Noz

7 minutes ago, Mickyj said:

I don't recall ever buying one and using one .

So I bit the bullet and bought a see through one . Not sure I like it or don't like it .

Feels different I had a test run this morning no hits no touches lots of smalls following .

I'll try again when there's more water 

Still not sure I like them 

I've caught reddies on em, no luck with the Bream tho 

10 minutes ago, southie THE BANGA said:

Right so here goes. 

This is my personal opinion. Everyone has there own theories or the must have colour..... 

However what works for me are 3 main factors.

Number 1:

Colour choice. It is not so much the colour that I am looking into. I am looking at how much UV properties a certain jig has. Squid are supposedly colour blind so they don't see colours however they see shapes and patterns from shadows and contrasting colours. When any light form hits a UV jag it creates a shadow/pattern that the squid can see easily. Uv Jags work well at night and on bright days..... On overcast cloudy days a dark more neutral colours creates contrast and that is what the squid see.

Number 2: 

Jag Size. I am landbased and alot of my waters i fish are shallower grounds. I believe Jag size is of massive importance. Imagine using an 3.5 jag in shallow waters. It means that it sinks quicker and gets down to the bottom quicker which means that you have to work the jag back faster. On average a 3.0 size jag will have a sink rate of 3 seconds per metre. I use nothing bigger than a 2.5 size jag and go as low as a 1.6 jag in real shallow waters. A 2.5 jag has a sink rate of approx 6 seconds per metre so theoretically the light the jag the longer sink rate time, the more time it is in the water so you can cover alot more water for alot longer.

So use a jag thats going to work in the waters you are fishing.... if you are out deep obviously you wouldn't use an 2.0 jag as the current and the deeper water wont get down to the bottom....

Number 3:

Make sure you get the jag as close to the bottom as possible without getting snagged. I see it on so many occasions. People have jags under a float and you can see the jig under the water. Or even when working it back. Squid wont come up high to eat food in the water column. They know they are getting preyed and hunted on so they hide amongst the weed and cover of semi shelter. 

So they are the main areas i concentrate on when squidding. 

Also consider getting getting a better quality squid jag as they not only work differently, but also swim/drop more naturally and the components are generally better. 

Yo Zuri, Daiwa, and yamashitas are my go to jags with The Yo zuri HS being my go to colour. Next time you are in the shop run a uv torch over a Yo zuri HS jag and you'll understand why it is probably the most popular jag aswell as the Red white head Yo zuri.

Hope this helps

I've actually got that hs jig mate! Will chuck it under my UV torch.. Cheers for the info 

Hey hookers!

Squid fishing is one of the more relaxing opportunities fishing offers I reckon.. I've certainly had a ball with mates in the past just sittin out on the rocks pullin in squids with a nice sunset backdrop.. Nice and easy for of fishing to get into as well 

Will be headin out Monday's sunrise for the dodge tide to try and get onto a couple from the rocks at OH. Me and my mates have little competitions with who catches the most on which jigs and whatnot, a little bit of fun.. I'll be defending my previous win against him from Wool Bay a while back, and I lead him 28-18 for the year so far 

So I'll be heading down to a store tomorrow possibly, to get my hands on a new jig, was wanting to get some opinions on you guys' all time favourite squid jigs.. My favourite is from the Yamashita Egi Oh Q Live 490 range - the Pink Rainbow Tape jig, has got me many a haul and has actually been torn to shreds by the squiddlies, so will either go get another one, or if I am convinced otherwise by some of you, something else!

Any opinions and thoughts are welcome, would be interested to hear the different jigs you all love 

Cheers, Noz.

28 minutes ago, ScaledUp said:

Cheers Underpants,  I will be there in early April and can go pretty much anywhere but will be in flinders Chase and near Emu Bay

look up AlexsFishin on youtube and check out some of his KI vids would be my advice.

I figure you're looking for something Metro mate.. but the only thing that's big on the Metro ones are Snapps really 

Your best bet in my opinion would be to travel down to Marion Bay and go out on a charter there, where theres some deeper water and therefore, bigger fish; lots of pelagics such as your Kingies. 

Have heard of some really great catches from down there of late!

I've got a 2 hour math lesson tomorrow, will study up on some spots for the weekend then.. 

Well.. guess I'll head to Yorkes 

Lots of ideas forumulating in my head now, will post up my results if the weekend doesn't turn to crap..

Cheers everyone, legends!

6 minutes ago, brutus said:

If you got a trail bike heaps of beach riding and tracks behind the dunes. Once at the gap if you head north along the beach about 1/2 a km you will see a tin shed up in the dunes (nicknamed “camp crusty”).

It regularly used by campers and can be accessed by a track along the beach or behind the dunes.

Same thing if you keep head North up to Cape Elizabeth you will see another shack used for camping. Both are basic and sometimes quite crusty, but it’s a first come first served basis 

Appreciate all the tips mate, that's awesome.. really considering heading up there 

5 minutes ago, brutus said:

Noz, there are stacks of places up my way on Yorks.

You could head to the gap. There’s a camping ground right next to beach, long drop dunny, and good fishing off the beach for gars Crabs yellowfin squid etc....

 

Will give it a suss mate, cheers!

Looking at heading out this weekend somewhere not heaps far from Adelaide: within 3 hours, to camp and hopefully fish, just overnight saturday sunday trip.

Just wondering if anyones got any suggestions for a good spot to camp, but somewhere that's fishing well, would love to get into some rock fishing if anyone's got any suggestions, cheers 

The two blokes above have definitely covered a lot and give some good tips, so I would go by what they said definitely.

What I can say is that Squid are versatile in terms of tides, just make sure its more towards morning or more towards the afternoon, and even if its not, they're still available. They really are awesome fun and you don't have to spend much in catching them. Port Noarlunga Jetty is good, just cast out into the weed and retrieve out, use pinks, oranges and greens, or red and whites. Can be good fun for the kids also!

1 hour ago, KIDNEY SLAPPER said:

heaps of snook around seacliff area noz.in the afternoon they get quiet big in size. as for snapper out the yak kelvin is the master i have much learning to do when it comes to that

oooooh looks good bud.. im getting keener and keener with all these pictures!!

Thanks Kelvin mate!! Will definitely give them a good look, you seem to know what youre doing

1 hour ago, Underpants said:

Are you planning on trolling behind the yak? Try any minnow profile shallow diving HBs around the 70-90mm mark, especially those that may look like a gar- shiny silver/blues/greens etc. Im not specifically familiar with them but some of the Savage Gear ones look ok, around $12 too.

Snook are schooling, so once you get a few hits in the same place it may be worth while to go more 'hands on' and switch over to SPs. Zman's are suitably tough for snook attacks, dont try to use Gulps!!  Something like 3.75 in Zman Streakz, 85-110mm Flickbaits. As mentioned, metals can be good too and cheap!

yeah mate I plan to troll behind and stop when we get a fish and have a few casts.. i'll take a look at some savage gear ones, cheers mate!

Cheers Del, that helps 

Hey everyone, thinking about taking my kayak off seacliff to target some squid and snook in a couple weeks time.

I know how to get myself a squid so im not too worried about that, however the snook seem very expensive to target and i don't wanna be spending heaps to get nothing in the end.. Can anyone suggest some cheap lures, preferably below 15 bucks.. I know the Daiwa Double Clutch's are dynamite on em, but id drown myself if i snagged one and lost it and 25 bucks went down the drain.. I'm on a tight budget is all..

Any sugestions would be appreciated

yep, i agree itd be an anglerfish and archer seems to be on the money with the whitespotted anglerfish..

Been keen for this for awhile now!! Just gotta work out how to get down then ill be good to go.. 

Awesome that donations are going to such a good cause, hope its a ripper turnout!

 

 

i here ya bud.

 

eggs are how it all started in St Clair.

rumor has it they where not put there by people. with constant egg hatchlings and bigger reddies being added by idiots all the time i cant see any issues.

 

remember there a pest

 

the only way they will get really small/non existent is if the council decides to clean it out. but even then those eggs will keep showing up.

 

solid reddies are still caught in st clair today

 

great fun

I know for a fact that there's people catching 10 in an hour, but returning them because the water they live in probably isn't awesome so many don't wanna eat them.. Like you said, still plenty of biggens and will be a good spot for a while because they breed quickly and the council is unlikely to attempt clearing them out. For now, they're an excellent source of fun

i hope there not throwing them back lol

 

A lot of people do throw them back mate, and they don't take warnings about the fines very seriously..

i here ya bud.

 

eggs are how it all started in St Clair.

rumor has it they where not put there by people. with constant egg hatchlings and bigger reddies being added by idiots all the time i cant see any issues.

 

remember there a pest

 

the only way they will get really small/non existent is if the council decides to clean it out. but even then those eggs will keep showing up.

 

solid reddies are still caught in st clair today

 

great fun

I know for a fact that there's people catching 10 in an hour, but returning them because the water they live in probably isn't awesome so many don't wanna eat them.. Like you said, still plenty of biggens and will be a good spot for a while because they breed quickly and the council is unlikely to attempt clearing them out. For now, they're an excellent source of fun 

try St clair mate..

definitely worth a try in the ponds there, just walk around and try every pond and every lure in your box 

Thanks fellas, unfortunately I wouldn't be able to make it down to your store Southie, I'm busy with school work and the drive might be a little long  

The info you've given will help me out a lot, so thanks for that! I have been upgraded to $150 so I might be able to get a little more quality in the rod..

Appreciate the help lads, and cheers Doobie I had a good one   

thanks lads, i'll certainly bring it into some tackle shops and see how i go fitting it to a rod..

Howdy 

As it is my birthday tomorrow, I have been gifted a brand new reel: a Shimano Activecast 1080 surf spinning reel (im stoked  )

I've also been given 100 bucks to spend so naturally I'm gonna be buying a nice new surf rod to go with the reel. I've never actually done any surf fishing but I would like to get off the jetties and onto the awesome beaches SA has to offer, and I have a great opportunity right in front of me.. I've researched into rods under 100 smackeroos and found a few that look to be good quality for the price the are at, I will list them below and if I could get some tips on what rods would be best of the three or if you know of an good quality rods for under 100 that have worked well for you or a mate ad would recommend them to a newbie that would be killa!!

So the rods I have in mind are:

Shimano Catana Coastline Light 1062, 10'6, a 2-piece with a lure rating of 7-21g and a line class of 3-5kg. I love the look of this one and it is bang on 100 bucks 

Pflueger Salt Surf Spin, 10', another 2-piece and a 6-10kg line class. 70 bucks looks like a good deal to me..

Rovex Revenge, 10', 2-piece rod that is very nice to look at and a line class of 6-15kg for 99 shmackos

If ya'll could help me out here that would be much appreciated, cheers Noz 

Hunting my first mully in the Port tonight!! Hope we get something worth freezing the nuts off