Simo68

it’s that time again to beat your compatriots to the tackle store and grab a few jigs before “the colours that really work” are gone.
i’ve started catching them around the Rous in my favorite GPS marked spot “Big Daddy”.
I have invested in a vacuum sealer for this winters snapper baits (my Mrs is complaining the freezer is full of squid already and there is no room to store the loaves of bread)!😬
Anyway back to the squid. I went out last week and got 27 (between me and my deckhand), although hard to call him a deckie, more of a mate who likes a free charter.
Ive found them biting (cuddling) the jigs in all sorts of tides, and of course having a spare rod dangling a surface jig for the mate who is also hungry to double up on a few catches. I’m still not 100% an angel to keep ink out of the boat, it was like a black slaughter house last week and took a while to clean post-trip (picture the deckie sitting at home with a beer while i’m doing this).
It’s been all tiger action so far, but getting heaps each trip.
Eating-wise, i’ve experimented quite a bit and found chilling them for 6 hours is easier to get the skin off, pineapple great to soften them up overnight soak and although flash frying is great for 20 seconds, the following is the best recipe by far.  So enjoy, please share your tips and orange 3.5 jigs for me out perform anything else during the day.
olive oil, add garlic and chili flakes, then add squid in thin strips, cook 2-4 mins until changes colour, add pasata, cook on low 4 mins, add grated lemon rind and parsley, serve with spaghetti, adding breadcrumbs/olive oil splash/pepper/parsley on top... with cold beer
 
 

I've only tried there once, however I've thought about it and discussed it with a few other people. The consensus is to fish it on a neep tide around the change when the flow is at its minimum.
 
 

Agree completely here. There is plenty of good ground there but you can only fish it at best an hour either side of the change on a small tide. 
 
On a big moon and mid-tide the current can be 4-5kn in places along there, completely unfishable and not a great time to try and anchor either.

in the two years i’ve owned my boat ‘Pilfer’ i’ve ventured out slowly, green, then harries, mud, hope banks, chain banks/rous.
last weekend i went round the bend to experience the rainbow channel. i only ended up just passed the amity beach/boat ramp.
it was mad, went at high tide, was only in 5m, had four lines with a bit of weight on each, all pointing in different directions due to current!!
of course i did my research and know the tide rips through there but it was insane😂
i’m seeking any local knowledge that would help me for next attempt (i do love finding new places and trialing)
probably soft plastic wafting down? probably trolling lures?
... and probably not such a high running tide may help?
your advice would be appreciated
Simo

house boat would solve all your problems😂😂

in the two years i’ve owned my boat ‘Pilfer’ i’ve ventured out slowly, green, then harries, mud, hope banks, chain banks/rous.
last weekend i went round the bend to experience the rainbow channel. i only ended up just passed the amity beach/boat ramp.
it was mad, went at high tide, was only in 5m, had four lines with a bit of weight on each, all pointing in different directions due to current!!
of course i did my research and know the tide rips through there but it was insane😂
i’m seeking any local knowledge that would help me for next attempt (i do love finding new places and trialing)
probably soft plastic wafting down? probably trolling lures?
... and probably not such a high running tide may help?
your advice would be appreciated
Simo

house boat would solve all your problems😂😂

house boat would solve all your problems😂😂

house boat would solve all your problems😂😂

house boat would solve all your problems😂😂

a few turned up about 7am near me but not too bad, we fished 4am until 2pm so saw a few out but wasn’t painful thank god, i miss week day fishing but have plenty of sickies planned for winter!!!

i go around $18 mate they do seem to work better but try a range perhaps put some pics of my faves i use

sand bass was my fishID guess i’ve never seen one before but happy to be corrected

sand bass was my fishID guess i’ve never seen one before but happy to be corrected

a few turned up about 7am near me but not too bad, we fished 4am until 2pm so saw a few out but wasn’t painful thank god, i miss week day fishing but have plenty of sickies planned for winter!!!

i go around $18 mate they do seem to work better but try a range perhaps put some pics of my faves i use

just some pics of a dawn raid in the rous this morning  targeting squire (we got three).... the deckie outshone me catchwise with a nice 40+ perfect pan size

just some pics of a dawn raid in the rous this morning  targeting squire (we got three).... the deckie outshone me catchwise with a nice 40+ perfect pan size

i go around $18 mate they do seem to work better but try a range perhaps put some pics of my faves i use

just some pics of a dawn raid in the rous this morning  targeting squire (we got three).... the deckie outshone me catchwise with a nice 40+ perfect pan size

Good work, some nice variety there, is your deckie unaware that he should never outshine the skipper?

just some pics of a dawn raid in the rous this morning  targeting squire (we got three).... the deckie outshone me catchwise with a nice 40+ perfect pan size

just some pics of a dawn raid in the rous this morning  targeting squire (we got three).... the deckie outshone me catchwise with a nice 40+ perfect pan size

just some pics of a dawn raid in the rous this morning  targeting squire (we got three).... the deckie outshone me catchwise with a nice 40+ perfect pan size

just some pics of a dawn raid in the rous this morning  targeting squire (we got three).... the deckie outshone me catchwise with a nice 40+ perfect pan size