Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge  

Go Back   Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge > Kayak Fishing Forum - Message Board > General Kayak Fishing Discussion

Reply
 
Thread Tools Display Modes
Old 01-24-2008, 04:19 PM   #1
gary sullivan
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: spring valley
Posts: 192
How to FIND a live squid

After not catching any squid for bait on Sunday and having to rely on the generosity of Wavster for a few pieces, I also went out Monday to if not catch a yt, at least a squid. No luck on either. After talking to several people it seems the squid are best found by us after the sun comes up. Most of those that got them during darkness did so by following the boats around that had their heavy lights on. I was around a lot of people out there on Sunday and no one was pulling up squid that I could see. I think it is a case of being at the right place at the right time. I didn't see anything on my fishfinder that would indicate a mass of bait. If there is a secret to finding these squid when they are obviously out there, I and many others would appreciate knowing for next year. Thank you in advance. Gary
gary sullivan is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 01-24-2008, 04:59 PM   #2
lamb
Senior Member
 
lamb's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2005
Posts: 2,568
Well, there’s really not much to it – as long as they are there.

You can catch them on Sabiki, even snag on iron, but the squid jig is your best bet. I’ve been using one of those stringers – 5 or 6 small squid rings, and I put the bigger glow in the dark squid jig on the bottom. I got it at West Marine. That wasn’t heavy enough, so I added ghetto workaround – 4oz torpedo sinker on the bottom of the bigger squid jig. Worked pretty good.

They've got to be around, and you’ve got to find them. Previous years, I’ve been mostly picking them straight off the bottom. I would see a tiny marks right above the bottom on my FF... Just a lil' weird noise to drop my squid jig down all the way. You just lift it up and down until you feel you snagged on something. Wind it in doing steady retrieve as squid jigs are barbless – if you drop it down again, they'll just slide off. It’s usually been slow pickings – one or two at the time.

Early light seemed to be the best time, though I’ve been picking them off in the middle of the day as well.

Last week on Thursday when we got on them, it was ridiculous. I’ve never seen anything like that. They were so thick my FF was black from about 30 ft below all the way down to the bottom. And it was like that all the way from the canyon edge in about 150ft till the kelp line in 60 ft, straight in front of the preserve line. And it was the middle of the day – 11:00 AM or so. Nothing really mattered – just drop down and bring a couple in.

They do seem to like the canyon edge...

Glow-in-the dark seems to help, especially in the low light.

Again – real easy, as long as they are there.
__________________
[------------------------
<)))< ....b-a-a-a-a
lamb is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 01-24-2008, 05:03 PM   #3
tylerdurden
Bad Clone
 
tylerdurden's Avatar
 
Join Date: Sep 2005
Posts: 874
Gary, if you weren't marking anything on your meter on Sunday check your settings or it may be time for a new FF. They were on the meter on Sunday in and throughout the whole armada. Best way to find them was to use the FF and look for bait marks and lines. Mine is b&w so they don't look much different than normal bait balls.
__________________
MLPA, if you are not part of the solution, you are part of the problem

Let the Fish and Game Commission know what you think about the proposed maps.

Be ready for December 9th and 10th.




tylerdurden is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 01-24-2008, 05:05 PM   #4
madscientist
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Mar 2005
Posts: 1,906
Follow the sea lions. Squid runs are the only time I'm happy to have the dogs around (other than foggy mornings when I get that "sharky" feeling). You should see squid on the meter as a diffuse cloud, often on the bottom. Sat they were everywhere. Candy catcher jigs work much better than a straight squid jig, but when they are thick you can get em on anything, including sabikis.
__________________
madscientist is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 01-25-2008, 07:17 AM   #5
esdees
The Good Clone
 
esdees's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: Clairemont
Posts: 520
Hey Gary, on Monday the squirts were hanging around 50' down in a few spots. I was getting them one or two at a time, but it took a while to find them.
esdees is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 01-25-2008, 07:31 AM   #6
Holy Mackerel
Señor member
 
Holy Mackerel's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: San Diego, CA
Posts: 1,627
Quote:
Originally Posted by madscientist View Post
You should see squid on the meter as a diffuse cloud, often on the bottom.
what he said, they appear blue clouds on my Color FF... not an intense dark red ball... I bring a dive light, if dark, and make sure I recharge the candy catchers every so often...
Holy Mackerel is offline   Reply With Quote
Reply

Thread Tools
Display Modes

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is On

Forum Jump


All times are GMT -8. The time now is 12:34 AM.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.11
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, vBulletin Solutions Inc.
© 2002 Big Water's Edge. All rights reserved.