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Looks like Shimano have brought out a new squid jig again....https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FXAmmVUqI9o

Looks good that flickering flash.

Interesting. They actually look great!

But will it catch squid better than a regular squid jig?

I'd agree that a rattle and or reflective surface could be effective attractant, whether it's better than a normal squid jigs is up for debate.

The mirrored flash is interesting, I like the science behind it but I can imagine that plastic/cloth discolouring and losing the effectiveness over time. I like the silver foil stickers on the back spine/sides to reflect that downwards overhead light.

Yamashita helped fund a research project looking at auditory potentials in cephalopods back in 2009 which suggested they could detect sound waves under water and potentially were curious about sounds.
Acoustically evoked potentials in two cephalopods inferred using the auditory brainstem response

4liters wrote: ↑

Mon Jul 13, 2020 9:17 pm

But will it catch squid better than a regular squid jig?

I guess theres only one way to find out.....


(you buy one and let us know before we spend any $$)

They have the same flashing mirror in stickbaits as well......https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PrxNmNwfzaw

Didn’t even bother catching a squid on one in the promo.

Robbie1950 wrote: ↑

Tue Jul 14, 2020 7:28 am

4liters wrote: ↑

Mon Jul 13, 2020 9:17 pm

But will it catch squid better than a regular squid jig?

I guess theres only one way to find out.....


(you buy one and let us know before we spend any $$)

I’ll stick to rui jigs unless these new ones are spectacularly effective or $12 a jig

Robbie1950 wrote: ↑

Tue Jul 14, 2020 7:28 am

4liters wrote: ↑

Mon Jul 13, 2020 9:17 pm

But will it catch squid better than a regular squid jig?

I guess theres only one way to find out.....


(you buy one and let us know before we spend any $$)

Think I'll give these a miss...I got suckered into buying the one's with the rattle and I reckon they are rubbish