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Simple rig - Sliding sinker above swivel using the easy slide clip. Then 1m trace with 2 x 8/0 snelled hooks. Need the biggest live bait you can get, any legal sized live bait. Only pin the live bait with one hook near the head leaving the other dangling below. Live bait to be about 1m off the bottom. Best to fish high tide to low tide & 1 hr afterwards. No hits, then go home. For the big models, winter time is best on still freezing cold nights. Preferably on a new moon. Mid sized mulloway can be caught all year round. If you can fish near/around structure then thats the way to go, but I have drifted on channel edges & still been successful with live bait & large rubber lures just dangling of the bottom.

I use this method from a boat especially when whiting are on the chew. Leave out with snagging.

Really appreciate the tips guys!
I haven't managed many trips but just came back from a couple days away at Port Julia on the Yorkes.
Managed 3 squid although the tides weren't great. Tried the paternoster rig but tide was so low kept snagging on the weed bed - got the 3 all on slow retrieves. Planning another trip for Rapid bay next month so keen to try the rig again. Cheers!

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Once again a great detailed report you certainly are the guru of Flat Head I envy you 

Hi des wow what a read I live at dublin and love flathead any tips on places I can work for just a single fish and I would be stoked love your posts and all your information anytime you wish to team up one day I'd love to learn sum tips from the guru
Not after secrets but point me in the right direction to try or to start from and il work my ass off to be successful 
Tight lines des

Nice post but when your in situation like this I always use a half Oz sinker on the bottom the about 45cm above that 
Make a dropper loop and attach a clip or small swivel and attach you jig then cast out as soon as sinker hits bottom wind up slack then jig it 2-3times arraticly wind up slack pause repeat it saves you losing jigs and keeps your jigs right above the weed where they live and hide
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I have well ova 100 squid jags from free to $30 and have caught them on cheap ones to dear ones but I do have about 5 of my go to. Jags and if used with the technique I wrote up under squid then it don't matter if it a cheap one or a dear one as long as it's right colour as the sink rates don't apply
Cheers and share the ink

Hey guys here is a tip that out fishes conventional techniques for squidding as every other tip has been covered but this
So firstly you attach a .5 to 1 Oz sinka on bottom of a paternoster rig then approx 40cm attach your favourite  coloured jag and then proceed to cast out as far as u want allowing the sink to hit bottom then wind in the slack so your connected to your sinka (like soft plastics) and give 2 quick lifts or jerks then wind up slack an repeat all way back sometime il stop and pause then with my index finger on the line give it 3-4 twitches  then continue ,the reason for this method is that it keeps your jagabove the weed right in a hungry squids face.
Make sure jags not to close to sinker 40-50cm is fine 
Keep connected to sinker winding up slack or jag will go in weed may get caught up 
Slight steady pull will fix that problem
Will improve catch rate especially when they aren't out midwinter feeding and are hiding in cover
Tight lines

Hey guys here is a tip that out fishes conventional techniques for squidding as every other tip has been covered but this
So firstly you attach a .5 to 1 Oz sinka on bottom of a paternoster rig then approx 40cm attach your favourite  coloured jag and then proceed to cast out as far as u want allowing the sink to hit bottom then wind in the slack so your connected to your sinka (like soft plastics) and give 2 quick lifts or jerks then wind up slack an repeat all way back sometime il stop and pause then with my index finger on the line give it 3-4 twitches  then continue ,the reason for this method is that it keeps your jagabove the weed right in a hungry squids face.
Make sure jags not to close to sinker 40-50cm is fine 
Keep connected to sinker winding up slack or jag will go in weed may get caught up 
Slight steady pull will fix that problem
Will improve catch rate especially when they aren't out midwinter feeding and are hiding in cover
Tight lines