where and how to catch squid

[Benny01]

just wanting to know where and how people catch squid as i love calimari

[Lovey80]

Yozuri squid jigs, on sand bottomed areas that have patches of weed or rocks. I have found dead sticking it provides the better results (slow amount of swell chop provides enough action).

Once your rod bends, don't rip at it like you would a fish. Pick it up softly out of the rod holder and slowly raise it. You'll know then if it is a snag or a squid. Slow retrieve it to the boat so you dont rip the little hooks out.

Once you have it in the net (leave it there) for a few seconds before bringing it into the boat. If you don't you'll get inked in the face a high percentage of times.
Once it inks once or twice bring it in.

If you use it as live bait remember when fishing them back out that the ink recharges after a while and could get a second hit from it.

Hope that helps Cheers Chris

[Lovey80]

Oh if fishing at night, find area's with artificial lighting. Use as fresh as possible prawns with smallish hooks.

Cheers Chris

[Benny01]

thanks man your a legend

[snasman]

Benny if your land based ,I hate to tell you but the season is all but over and it wasnt a very good one,you can still nail them if you have a boat .good luck Snas.

[JRJR]

Are the quid still around in decent numbers this time of year?

[Freeeedom]

Agree with Snasman - a very poor winter season for the land-based. If you have a boat then the weed beds on the flats along the inside of Moreton Island are the place to go
Cheers Freeeedom

[sea raider]

I hear that they are catching heaps in Busselton, you dont need a boat, just head out about 3/4's of the way on the jetty.

Cheers

Geoff

[JRJR]

Where is Buelton? Never heard of it.

[jtpython]

I don't know what it's like down south where most of you guys are from but we had a ripper of a squid season on CQ.
With some monster cathes and great bait and of coarse the sweet sweet taste of calamari
I fish the shallow reef coral patches for squid targeting an incoming tide with a prawn shaped jig.
Get great deals on ebay under squid jigs, The ones that usally sell for $10 each i scored 10 of off ebay for $10 dollars with $5 postage so pays to search. Pro Shrimp are a cheap brand less then Yozuri

[Custaro]

yeah, i gave some land based squiding ago this year without any luck. i spotted a few in raby bay, lost a big one at manly jetty. seeing you blokes reckon it was an ordinary season i will make an effort again next year.

JT, those are some gread squid. i grew up fishing keppel bay and the winter months rarely failed on weedy reefs around the keppels. we used to slow troll jigs, while casting to the sides.

[jtpython]

yeah, i gave some land based squiding ago this year without any luck. i spotted a few in raby bay, lost a big one at manly jetty. seeing you blokes reckon it was an ordinary season i will make an effort again next year.

JT, those are some gread squid. i grew up fishing keppel bay and the winter months rarely failed on weedy reefs around the keppels. we used to slow troll jigs, while casting to the sides.

I'm hearing you mate
When staying on the keppels every years for 3 weeks we would score huge catches of squid
And i'm not talking pencil fella's
we got one 5 footlong one year, But again it was a very cold winter when we got him.
JT