Great little session after work yesterday to test out my new reel, a pre-loved Daiwa AIR LT 2018, Daiwa saltiga braid and EGI action.
Conditions:
Fished 5.00 - 6.00pm, sunset to dark.
Light S winds, 5 - 15km.
Crystal clear water, zero sediment of floating weed. Run-in high tide.
Moderate cloud
Red cloth, red foil - the overcast killer!
Started casting off the platform taking advantage of the run-in tide and wind pushing the jig left to right.
This pier is very shallow, maximum depth is 2M at high-tide so using a lighter weighted jig is key.
I've been perfecting this EGI action with the #2.5 in shallow sub 2M depth for this spot.
Initially I let the jig sink (watching the line until it's nearly fully slack) then five quick sharp whips, this darts the jig zig-zagged and raises it to the surface. It's a high action retrieve which gives me the maximum time for the jig to drop and squid to strike.
Plan worked beautifully, the first squid was the largest of the night strike at 5:23pm, started pulling nice drag.
This followed by five more small models which were sitting over a weeded patch.
Cast over the weed, sink, dart and they'd strike!
Six squid in half an hour before heading home. Pretty chuffed with the effort, the reel is a beauty and yeah, good session!
Keen to try some more here, low-tide with sub 1M depth will be a challenge!
