Hey everyone,
Hope we are all keeping well and enjoying this warmer weather (as much as we can).
I wanted to share with you all a ripper EGI session I had yesterday at Clifton Spring Jetty and my experience fishing this spot.
1/9/2021 - First day of spring, light N/NE winds with a clean 1.2M run in-tide, the clouds were light and the sun was bright. Water temp 12C.
I started this session by hitting the pier after work, I arrived around 5PM and went with this killer natural pilchard colour Yamashita in size 2.5. (Sutte-R NMI #2.5). This was my first flick using my new go-pro and I completely forgot to turn it on during the whole session. Always next time.
Had two of the cocky 'locals' there who did the whole in their spot, no squid here talk, said I was wasting my time, yawn, yeah whatever - guess they don't mind me catching them.
The water was super clean with light floating weed.
Casting straight out, letting the current push the jig and double hopping is the best action for the spot since it's so shallow and I reckon it hands down helps prevent floating weed snags. The action started around 5:30PM, as the started setting a deep orange glow hit the water.
I was watching my jig about 5M out from the jetty and all of the sudden I saw this squid behind the jig, within a second and we're hooked up. Calling out to a mate who called bull until I landed the squid on the pier. Next cast on the drop meters out from the jetty and the line pulls tight to the left, another good squid inking and hitting the deck. Again, ink on the deck and we're back out, at this point my mates hooked into one before my drag starts pulling string. Unfortunately, it was barely hooked rather than a bigger squid. Within two minutes I'd landed four good sized squids and the mate got one.
To those two men who called me out for going for squid - LMAO I've never two blokes run to their rods quicker to change to a squid jig. Suck it.
Squid went quiet and they started talking again, saying that I'm lucky to have got squid and that it never happens. Yeah whatever - Five casts later sending it a little further out and the drag starts pulling string, good thumps and good pulls. The second the squid hit the pier they were eyeing it off, even tried asking if they could have it for bait - yeah right. Here is a couple of beauty shots of this 27CM hood.
Ended the session by 6:10PM, fished an hour with five squid + 1 mates, and kept two, gave another 3 to a young fella down the jetty. Good session before the weather turns.
Cheers,
Andrew
