16-11-2005, 01:04 PM
i've only been squidding seriously a few times, and it was years back at victor harbour in SA.
We fished all day with a couple of locals using tommies and pichards on baited jigs and got nothing. well, since i was bored, i decided to try and catch some fish off the breakwater. got a few nice parroties, and dad, being the industrious bloke that he is, decided to chuck a still kicking fresh parotfish on the jig. we hooked up to a 2kg squid in less than 5 mins, and got 4 more within the hour. the locals couldn't believe it.
since then i've never used anything except fresh local bait if i can manage it, and always had fairly good success.
has anyone every played with trailing hooks. I was once at mornington and my baited jig got really hard by a big silver fish (no idea what it was). word is that if you put a foot of line behind the jag with a bait, you increast the chances of catching fish that decide that a squid jag is a good target? any opinions?
We fished all day with a couple of locals using tommies and pichards on baited jigs and got nothing. well, since i was bored, i decided to try and catch some fish off the breakwater. got a few nice parroties, and dad, being the industrious bloke that he is, decided to chuck a still kicking fresh parotfish on the jig. we hooked up to a 2kg squid in less than 5 mins, and got 4 more within the hour. the locals couldn't believe it.
since then i've never used anything except fresh local bait if i can manage it, and always had fairly good success.
has anyone every played with trailing hooks. I was once at mornington and my baited jig got really hard by a big silver fish (no idea what it was). word is that if you put a foot of line behind the jag with a bait, you increast the chances of catching fish that decide that a squid jag is a good target? any opinions?