[Jerry Horn]

Hi all, just wondering if anybody has used the Varivas eging milky pe ? I'm not sure how much difference it would make . . . I'm using my red luck super with a 3000 ci4 twin power loaded with 10lb powerpro and 1m of seaguar soft fluoro with various yama****a jigs jerk and drop style . . I have varying success . . Any advice on tweaks would be greatly appreciated . . Thanks again in advance

 

[Mike Kennard]

Hi Jerry,
I have never caught or even seen a squid caught myself but in the hope that I get the chance one day, I bought the Daiwa EGI (Eging Evolution) dvd from PLAT. A good price. Although all the commentary is in Japanese you still learn enough to make it worth the effort to get hold of them.

http://www.plat.co.jp/shop/catalog/default/language/en/cPath/33_353/dvd-magazine/shore-dvd.html

If nobody else comes up with any help that might be an option.

 

[Dave Irving]

Hi Jerry,
I think you biggest problem is the almost total lack of any good information about Squid in UK waters. From experience of catching them overseas. They don't tend to be hard to catch-If you can find them.
Over here we just don't know what conditions/times of year the squid fishing is best. Keep lots of notes, tides/time of day or night/wind direction. Hopefully you will see a pattern forming.
Have to say you are very much on the cutting edge chasing squid in the UK. Spring here in Sussex sees a good run of both squid (at least two species) and Cuttlefish. So fingers crossed you should see more success shortly.

 

[Jerry Horn]

Thanks Mike and Dave . .
I heard a few others mentioning the Dvd, sounds like it would be great viewing. . I put in an order with PLAT for a few jigs and lures last week, could've saved the postage! I always seem to find something else that could have been added to the shopping cart a day or two late. . .

I think you're right Dave, if they're there, you stand quite a high chance of catching from my experience. I have kept notes on when and where I have caught including the conditions and some patterns are emerging but until I have few more years under my belt I wouldn't rule out other conditions/times of year etc. We seem to have the same seasonal runs that you have in Sussex and i'm fascinated by the showing in the autumn for Weymouth . . . . .

I must say, I do love eging and know it'll be a lifelong passion . . . Hopefully by then i'll know what i'm doing !?

I have a good friend who lives in Japan and is fluent . . Maybe a visit with some translated tuition for a birthday present to myself . . . . hmmmmm.

Thanks again guys

 

[trev richardson]

Jerry,
You need to talk to some of our Channel Island members mate. Try keith and Kevin white and take a look at their website. They do lots of squid fishing I'm sure their blogs will help........:-D:-D

 

[ben bates]

all i have done in the past is a realy slow staight retreve works a treat

 

[Ritchie Campion]

I deadstick my squidjig....

 

[Andy Marquis]

Sacreledge (spelling?) but a lot of the "foreign" guys here use a string of jigs under a float, just leave it bobbing about til they see the float going. They do extremely well.

fish under lights in deeper harbour water for best results, let the lure drop to the bottom and then a slow sink and draw. No lights is also fine, I've never done it off rock marks but no doubt they will also be fine, anywhere with a head of small baitfish.

Should be some about now in local waters and now they have fixed the light at my preferred mark I might have a dabble while LRF'ing.

 

[Jerry Horn]

Sounds like another technique to try out Andy . . I've seen somone jigging under a float and using the wavelet movement to bob the jigs up and down, i'll definitely try it . . . I suppose you could set up the float rig and leave it, keeping an eye on it whilst flicking out and retrieving a jig to see which one works first . . Worth a go . . . Thanks

 

[neil harman]

Fish for squid at dusk and into the dark from the shore ideally where there is deeper water, don't worry about lights but if you get luminous jigs an give em bit of a charge now and again under a light they should catch if the squid are there,a slow steady retrieve usually gets them but they will hit them at quite a speed also especially if they are in feeding frenzie,they will also come further up in the water at night so don't be afraid to fish shallow.
ATB Neil.
P.S Dont get to hung up on what squid jigs you buy most of the modern ones work very well i generaly stick to red and green backed prawn ones with the cloth coating and luminous underbodys,when they first started catching squid down here it was on barrel leads painted white with a treble hook behind it,it then progressed to some old dear knitting white woolly jackets for the barrel leads that ended up black after a few squid and they still caught,things have come a long way since then thankfully.

 

[Clifford B]

Do i need to buy more gear or just practice with what i have ?!

You can never have too much gear!! :-D

 

[Mark Sleep]

I wouldnt bother with new rods, unless you were really really serious about it. Don't get me wrong, I'm the worst person for buying a rod for each specific method etc, but having caught lots of squid in the last 5-6 years, I really don't see the need for specialist gear. Then again I only have a proper go for them from about September through to November.

I use my Shukan, fish a jig on a kind of drop shot rig and just slowly bounce it along. You can also fish them dead still and the squid still take them. There is no mistaking it when one has hold, it'll feel like you're dragging up a plastic bag. Occasionly they have a dart backwards, but it's more deadweight than anything.

A nice tip I learn't the hard way: when landing them, don't lean down and get your head too close, as they might jet their ink straight into your mouth, leaving you with funny black patches around your lips and chin that you have to go into work with the next day and explain to people that a squid bust in your mouth without sounding like you are a freak with a cephalopod fetish.

 

[Rex Sumner]

Haha!

Must say I am looking forward to my first one. Tried the float with a string in the spring, no luck, getting ready to have a go off Eastbourne now they should be here. Usually know when the bait fishers start cursing them for nicking their livebaits...

Is there any particular weather that is better for them?

 

[Dave Irving]

Rex, over in brighton, it is calm settled weather, and clear water that brings them in close to the Marina.