Squid Saturday

[Les L.]

Had been meaning for a while to try to catch my first squid , conditions today looked right from the info i'd managed to dig up -not much moon or tide so headed out from wick at 3 pm ish with Phil V. who d been up at the crack of dawn shore fishing for bass in the purbecks with some success.

 

Plan was to try and find some mackerel for bass live bait and hopefully winter bait for the freezer as this was probably going to be the last chance to get some mackerel this year.Met PJ on the way out who told us where the few still around were hiding , but we struggled to catch just five in a couple of hours, all of which were exactly where PJ had directed us, not the usual spot.

 

Phil had attaches a lure to the end of his feathers and when he pulled up a titchy little squid about 2 inches long on the lure, i switched to the squid gear, The plan had been to hang a spot light over the side but the light decided not to work so i used a weight with a small flashing led lightl just below the jig.

 

Had a take within 10 minutes as dusk began to fall and up comes sidney squid ,about a foot long.We fished on till about 8 without success but keen to try again and if any members have any experience or knowledge of targeting squid would be grateful if they could post

[Swainiac]

Les......are you using the glow in the dark lures?? If not, grab a few of those snap and use once tip lights, down on the terminal gear. They also work well when used on flounder rigs.

 

Rich

[Les L.]

yes rich was using the type you shine a light on for a minute or two before immersing.Thanks for the suggestion, i ll give it a try

[great white]

Hi les

 

Some of the squid jigs come apart so that one of those chemical lights can be put inside, I see from various programs about the giant squid that this is the method used to tempt the big varieties, several lit jigs on a handline

 

Charlie