Popular Post mike farrants Posted October 2, 2023 Popular Post Posted October 2, 2023 heard reports of squid showing up so thought we would do a dawn raid..... 5am alarm and down on Tims boat for 5.30 - His new spot lights were great for lighting up his foredeck and rails - not so good for spotting pot bouys (😜) - so we used the plotter to take a wide berth out of the harbour - no issues and we were on the mark before first light - glowing squid jigs went down and after an hour we only managed the one - still target acquired - guessing the water is still very dirty from the storms earlier in the week. off out to anchor up and due to the massive tides and strong SSW wind we opted for an inshore mark - 3Nm off on mixed ground known to show up allsorts. we weren't disappointed! between us we had a steady stream of fish all day.... Mackerel, Loads of red gurnards, loads of black bream, conger, dogfish, smoothounds, Scad, Tope, I do love a red gurnard! Feisty tope was a surprise! brought home one squid and 2x black bream for the table, plus a couple of mackerel for the bait freezer. a long but cracking day - and still in shorts in Oct! thejollysinker, daio web, GPSguru and 6 others 9 Quote
thejollysinker Posted October 2, 2023 Posted October 2, 2023 Great report as always Mike, good day out 👌 I went squidding after work Thursday night in the wind and rain off Princess pier with my mate and he caught two. I hooked and lost three 😅 always next time 🤞 Quote
mike farrants Posted October 2, 2023 Author Posted October 2, 2023 I tried Thursday evening from the pier here - gave up after 30mins Quote
RogB Posted October 2, 2023 Posted October 2, 2023 Sounds like a nice day out and some fish as well. Good to hear some squid around might give it a go from Princess pier soon. Cheers Quote
Malc Posted October 3, 2023 Posted October 3, 2023 What size squid was it and also what is the average size you get please? I've always wanted to try for them, hoping for a settled spell soon to try for them from the kayak Quote
mike farrants Posted October 3, 2023 Author Posted October 3, 2023 it was around 6inches in body length - so only a little one -= we've had 4 pounders before Malc 1 Quote
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