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[reelblue]

Hi,
was wondering if anyone has had any success or thoughts on squid fishing from a kayak .
I am thinking of heading out around the eastern bays of Auckland one evening so am interested to know if it is worth the effort to take some squid jigs.

thanks

[Jazman]

Gday reelblue, I don't know about Auckland specifically, but I target squid a lot from my kayak in NSW - it's a great way to get that little bit further out where land based anglers can't cast to.
I often just have a jig out while targeting snapper or other fish.

[reelblue]

Thanks Jazman, I will try next time. Do you fish with a second rod for squid while after snapper or do you specfically target squid?
Also what sort of rig do you use, is it a typical 3 jig rig?

Thanks Reelblue

Gday reelblue, I don't know about Auckland specifically, but I target squid a lot from my kayak in NSW - it's a great way to get that little bit further out where land based anglers can't cast to.
I often just have a jig out while targeting snapper or other fish.

[Jazman]

Thanks Jazman, I will try next time. Do you fish with a second rod for squid while after snapper or do you specfically target squid?
Also what sort of rig do you use, is it a typical 3 jig rig?

I do both - if I'm fishing for snapper (10-20m depth) I usually have a second rod out with a squid jig. I also specifically target squid over shallow reefs and weed beds (1-5m depth). For the latter I fish with 2 rods, with only one jig per rod - one rod has a jig about 1.5m under a float, and I cast/retrieve the other jig. I've tried more than one jig on a line, but find that the tangles are not worth it.

[squiddog]

now thats what i call fun big time my advice is go for it and let us know how ya do