SQUID - Squid fishing UK - Squid Fishing for Beginners, rigs, tips and tactics
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- SIMPLE AND EASY SQUID FISHING - Catching squid can be great fun, and it helps stock up the bait freezer! Or a great catch and cook! Nothing better than fresh squid. This is my method for fishing for squid, the rig I use and how best to fish it. Squid fishing can be great fun for all the family.
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i really hope something happens for you and your family, your explanation of things is so clear, your love for what you do shows. This is what i call chilled out learning, just what we need right now.
- I am glad that you are enjoying the content Albert. I have always said that if the videos help people out then they are worth making. 😊
@@TheFishLocker Would love to do a beach session with you
Loving the videos - Working my way through them all !! Well done
Giles Killinger - Thankyou very much. Please if you find one you like, share it on with your mates. 👍🏻🎣 Hopefully we’ll have some better weather when I’m not working and I’ll be able to make some more. 😉
Great idea with the twisted boom, thanks I'll use that!
Interesting as always John
Colin Goodland - No problem Colin, the twisted blood loop works well for preventing tangles and the heavier the mono the more it “stands off” 👍🏻😉
A very educational vid. Answered many of my questions as you progressed throught the vid.
thanks for sharing, I appreciate your time.
tusen takk from Norway.
Derek Allport - No problem at all. I’m glad you found it useful. Please, if you feel your friends would enjoy and benefits from any of the videos. Share them on. 👍🏻🎣
Great film . John . The squid are just starting to show in the Solent ...they are certainly going to be my target species .
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Russell Hallam - They’ve just started to show themselves here aswel mate. Good luck. 👍🏻🎣🦑
Nice one John, from the comments sounds like I'm not the only one who's never seen twisted booms before,top work fella 🎣👍
basa364 - No worries mate. It’s funny isn’t it. I always thought it was old school - but then again a lot of my fishing is old school. Dead simple and really effective. I used to make up my 2 hook flappers that way for fishing for dabs and flounders in my youth. Like I say you can make them out of heavier mono so they really stand off well. And even have a lighter hooklength looped on at the end.
Yet another great and informative video John. I really enjoy watching them. Cheers Phil. Manchester
phil brooke - No worries Phil. 👍🏻🎣🦑
Another good one! I think I'll practice tying up your setup.... I've wanted to try squid fishing and I purchased the lures last year so I'm going to give it a go! Thanks!
- This method is great from the boat but fishing a single lure on its own works well from the shore. :)
Excellent videos pal.
Your enthousiasme and passion for angling really comes through .
Very Instructional and interesting on the tech side. Certainly showcases the richness of our seas with some cracking catches .
Would like to see more now!!
- Thank you very much Matt. Yes there are some incredible species on offer if you can make the effort to target them :)
The Fish Locker
Absolutely !
albeit the Tuna did surprise me though .
Luckily on the Isle of Wight there are a lot of marine habitats of a similar nature where I’m sure some of the techniques will be applicable .
Tight lines
Matt Morris - You have the same species and a few extras. We don’t get the stingers or the Undulates down here. I am thinking of travelling up for them this year. 😉👍🏻🎣
The Fish Locker blonde rays too , dad had one 28lb first ever ray , fish of a lifetime it was said at the time !!we’re coarse Anglers really but live / lived on the island so you’ve gotta have a go. I used to do the inshore potting, long lining stake fishing etc I’ve lure fished for bass for years around there particularly inshore and released some lovely fish .what you were doing reminded me a lot of what I used to get up to so bought back memories .
An other great video please keep them coming
Philip Owen - Glad you liked it mate. I’ll do my best. 👍🏻🎣
Always good to watch a video where you can learn something useful. No help here I know, but they're far easier to catch when I visit my son's in Oz!
mr wildgoose - I do try and give a bit of info in every vid. I’m always keen to share what I know, even if it’s not very much.haha. 😉
excellent video as usual , like the twisted boom idea works well. hopefully i will get to have a crack at it one day.
Stuart Allen - No worries mate. The twisted blood loop works well for anti tangle. And the heavier the mono, the more it “stands off” 😉🎣
I’ve tied loads of those bloodknot droppers, but never with the twist incorporated. Great tip will be using that on future rigs, simple way to make the loop stand out, like it!
Gatsby - No problem mate. The heavier the mono, the more it “stands off” 😉 Let me know how you get on. 👍🏻🎣
You can get barbed squid spike for the live bait. Bait wouldn't be much alive when you put it in. Great video. Squiding is one of my favorites
- Thats a good idea, but yes the live bait would be alive for long.lol. I enjoy it too. :D
Thanks , great video again
donal kelleher - Any time bud. 👍🏻🎣
One more nice video
PETARDE 2018 - Thanks bud. Glad you liked it. 👍🏻🎣
Great video @TheFishLocker ill be using this twisted boom in the future for sure!
- Its a great little rig to know and so simple to make once you know. :)
Good video John,I do like the twisted boom, I will give it a try from my Kayak. I might see you out there.
Jim Gibbons - Thanks Jim. Good luck. The twisted blood loop does work well for preventing tangles and the heavier the mono the more it “stands off” 👍🏻😉🎣
Liked and subscribed!squid jiggin is pretty slow here n Washington st. Hope it picks up soon!good luck to ya brother,also liked your other vids. That’s a great rig as well
Catch My drift - Thankyou very much. I’m glad you enjoyed the content. I have pretty varied fishing here in Cornwall, UK. I’m very lucky. All the best buddy. 👍🏻🎣
great vid.. never thought about catching squid...
Chris Beer - Squid, cuttlefish and octopus all great eating and great bait. I show how I catch cattle and octopus in on of my other vids. Cuttlefish on the thumbnail 😉👍🏻
Great video as usual fishing is what it is🐳
Rob Gregory - Thanks Rob. I’m glad you enjoyed it. 🎣👍🏻
Another great video ! we have been addicted to catching them for a few years now had them to over 4.5 lb !
tessilateddragon - I’ve had some great fun catching them but never that big. What a monster that would have been!!! Well done mate. 👍🏻🎣🦑
Great commentary. Can't wait to get out there
- I'm glad you enjoyed the video and welcome to our channel. Any questions just leave me a comment. ;)
On holiday about 25 yrs ago in puerto rico gc and this Portuguese kid showed us how to fish for squid somert I've never done before didn't realise ya get em off north east coast aswel
Great video again John,very interesting don’t get them around here, but I have caught small octopus from Anglesey 👍👍🎣🎣
gary murray - Thanks Gary. I’ll be very surprised if they aren’t there as squid are pretty much everywhere. I know they’re present all the way up to the north east coast of the uk? Maybe just not inshore.
I've never heard of anyone fishing for squid in my area. " between Ardrossan and arran. I planned ahead and bought some various sizes of squid lures from China and iam planning to give it ago myself. Nice work with the twisted boom". I will be making some trace's up using ur twisted boom method. Great stuff. Ps, I would like to see more wreck fishing if possible. 😆 Also thanks for the great vid's mate. Their very entertaining and even an old dog like me can still learn a thing or two..! 👍
Matt Webster - I’m not sure about them in your area but I would imagine the best place to find out would be the local fish market. The twisted blood loops are good for keeping down on the tangles. The heavier the mono the more they “stand off”. I plan to do more wrecking vids when the weather/work allows. Wrecking at anchor or wreck on the drift?
Great video. Well explained and very educational.
Merlin Sea Angling
N.Wales
- Thank you very much. I hope the video helps folks out. 😊
I'll probably never make your twisted boom or fish for squid but it sure is interesting watching your process and videos.
- You never know where it might come in handy Nancy. ;)
Look up squid jigging in new found land canada we use a different jig bud straight up and down fro the side of the boat and get rid of the landing net the squid fall of the jig into the boat also if you go out at night with a flash lite. (Torch ) you will get all you want in an hour normally get fifty lbs then I head in Cut and salt them for winter bait and eating
I have watched different videos from across the world and you have a much stronger fishery there than here. I use the net for a reason and explain it in the videos. I don’t make a mess in the boat. 😉
Ha ha you read my mind, I was just about to message you to say I've got a hour free post a video, then this popped up😂
remi naftel - Haha. Not sure I want to read what’s on your mind mate. 😛
We fish for them from the piers here in Weymouth and have had some cracking days at them, I think I may give that a go in the EARLY morning
David Storton - I’ve had them at night time under anywhere that there’s some bright lights. Caught one on a savage gear eel one night targeting pollack under a floodlight. 😉
I like them a lot.
- I am glad to hear that. :)
Another great video 👌
- Thank you Adam. 😊
Love your Videos 💜
- Thank you. I am glad you enjoy them. :)
Great advice . And a great video as always. Have you ever caught squid of a break water . If so would love to hear how to go about it . Thinking of Holyhead breakwater myself
Lovely stuff man, I had a few this winter been. Your channel is brilliant 👍🏻
louisdt99 - Thankyou very much. I’m glad you’re enjoying the content. 😊 They were a bit fickle this last season. Had a mental session on them. 25-30 between 3 of us. So I went back the next day for the vid and couldn’t get them in the bloomin boat!!!haha.
Haha yeah bound to happen 😂 maybe I’ll see you out there sometime. Tight lines pal
louisdt99 - You local to my area?
Yeah man local 👍🏻
louisdt99 - Great stuff. Well say hello if you see me out and about. 👍🏻🎣😉
Really good thank you
- Our pleasure Paul. 😊
Enjoyed that and your other videos thank you. Do you follow Rob the Cornish Shore and Kayak man. Much of what you do reminds me of him.
Bass Fishing UK - I have actually seen him out in his Kayak once or twice. I think he’s based on the Roseland. 👍🏻
Cracking video as usual. Do the squid need any preparation before you freeze them as bait?
Great vid as usual,not too many cod about to waste the squid on ! I'd sooner eat it anyway !Maybe one on plaice,turbot etc. when the times right ?
kevin buckler - There are plans for vids on both of those fish, but as you say. When the time is right. 👍🏻🎣
ill have to try the twisted boom.it looks great..
leonard whelehan - It does work really well, I use it quite a bit when I want it to stand off. I used it on my two down hook rig in my shore vid and on my 2 down rig from the boat in the haddock vid. Works well. 👍🏻🎣
great video mate, cant beat some squid to eat and for bait but id like to see you catch them from shore,, beginners dont have their own boats, well 9% dont and it be nice to know how to find them from shore.
karl wood - Any piers or structures with lights on fished at night are good places to start mate. I’ll try and do one this coming squid season. 👍🏻
Nice video companion. Here in the Basque Country we fish with artisan lures. I make them myself. Regards.
- I am going to make some this year. 😉👍
@@TheFishLocker If you need any help, tell me.
We get a good run of squid here in Torbay,little slow at the moment but by early March the pier will be alive with them for afew weeks,seen them upto 4lb8oz but the average is around 1lb I guess...
T L B - I’ve had some corkers this year. Easy 2ft long and like a baguette. That one was on my small but yes, average size around 18”. 🦑
The Fish Locker it’s all good fun isn’t it..cracking bait for everything that swims too haha
T L B - Absolutely!!
That squid on the grill with sea-salt and lemon. ..uuiiiii and one bottle of red wine 🙈🙈🙈🙈
- That sounds delicious!!
@@TheFishLocker taste better when you try it 👍👍
Great video
FishingFrenzy - Thankyou very much mate, I hope it was helpful. 👍🏻🎣
Hi John. Thanks for that peace of info mate. I will try the fish market and hopefully get some good news as where to catch some squid. I just hope I've not waisted money on buying all those squid lures ? As they did cost me a few squid. Lol.😃
Matt Webster - You loony.haha. You can use the same lures for cuttlefish and octopus - just rig them differently. I show how I like to target them in another vid ( the one with a cuttlefish on the thumbnail ) 😉 Good luck mate. Fish markets are brilliant places I used to love going down there early morning and seeing all the different fish.
Hello from Seaham, you'll know where that is.
Yes I do 👍🏻
Nice channel content and great videos. I was thinking of trying to fish for squid next week here in the UK? Is squid seasonal in the UK or can they be caught in any season? Also which is the best season here in the UK is best for squid fishing? Thank you for your information
I know it's abit of an old post but apparently August - January
I learned fishing from you
I am glad to hear you have found the videos helpful. 😊
Liked and subbed , top video. Just going to work my way through your others
gazz g - Excellent mate. Welcome. Let me know if you like the vids and have any suggestions for future ones. 👍🏻🎣
@@TheFishLocker well was going to ask if maybe you could explain the tides . I.e when is good to fish and when not . I live in the midlands so never done any sea fishing but parents moved to cleathorps so hoping to do a bit when i visit .
gazz g - This varies from mark to mark and even if species. Give me a message on the Fishlocker fb page some time and I can maybe explain in a bit more detail. 👍🏻
Is wool ever used to fish for cephalopods? Eel anglers used to use lengths of wool instead of, or in combination with hooks. I'm wondering if short lengths of wool, tied the the lure, would be effective?
Brian Sharp - It’s my understanding that the olden day anglers fishing for eels used to thread big lobworms onto the wool. And fish it in a bundle so when the eel bit into the worms it’s teeth cost fouled up in the wool fibre. Not sure if it would be string enough for a squid. Worth an experiment anyway. 👍🏻🦑
oh man.. squid fishing.. wish the humboldt squid would return to SD, on the other hand, the sand bass populations are coming back nicely, finally.. lol
DumbestFisherman TV - Where one leaves another usually fill the void. In areas where people have seen cod numbers reduce, shellfish species like crab and lobster are increasing. 😉👍🏻
@@TheFishLocker the ocean, and mother nature are cruel mistresses.. to the weak, death, the strong, life.. no simpler rules exist that I've seen.. thanks for taking the time..
@@TheFishLocker the humbolt squid absolutely demolished the sand bass here a few years ago and they changed a bunch of rules. Sand bass are recovering, which is good, but damn.. I miss those 20-50 lb squid.. lol
DumbestFisherman TV - A 50lb angry squid with long sticky arms is not something I would look forward to wrestling with in a small boat. I think I’ll happily leave them boys be.haha.
@@TheFishLocker had one humbolt at LEAST 9 feet long I hung from the kayak once off La Jolla.. was long before I was a youtuber or anything, but damn.. that sh.. was scary! I was chopping away at tentacles with my knife, shanked an eye and opened up the body before the thing gave up and my jig pulled free.. sank out of sight.. was some craziness
Smashing
ascot 104 - Glad you liked it mate. Hope it was useful 👍🏻🎣
A tough day at the office!
- Some times you just have to enjoy being out there.
Can u get bucktails there in the UK? IF so try white on white colored bucktails & jig for squid
- I will give that a go. :)
I know there's a roll with the boat but at about 13:00 the rod behind looked to be bouncing, not being there does deceive. Interesting video as not everywhere you can fish for those or I should say it's not practice to fish for them.
Jeff Cole - It might have been a bite I’ll have to watch back and see. You will sometimes get fish hitting the jigs. Wrasse are territorial and fish like mackerel will try and bite anything.lol.
Could do with about 100 of them for my skate trip in April, the skate would love them especial fresh one's 🎣👍
Damian Owens - Who are you going with? I’m going around that time with Kev on Size matters. 👍🏻🎣🐟
@@TheFishLocker same here mate I fish with Kev a lot, what dates are you out with him? I did the skate last year aswell
Damian Owens - This will be my first trip with him. I had to cancel 1 and lost one to weather last year. I’m not sure exactly of the dates. They’re end of April time I think.
@@TheFishLocker he's definitely one of the best skippers out their, I've been fishing with him for about 6 or 7 years now I've been to Norway twice with Kev and going again in September, I'm also doing a six gill shark trip next year with him. The dates I'm doing the skate trip are April 12, 13, 14th it's a bit of a work out! Lol
Damian Owens - I’ve fished for skate before - my wife and I went out of Oban. Our first fish were a 207 and a 117. He is definitely one of the skippers who isn’t afraid to push the boundaries. I’m really looking forward to it. 👍🏻
John are they around all year.
Coming down and staying near mevy in June.
Philip Shaw - This year they were autumn/winter when I caught them best. Though I have had them in summer? The real answer mate is. They could be. Though they really have been hit and miss down here.
Can you catch squid at any time during the day or are there particular times and seasons that work best?
- They feed any time of the day but dusk and night time is best I have found.
@@TheFishLocker yes because at night and early morning they feed
you can catch squid at any part of the day and all days of the year. Find leveled seabed, big concentration of small non-pelagic fish or attract the small fish, and squids will be/come there. They dont like warm sea, so in winter you can catch them in shallows and in summer you can catch them in depth. Atleast thats here in croatia. But since there is always cold, you can catch squids under 40m thruout whole year, i suposse
Great vid , Thanks 👍👍
baz - No worries Baz 😉👍🏻
Do you ever catch the squid to eat, tempura calamari is one of my all time favourite meals
- Yes occasionally when the bait freezer is full
what kind of ground and depths are they over? think there is a few marks i have i mind here in Pembrokeshire.
- They move around and feed over mixed ground. But a favourite spot of mine is over a rocky outcrop. ;)
Double dropper loop or pompano rig as we know it here in NJ USA
- Cool. Its interesting how many similar things we have but know them differently. :)
Nice rig, mate! Could you possibly tell how many grams are each of those lures rated at? Thanks you.
Marius Zota - I aren’t at home so I can’t tell you for certain but the tandem ones are only very light. 10g maybe but the single one I fished on the spinning rod was 23g I think. 👍🏻🎣
Yeah don't bother, just wanted a rough approximation. Thanks, mate!
another great Video but an observation ...your hands disappear from the frame when your tying at times making new students to the art of rig tying guessing as to what your doing …. overall very informative...thanks
- Thats where the rig and knot tying videos come in ;)
Hi John , have you ever caught other species on a Squid Jig ? ie Pollock cod etc ?
bryn mitchell - I’ve had mackerel and whiting on them but that’s because they were suicidal and practically swallowed the whole jig.haha. The spikes aren’t much good for hooking fish. You can rig a stinger hook if you want?
Bigger sea robin and bigger weever here in croatia/southern europe. Mostly on 5-7 cm shrimp style squid jig or tataki jig. But it is rare, maybe one in 20 trips, and only on sand terrain ofc.
Hello everyone is there any squid at Weymouth at the moment I could do with some bait and thanks for the vids fish locker I really enjoy them
My mate caught 14 the other day on the Stone Pier, I'm giving it a shot about 5am in the morning
Thanks David im going to try and get down this week
ticey79 - As David said mate. I’d just fish a single lure on a spinning rod though. Or even one under a sliding float. 👍🏻🎣
Very entertaining love the vids. Can you catch them off the rocks or off a pier.
- Yes. But just fish a single lure.
Great video im yet to catch a squid. Would this technique work from piers? I think I would struggle to keep it off the ground and get the movement due to the current. Do you think there is a way I could modify the rig to get the bouncing whilst having the weight on the ground?
Fishing_bug - I have caught them from piers before with a single lure under a float. It’s killer if you rig a stinger treble hook and hook a live prawn below the lure. But shhh... don’t tell anyone 😉🤫
How do you know they are there to start off with? I wouldn't just use a squid lure on the off chance...
Mat White - Some folks do just try them out anywhere any time. The places I fish for squid - where I know there are squid; are because I’ve either caught them on feathers, or had them attack livebaits in those areas. 😉🎣
Still don't get which line you finish off does the loop go in boom end or main line end as when you do that bit your hands drop out of view of the camera I still can't do it
Watch the video on the workshop. Specifically showing the knot tying.
@@TheFishLocker it was the workshop one I was watching ??
Love ur accent lol
Do you ever put anything on to the lures to add sent or anything like that? I’m sorry I you mentioned that and I missed it.
- I'm not sure if I have mentioned it in this video but I have definitely shown it in others. I put some fish flash on the back of the lure. Works great for octopus and cuttlefish. Here is a vid showing it.- czcams.com/video/hX4lPm4cM7M/video.html
Thank you. Love the channel, keep up the great content man.
Nic Hull - My pleasure mate 👍🏻🎣
when is the best time of yr to try for um ??
robert mansfield - It varies with different places and the conditions. In my area it’s autumn/winter. But you do still catch the odd one in summer. 😉
What type of ground would squid usually be on ?
tom keal - Reef. Or where reef meets sand. That’s in my experience.
What time of the year can u catch squid from shore in Ireland do u know john
Declan o hagan - I don’t know in Ireland if I’m honest. We get different runs of them here in the UK. For instance some years November - January are great for them. But it’s usually August - September time.
The Fish Locker thanks john helpful as always
What time of year is best
Autumn
What's your fleece hoodie called I want one? :)
- Which one the tartan one? Or the navy one? PM the fish locker fb page. 😊
Would have been great if all was on camera
Is it not on camera?
Damn never knew squid fishing was that much fun 😂😂😂 too bad I live nowhere close to a place I could catch squid 😂😂 all I got is trout and bass! Nice vid! If you haven't yet, come checkout my latest upload when you get the time 💯👍 tight lines bro!
Osny_fishing_adventures - Fishing is fun mate. Doesn’t matter if you’re catching crabs or blooming great monsters.lol. I’ll check your new content out when I finish work. 😉👍🏻🎣
Is this westcoast use mainly? Do you think theres any NE way
Yes. Loads of them.
@@TheFishLocker i want to try it off a harbor wall
Where do you catch Squid
Over small areas of reef.
Not jigging then?
- No need.
my favorite animal is the squid( but not to eat) this video is s a d why are there no catch and release videos!?