Steve Stojanovski is co-owner of Firstcast Fishing Adventures and specialises in saltwater flyfishing and soft plastics for snapper, salmon, kingfish and sharks throughout Corio Bay, Bellarine Peninsula and Bass Strait. Then do several quick erratic lifts wind in the slack. You should also take into account the strength of the tide, depth of water, speed and direction of the wind, and the size of the plastic you intend to use. These are generally between 8 and 9 foot in length. Check out this recent video where I take a 12-year-old child and a beginner and teach them how to catch and cook squid. Why not start light tackle luring throughout Corio Bay and the Bellarine Peninsula right now? One of the recent hypes is the Squid scent spray. Do colours and sizes really matter that much? They’re a great mid-range option that I highly recommend.
For example, recently I was on a boat with a couple of mates. We will have them posted on the FishingMad website and social media pages to share with other FishingMad community members. The Shimano Sephia, Shimano Egixile, Gan Craft Egi-ya, Rui squid jigs, Daiwa Nudes and the Savage Gear egi shrimps. Andy Smith is a Berkley Pro Team member, freelance fishing journalist and is employed at Ray Long’s Tackle World in Geelong.
The top of the high tide and first hour of the run-out tide produces the hottest bite in the main channel, while the low tide change seems to trigger the fish holding under the moored boats in the yacht club. Squid fishing truly is a unique style of fishing. These rods are lightly tapered and offer superior sensitivity specifically for targeting squid. I bagged out in 30 minutes and the others didn’t catch a single squid. Look that up online it’s quite fascinating. This becomes my continual source of fresh bait for my next fishing outing. The weed beds and rock ledges around North Shore draw large numbers of baitfish, which in turn attract predatory species including pinkie snapper, flathead, bream, trevally and pike. What’s not to love about targeting squid around Melbourne or Victoria. Berkley Gulp 3” and 4” Minnows in nuclear chicken, lime tiger, smelt and pumpkinseed, Berkley Gulp 3” Minnow Grub in nuclear chicken, mango ripple glow, pumpkinseed and watermelon, Berkley Gulp 4” Turtleback Worm in pumpkinseed and watermelon, Squidgy Fish in black/gold and silver fox, Berkley Gulp 3” Craw in camo and pumpkinseed, Berkley Gulp 2” & 3” Shrimp in natural and lime tiger. Brent Hodges with a bream from North Shore taken on a Berkley Gulp 4” Turtleback Worm in pumpkinseed. Both can be successful.

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enable_page_level_ads: true Often you will need to cast far so jigs in 3 gram and 3.5 gram are great options if it’s not to shallow. He writes a weekly fishing column for the Geelong Independent newspaper and competes in the ABT and Victorian Bream Classic Series. When fishing a sandy bottom it also gives you more opportunities to throw in some erratic lifts followed by some pauses without getting snagged. The run-out tide is the most productive time to target fish on lures right throughout the region, particularly when fishing the shallows in water from 9-18ft deep. You can throw a squid jig overboard and let the natural currents do all the work for you.