Picky squid
 

Whats some secrets for picky squid?
Thanks

You using the old fashioned type of jig? Don't
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Using those cuttlefish style. Last year we killed them. Couldn't hardly get them to eat this weekend. Plenty around but not aggressive.
Lightest line I had was 15# maybe scale down next time to 4.
Any smelly jelly or similar products?
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15 is way too high

4 pound flouro is all you need and will make a diferrence - and without a doubt Smelly Jelly - I like menhaden but any of them work

Use small size fluoro, try different colors, and smaller sizes.

If they won't bite at night but you can see them around the light just line up a piece of flouro with small trebles like a sabiki with a jig or small bank on the bottom and snag them
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The way I had luck this year was actually holding the jig still, just off the bottom.....thats when they seem to hit it for me......didn't attack much when I was actually jigging.

I had some squid attack my live mack so maybe throw one of those at em! :D

:)

That is what Rick Hern had us do on the Vineyard last year. Just drifting w/the current and only an occasional jig.

And even when everyone's doing it the same way, Rick still catches way more. That's why his nickname is the Squidmeister.

Some things that have worked well for me:

Like any other type of fishing, when conditions get tough I think downsize and fish deep and slow.

When they are picky but you can see them, get below the school, the deeper ones seem to be a bit more aggressive at times.

I prefer "stick" type jigs to yozuri's though at times when they are skittish and near the surface, the jap jigs really can work well(just not for me:smash:).

Most of the time, the squid will hit on the drop. I was watching them the other night in the canal. They were cruising near the surface and for a while the bite was good, then it shut off. They were still there, just super picky. They would only take a jig(for me) if I let it drop on a slack line thru the school. I could watch them take off for it as it dropped and disappear in the depth.

Here is a huge key for me: I use 10# White braid, usually with a short mono leader. The reason for the white braid is that it is easier to see the line pause as a squid grabs the jig on the drop. It's usually just a slit second pause and if you aren't paying attention, they drop it.

This is key - carry different size and weight jigs and experiment until you get the sink rate right.

Mike
Freshwater fishing section 6# test flouro line.

Also the ones that need an extra incentive to grab the jigs can be convinced if you add a tiny strip of pogie :) just a bit of skin with a little flesh on it should do.
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Ok thanks. I've ordered a plethora of squid jigs and will get some super light line and smelly jelly for our next trip out.
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I have a Certificate for Squid Jiggin' issued by D Ahern, Master Squidder, willing to transfer some of my knowledge in this area.