacting to the jig, it’s great to watch them being tentative & change colour & then dart in for the grab, great catch did you need to change the colour or size to get all of them Hi crusher, The water in the hacking is quite clear and on some days while wearing polarised glasses you can see the action underneath. Personally I’m finding the bright colours in a UV/keimura jacket working well in the daytime - for the hacking. Got them all on one colour. different jig colours and jackets for different systems and at different times of the day. Plus you’ve got to change it up a bit. for example, last week when the weather was rough and windy, I just put the jig out and did nothing. The wind kept me drifting and the waves/rocking motion was doing the jigging They were hooking themselves. I just keep drifting over the same spot. another thing I’ve noticed, in the morning they’ll be closer to shore, by midday they move out a little deeper. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pickles Posted November 20, 2021 Share Posted November 20, 2021 Nice work on the squid, if the kings are t taking live squid like those, then they are just not hungry - they’ve been like that in the harbour lately “on one day and off the next”. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
61 crusher Posted November 20, 2021 Share Posted November 20, 2021 9 hours ago, Larkin said: Personally I’m finding the bright colours in a UV/keimura jacket working well in the daytime - for the hacking. Got them all on one colour. different jig colours and jackets for different systems and at different times of the day. Plus you’ve got to change it up a bit. Last weekend I was prospecting off the rocks with a mate & I got non while he managed 12 on a green jig 2.5 & called me over after he couldn’t get anymore, with my pink jig size 3 managed to pull out 3 & we figured that was the whole school or the rest had moved on 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
papafish Posted November 22, 2021 Share Posted November 22, 2021 On 11/20/2021 at 7:28 AM, Larkin said: Hi papafish, I hate using fresh caught squid as bait - as it’s one of my favourite foods 😋 Any chance to tag along for a squid session in future👍🤔🙏 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larkin Posted November 23, 2021 Author Share Posted November 23, 2021 11 hours ago, papafish said: Any chance to tag along for a squid session in future👍🤔🙏 Hi papafish, If I had a boat you’d be most welcome, but I fish off a jet ski. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
papafish Posted November 24, 2021 Share Posted November 24, 2021 . That’s the next level Sh@t😂 jet ski! Fast and convenient 👍👍👍 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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