Ianpick
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The weather has been rubbish recently, well weeks of it actually, as I have been trying to catch my first ever squid. Loads and loads of preparation but few opportunities to actually try.
This afternoon I decided I had a window of about an hour and a half to get to Yarmouth Pier and give it a go. My research suggests the last hour of the flood is the prime time.
High tide was at about 8.30pm so leaving the house at 5.20 wasn't the best scenario but with the England game kicking off at 7, I thought sod it, give it a shot.
It's around 20 minutes to get to the end of the pier from home, including the walk, so an hour fishing.
Squid fishing doesn't need a lot of kit and if you prepare well before you go it's a matter of arrive and fish.
This is exactly what happened, park, walk down the pier, clip on a rig, drop it over the side, shine a headtorch on the water where the line goes in and jig it up and down and hope. The water was only around 8' deep at this stage in the tide so I was able to lift from bottom to surface and cover the whole depth.
It didn't take long before the rod went heavy, squid on fantastic.
Timing is everything, keep it tight or the squid will be able to slip off the jig, which is exactly what happened, I got it to the surface and relaxed as I thought it was in the bag. Dropped the tip and it was off, idiot.
Ten minutes later , weight again. This time I lifted and pulled the squid clear of the water, then retrieved a little line before lifting it over the rail and dropped it in my bucket.
My first ever squid, not huge but job done and lots learned.
It was very cold so after a few more minutes I decided enough was enough and walked off back to the carpark.
I got back home 2 minutes before kick off.
Changes to be made, including taking gloves as it was very cold, but hopefully a few more before they disappear. I love battered salt and pepper squid.
This afternoon I decided I had a window of about an hour and a half to get to Yarmouth Pier and give it a go. My research suggests the last hour of the flood is the prime time.
High tide was at about 8.30pm so leaving the house at 5.20 wasn't the best scenario but with the England game kicking off at 7, I thought sod it, give it a shot.
It's around 20 minutes to get to the end of the pier from home, including the walk, so an hour fishing.
Squid fishing doesn't need a lot of kit and if you prepare well before you go it's a matter of arrive and fish.
This is exactly what happened, park, walk down the pier, clip on a rig, drop it over the side, shine a headtorch on the water where the line goes in and jig it up and down and hope. The water was only around 8' deep at this stage in the tide so I was able to lift from bottom to surface and cover the whole depth.
It didn't take long before the rod went heavy, squid on fantastic.
Timing is everything, keep it tight or the squid will be able to slip off the jig, which is exactly what happened, I got it to the surface and relaxed as I thought it was in the bag. Dropped the tip and it was off, idiot.
Ten minutes later , weight again. This time I lifted and pulled the squid clear of the water, then retrieved a little line before lifting it over the rail and dropped it in my bucket.
My first ever squid, not huge but job done and lots learned.
It was very cold so after a few more minutes I decided enough was enough and walked off back to the carpark.
I got back home 2 minutes before kick off.
Changes to be made, including taking gloves as it was very cold, but hopefully a few more before they disappear. I love battered salt and pepper squid.
