Almost the same thing. ? luv squid fishing.....hope they thick as heck!! personally i will throw a sp minnow,and have 99% confidence that i will catch fish if fish are in front of me. Thank you ocean gods!THAT’S PROFESSIONAL VIDEO SHOOTING IVE CAUGHT A FEW SQUID AND THEY INK OUT THE BAIT WELL BUT NEVER SEEN VIDEO GOOD JOB MANGlad you enjoyed that video John! I get the same jolt of adrenaline as when I am actually out there fishing. It's a slow, gradual weight on the line, and I feel like a gentle lift of the rod is probably more effective than a swift hook set.Surprisingly the 15 inch squid pulled hard enough to take some line from my reel. The lure being used was an atom striper swiper, angler was letting it sink mid water depth then short rips and pauses. It's easy! This was the morning that the biomass of squid reached the west end and at first the fish were shying away from everything being thrown with the squid so thick. As I've said many times before, the Cape is a playground for people who like to fish.Have you made it out for squid this year? I'll throw what I have confidence in. Ahhh very nice. For a moment it felt like summer!Historically, based off the reports inside our forum, the best springtime squid action on Cape Cod occurs during late April and early May. LOL.Ryan, fantastic video, never really knew how squid baits worked and once again you have opened our eyes to nature’s way.Glad you also like that video Mike. I may resort to something have not done all year and throw chunk or snakes. I have great family, friends and fishing experiences to be thankful for. Not recently, but an old Mike Laptew underwater video showed somebody casting a lure from above into a school of squid. The fish are very fussy. Do yo have any squid fishing tips you'd like to share? Almost the same thing. A good tip to reduce the chance of the squid tearing free is to not apply too much pressure as you reel in the squid.Finding and catching squid can be a fun early springtime challenge here on Cape Cod. An extra bonus is that these squid are awesome bait for big striped bass, and they make for great eatingThis past weekend Lauren made up some tasty calamari by coating the squid in flour and then frying it for 45 seconds each side in a pan of sizzling hot vegetable oil.
I figured the rocking of my kayak was all the action I needed to fool a big squid.If you've never caught a squid before, then you might be surprised about the initial bite. It’s amazing and an entirely different world.You’re right Steve, I could watch the underwater footage all day long! Hooked a starfish on a kastmaster image3024×4032 3.17 MB More to come soon I hope!Awesome footage Ryan….It’s very cool anytime we get a peek of what’s going underneath the surface. Nice job Lauren! The fight is not hard but it is fun, and it's often capped off by the squid ejecting a bunch of ink!On Wednesday I caught squid on the heavy bottom jig, as well as on the top jig.