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Monday, January 29, 2007

Best way of Squid Rigging - Baited Squid Jig



Imagine to be able to lift out 1 footer squid out of water rythamically. One after another. Dodging those high speed water jet from its last effort of taking your bait into the deep.
Those who have not tried does not know what they missed. Those who has not try might want to take a few notes for best chance of good fun experience.
Handline could have been the oldest technique but efficient and still be the most popular technique used. However, since most of us already have at least a light spinning set, might as well use that to our advantage. Why..?? Less wet and more fun.
I think best way of this rigging is to use your lightest fishing set. Relatively, if you are a Shimano or Daiwa fan, bring your 1000 or 2000 series along. Scientist says that squid is one of the most intelligent marine creature.Not for fishing. They are the easiest and might be the dumbmest on beingfooled. their greed overpowered their intelligence. Before I forget, I chose to use rod and reel because I don't like to get thewater jet from the squid. Right before you brought it emerged to thesurface, they will blast the water jet and most of time to your face if youusing the handline. It is fun at first, but after a while and with the oceanbreeze, it will get too cold and too wet for comfort. My average catch size were ranging from half footer to 1 footer. This doesnot include the tentackles. Tail to eye measurement. Weight is about 3/4lbto 1.2 lb each. It does make your drag screaming with its propeller and yourrod bent. I had several rig in my tacklebox. Tried each one of them. I am sure you arefamiliar with prawn looking rig with umbrella hook lie at the tail. It surelook nice. But this is not the most efficient rig. The one that always workis the plain umbrella rig with straight middle shaft. What you do is take afresh bait and poke it through the shaft. The heavier the rig is better soit will not be drifted away by sea current. Tie it up to your main line...you got yourself a very efficient rig in your hand. Now you can start rigging. Don't sink your bait to the bottom. Squid emergesfrom the deep. You either catch it in mid water while it emerging or 10~ 20foot from the sea level. Tilt your rod once a while. When you feel somepulling, reel your squid in. Do not stop or will lose it. Squid does not gethooked, it hold on to your bait and not letting go. When you it emerging tothe surface, prepare yourself to dodge the water jet.By end of the session (lasted about 2 hours), half ice box were filled bythe 4 or us.

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