Plans had changed somewhat as I was meant to go with a fellow yakker Dave, alias 'Tingles' but the forecast was looking a bit dodgy, then it came good but plans had already changed.
Unfortunately I slept in and didn't get there until 8am so was already behind the 8 ball. (normally I like to be on the water at dawn)
After getting the yak set up and taking the car up off the beach I firstly tried for snook or salmon on the way to the jetty, trolling a Squidgy 100mm wriggler and a Shimano sinking minnow, two lures I had used on a previous trip with good success.
Unfortunately this came up blank so I continued toward the jetty. I kayaked up and down both sides and saw heaps on the sounder but they ended up being small tommies, I did manage a couple of just legal St's which I thought I could use as live baits, the idea of going for squid hadn't even entered my head yet as I don't normally target them.
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| lots on the sounder but just small tommies here. |
While heading to the shallows a pair of dolphins swam by, I managed to get some footage on the camera which was cool. See the video here.
Then after catching nothing in the shallows I thought I would try somewhere else so headed on over. I don't normally try for squid but flicked out a squid jag and managed to jag one - mmm this is ok I thought but lost that jag next cast and that was my only good one, The only other one I had didnt have a weight attached. I had also put one of the previously caught salmon trout on as a teaser, making sure I had cut a V shape in the back of the neck as this is how the squid kill their prey and seems to be an attractant as an easy feed maybe.
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| bait showing the V cut in the back |
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| Showing the jag inserted. |
The squid were continually latching on but would drop off as they came close to the yak so I tried some modifications and put a couple of Squidgy resin head jig heads to the line and attached it that way, the squid wouldn't grab hold but were still going for it.
Back to the drawing board, ahha! rammed the other squid jag that I had removed the lead from through the ST and tried that - wammo! Ended up bagging out in a very short time, (had to keep tingles notified via sms) and if they fell off I would just let it drop again and wait until they had a good hold, unfortunately had also lost my net so had to bring them up by hand - and got inked!
Sometimes have to think outside the square and try other things, I could have ended up with nothing but came home with my first ever bag of decent squid. Yak was a mess and took lots of hot soapy water and pressure sprayer to get right.
Would have been great sharing that with Dave and others but next time.
See the video here.
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| Couldn't help but laugh at myself.... |
Sometimes have to think outside the square and try other things, I could have ended up with nothing but came home with my first ever bag of decent squid. Yak was a mess and took lots of hot soapy water and pressure sprayer to get right.
Would have been great sharing that with Dave and others but next time.
See the video here.
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| Squid trying to squirt ink but all out. |
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| lifting the squid onboard |
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| One messy yak |
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| Some very nice meals amongst that lot. |
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| The days catch, my first squid bag, caught on my trusty yak rod. |
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| Checking the bag to see I how many I had - bad idea... what a mess. |
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