7/8/2019 bait collecting

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7/8/2019 bait collecting

Post by Lightningx » Thu Aug 08, 2019 2:24 pm

So with the lack of reports being put up lately I thought I would contribute by putting one up :)

Earlier on this week I was looking at the weather to see a lot of very cold wintery weather coming up towards the end of this week so yesterday took the opportunity to slot in a quick bait collecting session with my mate for the up coming snapper season.

We both met up at the ramp and after having a chat and a quick bite to eat, we were on the water by around 2 pm.

We zipped around to a spot we always do well with the squid but it was a slow start.
After about 20 minutes I finally got the first one on board after a few drifts :)

So the set up was I was jigging on one side of the boat and my mate on the other and left one out the back just drifting.

After about an hour I think we had 5. The score tally 5 to me and zip to my mate :rofl:

We made a small move to another spot and managed to get a couple more and then on the way back stopped by another spot and got a few more there as well.

In total we ended up with 10. 8 to me and 2 to my mate. He kept saying it was my day and I think it was as he wasn’t having much luck losing a jig and some tangles with other rods in the boat as well.

I was using a size 3.5 Rui’s white jig and my mate a black one in size 3.0. The one out the back of the boat was a green one in size 3.0 and caught none.

It wasn’t the best session on the squid we have had by far, however we were happy to end up with 10 nice ones and have some fresh bait for possibly next weeks early season snapper session!



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Cheers,
LX.

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Re: 7/8/2019 bait collecting

Post by Texas » Thu Aug 08, 2019 2:33 pm

Nice going lx
2 of the10 look black & the others white
Having never caught squid, are they different species or just from a different area ???
I mean like bream, some are blackish while others are silver, depending on their environment
Cheers Gra

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Re: 7/8/2019 bait collecting

Post by purple5ive » Thu Aug 08, 2019 2:37 pm

well done on the squid mate, 10 is better than nothing, weather is going to be shite for a while by the looks of it, good you made the most of it.


Texas wrote:
Thu Aug 08, 2019 2:33 pm
Nice going lx
2 of the10 look black & the others white
Having never caught squid, are they different species or just from a different area ???
I mean like bream, some are blackish while others are silver, depending on their environment
Cheers Gra
all squid go white as soon as they die!
so the other 2 are probably not dead as yet.

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Re: 7/8/2019 bait collecting

Post by Sebb » Thu Aug 08, 2019 2:37 pm

Texas wrote:
Thu Aug 08, 2019 2:33 pm
Nice going lx
2 of the10 look black & the others white
Having never caught squid, are they different species or just from a different area ???
I mean like bream, some are blackish while others are silver, depending on their environment
Cheers Gra
I think they dont really have pigments. They can change colours anytime with their blueish blood. Usually pale white when they die.

Welldone btw. Now its the waiting game for snapper season.
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Re: 7/8/2019 bait collecting

Post by smile0784 » Thu Aug 08, 2019 3:12 pm

Well done mate
Some beauties there

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Re: 7/8/2019 bait collecting

Post by hornet » Thu Aug 08, 2019 3:14 pm

Texas wrote:
Thu Aug 08, 2019 2:33 pm
Nice going lx
2 of the10 look black & the others white
Having never caught squid, are they different species or just from a different area ???
I mean like bream, some are blackish while others are silver, depending on their environment
Cheers Gra
If you Karate chop them just behind the eye balls near the hood they turn completely white instantly.,..

if you get it wrong after multiple chops some parts will be white and others dark colours.

I have mastered the chop to one hit and its all white..

I'm thinking of opening a squid Karate school later this year..
He who has the most fishing rods WINS ! :ts:

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Re: 7/8/2019 bait collecting

Post by Lightningx » Thu Aug 08, 2019 3:33 pm

Texas wrote:
Thu Aug 08, 2019 2:33 pm
Nice going lx
2 of the10 look black & the others white
Having never caught squid, are they different species or just from a different area ???
I mean like bream, some are blackish while others are silver, depending on their environment
Cheers Gra
Hi Gra!

Thanks mate :)
Yea those must have been the last 2 we caught not very far from the ramp and I think were still alive that’s why the different colour.
There is another type of squid called an arrow squid but they look a bit different.

Cheers,
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Re: 7/8/2019 bait collecting

Post by Sebb » Thu Aug 08, 2019 3:55 pm

hornet wrote:
Thu Aug 08, 2019 3:14 pm
Texas wrote:
Thu Aug 08, 2019 2:33 pm
Nice going lx
2 of the10 look black & the others white
Having never caught squid, are they different species or just from a different area ???
I mean like bream, some are blackish while others are silver, depending on their environment
Cheers Gra
If you Karate chop them just behind the eye balls near the hood they turn completely white instantly.,..

if you get it wrong after multiple chops some parts will be white and others dark colours.

I have mastered the chop to one hit and its all white..

I'm thinking of opening a squid Karate school later this year..
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Re: 7/8/2019 bait collecting

Post by Lightningx » Thu Aug 08, 2019 9:47 pm

purple5ive wrote:
Thu Aug 08, 2019 2:37 pm
well done on the squid mate, 10 is better than nothing, weather is going to be shite for a while by the looks of it, good you made the most of it.


Texas wrote:
Thu Aug 08, 2019 2:33 pm
Nice going lx
2 of the10 look black & the others white
Having never caught squid, are they different species or just from a different area ???
I mean like bream, some are blackish while others are silver, depending on their environment
Cheers Gra
all squid go white as soon as they die!
so the other 2 are probably not dead as yet.
Thanks Steve.
Definitely glad I took advantage of the weather and went while I could :)
Cheers :thumbsup:

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Re: 7/8/2019 bait collecting

Post by Bugatti » Fri Aug 09, 2019 12:13 am

Great report LX

Who shall be known from this time on as "The Squid Whisperer" , , , , or "The Mate Humbler". Great that you took the opportunity and got out , , , , as the saying goes , , , , "you snooze and your mates are going to draw moustaches on you" , , , , or something like that.

nice catch and some beauties in there too.

As far as the pigment thing , , , , I thing they all don't have enough crumbs on them :-D , , , , or floured salt & pepper :-D , , , , either way, still the wrong colour , , , , golden brown = yum

Cheers, Bugz

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