Quote:Awesome post. Very informative and thanks for sharing. I using 8 lb power pro, but you just about convinced me to switch to 4 lb mono. So would you say most of your jigging of a single jig is a foot or more from hitting total bottom? I'm new to swuidding and try to keep my jig on the bottom . Is this wrong?Â
 What's right is what works for you. Squid are not always or even most of the time right on the bottom, maybe more so on the bottom in the daytime. Just like any other fishing you need to present your lure where the targeted species happens to be. If the bottom is clean and sandy I sometimes bounce bottom, but usually any on the bottom will rise when they see my jig a foot or more above them. They have fantastic eyesight and can see bait at a distance and see thicker line, another reason I like my flourocarbon 4lb. Now this flouro line was not available a few years ago, and I used plain 4lb mono or sometimes Stren Magnathin 6lb which is almost 4lb diameter. I don't care how heavy a line you use, if you hook a shopping cart, scup trap or large dock line you are going to lose your jig if you hook one of these.