Hey Raiders,
Love reading all your posts...
Was all set to go off the beach last night for some secret silver but the surf was pretty crazy so I decided to try one of my Jewwie spots inside the harbour (still trying to break the 1m mark like SMn ). I have been fishing for some fresh squid all week with nothing to show for it The squid seem to be rare as rocking horse poo at the moment.
Anyway I had some good quality frozen squid from the shop, so I thought I would have a crack (the conditions were great last night).
Got to my spot and sent my first squid out whole (snelled rig with size 4 Gamakatsu octopus hooks). Started to unpack the rest of my gear and my Saros 4000 starts singing that song that we all love to hear zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
I hadn't even been there 5 mins
The fish had hooked itself and after a few short runs, I had a 59cm model. Not a monster but a sight for sore eyes. It was hooked on the bottom hook (which was the squid head end).
Over the next hour I got another 3 big hits and managed to miss them all! The fish would run zzzzzzzzzzzzz but every time I tried to set the hooks I lost the fish. So I tried winding the drag right back and this time let it do a massive run (3 -4 seconds) and then thumbed the spool and went to set the hooks, but lost this one also!
So I wanted to ask you guys, what techniques do you use to set the hooks when targeting Jewwies? Let them run? Strike straight away?
Catch details:
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1 hour and 15 minutes before high tide.
Very little wind.
Barometer 1030.
Moon 83% Full (Waxing)
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Sherwinator