ecofreak

Folks a while ago I said I would post when I was heading over to your neck of the woods to do a squid talk, Bruce from Ray and Annes was kind enough to invite me over on the 9th of November, so the 9th it is I will be talking about squid in general and techniques for squid fishing, if you need any further information please contact the store on 8240 0410 or visit the web page for store details.Thanks see you all soon.

I only use squid jigs so these SQUID SQUID jigs must be extra special and catch doubble the squid :woohoo:Egi does not mean squid' date=' Japanese for squid is "Ika" and jig is "Chi-gu"It is the name given to the invention 400 years ago of the lure designed to catch squid' date=' at no stage does the word egi translate to squid or jig. This is why the word for jigging with egi is 'egingu' or jig with egi.[/quote'']OK,thanks for that Ecofreak, so the lure designed to catch squid is no longer a jig but an egi I thought they have been refered to as squid jigs for a long time? should we now go i

That's like saying you are sick of the term fly when related to fly fishing, squidding and egingu are 2 different things.

Kiemura has been around for a long time, Shimano just branded it.The UV element works well on egi because squid can only see 2 colors, black and white, however, they can see 3 of the 6 UV spectrum's that we can not so the use of UV Cloths is used to make the egi more desirable to the squid, looking at some of the other evergreen egi you will actually see different shapes and patterns on the egi rather than a glow, things that we can not see but things that the squid can see, gives it a 3rd dimension so to speak.

I only use squid jigs so these SQUID SQUID jigs must be extra special and catch doubble the squid :woohoo:Egi does not mean squid, Japanese for squid is "Ika" and jig is "Chi-gu"It is the name given to the invention 400 years ago of the lure designed to catch squid, at no stage does the word egi translate to squid or jig. This is why the word for jigging with egi is 'egingu' or jig with egi.

Southern Calamari or Sepioteuthis australis lieves for 320 to 380 days depending on environmental factors and the ability to spawn, the southern Calamari will only spawn once or maybe twice in its life with the male outlasting the females in longevity after a physically demanding spawn, the males will live as long as it takes to protect the eggs once laid on heavy vegetation. The males will only feed on food that comes into direct contact with them while protecting eggs and will rarely leave the eggs unattended until they them selves die. While I was studying this subject at uni it was noticed

Something to note and a snippet from one of my squid articles:Unlike scale and skin fish squid do not breath by passing water through a gill system, although they do have a singular gill located inside the mantle most oxygen is absorbed directly through the skin as the squids blood passes very close to the outer membrane of the flesh, up to 80% of the squids required oxygen is absorbed in this way, this is why squid die quickly if they cannot get fresh recirculated water, squid ink contains melanin that blocks the pores that sit below the outer membrane reducing the ability of squid to take in

They do make a Baitrunner and yes it is crap, seriously when looking at the tuff tackle stuff until the new range they were absolute rubbish and I know many a charter operator who were given them to try out who promptly gave them back after a few short outings, in saying that I have had a good look at the new sniper and it is not a bad reel. however, compare it with the saltist and it is no better but more expensive. They have a few good rods though and well worth looking at, which one are you looking at.

You will have to excuse my ability to understand marine fish deafness, I am clearly retarded. When did fish other than cephlapods grow ears, all skin and scale fish hear via vibrations that are picked up by a lateral line and flow through to the nerve endings in the spine that relay a message to the brain. The effects of CO2 in the water can not alter this. In saying that, fish of any species that are hand reared do not learn what a predatory fish is because they do not see them, any synthetic tests of vibration or activity in the water will only reflect learned behavior, nothing more nothing

I had a similar experience in my previous marriage, hence previous marriage. I found that far to often the strings were being pulled in the puppeteers favor.When I met my current partner I expressed from day one my love for fishing and the potential time that fishing will take away from the relationship, if that was going to become an issue in our relationship then I would have ended it way back when. I do not drink and spend my time not fishing or working with the family so my puppeteer is happy in the fact that I do not spend my nights at the pub with the boys.I consider myself to be one of

For the last few years I have been using the FG knot, not the easiest knot to tie but once you get the hang of it it works a treat on all lines classes up to PE6 and 40lb leader, to date its the smallest diameter knot I have tied and with the aggressive action of the egingu style I fish for squid have yet to bust of a jig on PE.06, you should be able to find it on youtube for instructions, bear in mind that there are a few versions of the FG knot but all seem to look the same once tied

In part you are right, any monkey can catch a squid, how many can catch big squid often when there are also small squid around, as far as not being a catch and release species they release fine, I have released more than 3000 in 2 years and will release many more, answer to why buy a specialized squid outfit, the same reason why you needed a specialized bream or whiting rod. In days gone I remember the arguments on many forums about why people should get a carbon fibre rod when the black queen solid glass rod works fine. If advancement in the sport has not and will not occur then ask your self

If any one is interested in seeing a good example of the egingu style of fishing this clip is a good example of the style and technique from an angler in the Hong Kong Egi Championshipshttp://http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HxHDcVg0oFA

Thought I would put in my 2 bobs worth as I have been quoted here and been called a liar by some.I am sure that no one is aware but it was me that did the seminars in the Melbourne tackle stores along with 2 egi (squid jig) designers from a company called Gan Craft in Japan.In part I agree that you should not get caught up in the hype that is egi, many Australian distributors have tried to jump on the bandwagon by selling egi rods, however, to date I have only been able to find 6 egi rods available in Australia and none have been mentioned here. This leaves us with the problem of anglers picki