Hey all i got back from a holiday from esperance. My goal for the week was to get a big squid.

Day one: Set up camp had some food and a drink then walked to the jetty for a squid. 6 casts later and i had one, only small but enough for the following days fishing. Walked half way and someone have a massive squid in there bucket so i asked if i could have a look and it was 35cm hood. I didnt see another squid that day.

Day two: Went down to the jetty at 7 and it was packed. Stayed for a while then bailed.

Day three: Went for a day squid and got two. The first one i got i had a smaller squid sitting behind my jig so i let the jig hover. Then the little bolted away so i was like dam, but a 20+ hooded squid came from under the jetty and nailed it.

Day four: 42 degress the whole day then in the after noon a storm came through. Pretty heavy rains and some strong winds. About 7:30 i think the storm slowed for a while so i ran to the jetty and stared flicking the jig around got a cuttle fish straigh away. That was a first for me. Walked over to the next light and jigged the jig twice and a squid raced over and nailed it. Went on to get another 3 squid two of which where 22cm hoods. I dispatched the last squid stood up ready for another cast and the tail of the storm came through. Dam i was at the end of the jetty. Oh well got soaked.

First cuttle fish.

Day five: Went for a flick around alot of people squidding but with cheap jigs. I asked them all if they got anything but they all said nar not much around. I was like ohk that sucks, walked a little along the jetty and got one dropped the jig again and got it's mate. Everyone didnt like me at that point.

Day six: No one was on the jetty so i walked out there around 8. I started talking to some guy thats was walking past about all sorts of fishing then i hooked up to a 23cm hooded squid. Nothing else from that light so walked down the jetty a little bit and dropped my jig out the coner of my eye i sore a squid dart out and grab my jig, i took it off put it on the floor dropped my jig again and got another, then another, got three with in a minute, only smaller ones tho the guy i was talking to had enough so went in. I walked down the jetty in closer a bit and got a cuttlefish. I then walked to the light where i just got the smaller ones and jigged it a few times and got a small one. I put it on the floor iki jimi'd it and dropped my jig back down. straight away the rod bent over and a little bit of drag got pulled, i knew that it was a big one then. Got it in and was speechless it was 29.5cm hooded and fat as. There was know one on the jetty to take the pic with me and the squid so i was annoyed oh well. That was the end of that day with 6 squid and a cuttle fish.

My Pb. happy as.

The rest of the trip it was windy so know more squidding. I have turned 10 people into expensive jig believers lol. so many people using cheap jigs and only one or two catching haha.

Thanks for reading. ( sorry about some of the pic's some taken on my mobile)

Cheers Danno.

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