Squidgy on sale $5+ what to buy

[Sandworm]

guys in melbourne i saw that squidgies will be on sale and i want to know what are good ones to buy?

i have never looked at them before i have only bought one pack of atomic 2" fat grubs.


Is there any i should look out for?

Also what fire line weight is good for sp (4/6lb) and surffishing? (15/20lb?)

Regards
Ben

I'd go with 4lb fireline.
Try the killer tomato, and the brown looking one.
Also there is an orange and gold one which works.
Sorry i dont know all the names
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dave

[jimi]

For bream go the size 2 (60mm) wrigglers. Bloodworm is a good colour to start with. After that almost any other colour is good. I've heard good reports about Avocado, Killer tomato, jelly prawn.

Fireline for softies - go 4lb (4lb is fine for any style of bream lure fishing). Can't help you with the surf fishing.

James.

[Mim]

Wrigler: Bloodworm, Advocado and JellyPrawn for Bream in no 2 & 3
Fish: Gary Glitter for bream in no 2 & 3

For Surf try the shads, but depends on what you are targeting. We have caught Snook, Herring and Rock cod in the JellyPrawn and advocado

Cheers

Mim

[bparker]

Hi Sandworm,

I've had a bit of success on the size 2 Hot Tomato and Bloodworm Wrigglers on the Patto and the Yarra.

I haven't tried them yet but I also reckon the Jelly Prawn and Gold Wrigglers might tempt the bigger bream feeding on mussels.

Where are they on sale at ? I need to stock up on a few myself...damn toadies!!!!

[Sandworm]

http://www.fishnet.com.au/library/article_display.php?entry=20e41425c8d29ad2d0fa78b9 9b9d4241

above is a link to the sizes and colours etc.

I was going to get the smalles in each as they look huge after a 2"fatgrub (atomic)

65mm is the smallest 80mm next

Looks like a pack of
65mm SQW
bloodworm, avocaado, jelly prawn, 24 carrot (very similar to jelly prawn so maybe i wont)

50mm SQF
garry glitter


P.S Sale is on at Big W on monday (make sure before you go so i dont give you the run around :)

also fireline is on sale.


P.PS i dont plan to use SP at the surf i just wondered what weigh line (fireline) to use.

[Sandworm]

by the way what head should i use?

the plain ball, or the "fish" head type if so what colour (as per above link)

[Mim]

The fish heads are too weighty for bream. Stick to the ball heads. We have found that some of the other jig heads work better than the sguidgy heads, as they get straightened out too easily by the big bream.

In the classified section Mike has advertised some hooks. We are using these that we have customised with split shot. They are nice and strong, yet also flexible. We also use the Gamakatsu jig heads and find that the squidgys fish really well on these.

Cheers

Mim

[bparker]

Sandworm...

Soft plastics are kick-ass on Salmon...if you can, take some with you and rig them up on the bottom dropper of your paternoster rig (like you would a surf-popper). Particularly the colours that represent small fish...(squidgy Black / Gold, Mullet etc).

Better still cast and retrieve.

[Sandworm]

i was going to try a white squidgy, they guys use "popers" similar to squidgys

lets hope we grab a salmon, or even a elephant, or 7 gill or gummy or ..... yeah :) me want a fish hehe

[Tambo]

It's not Fireline but I highly recommend 12lb Platypus Platinum for your surf fishing. Try a Mister Twister on the bottom dropper, it's an age old technique that works.

As for Squidgies I caught a couple of bream and a few annoying pike on the Silver Fox 50mm fish last weekend. I've found the wrigglers to be useless - must be doing something wrong.

[Ol' slab sides]

Bought some #1, 50mm squidgy fish yesterday in silver fox & jelly prawn they look the goods, I'll give 'em a go tomorrow. Hopefully you'll here about it in the brag board...:D


slab

[Ghoti]

Guys,

Dont get too excited about Squidgies at Big W. Was at the Fountain Gate (Vic) storte today, and the range was somewhat limited - perhaps 3 or 4 styles in one or two colours. They only had 4 or 5 packs of jig heads.

But at $16 for 125 yd spool fo 6lb fireline, well, that is exciting!

Cheers,
Scott

[Tambo]

Same at Big W Capalaba, Squidgies for $5.95 in about 4 different varieties. DohDohDohDohDoh and Springwood Marine have the complete collection at the same price.
4lb Fireline for $16.64 caught the eye though.


Yes a 2.50am post is ridiculous, my excuse is that I'm relaxing with a glass of water. I've just come home from an 18hr relay raising funds for cancer research. Running 8km at 0130 reminded me of my old Army days. Goodnight and good fishing.

[beefaman]

Definately the bloodworm wriggler. They go off, if you can keep the flatties away from them. Other colors I have had success on is Killer Tomato, Gary Glitter and 24 Carrot!:D

[rodmy]

squidjies at Big W, limited range, like the other guys the fireline was a good buy took the 3rd last 4lb

[Sandworm]

well i got killertomato in wriggler and paddle tail.

also Avocado, jelly prawn, bloodworm

I got the 20lb fireline for surf
and 4lb for SP fishing.

I now need to get the jig heads what size do you most use in the gamasuti or what ever it is..... the wiggle tail sp are size 2, and size 3 in the paddle tail.


weight and hook size would be great. i think i had 1/16 weight with size 4 hook maybe last time?!?!

do you guys have the hook with the tail or under the tail. eg what way do you run the hook in the SP.

[Mim]

I would suggest that you get a hold of the Squidgys Secrets video. This shows you exactly how to rig and fish the Squidgys. They can be rigged on any jighead, as long as they are rigged the way suggested by Bushy and Starlo.

As for weights, it would depend on the conditions you were using them, such as depth and current, and whether you want them to sink fast or slow. Bream tend to strike them on the drop. They are not jigged like normal soft plastics with short little jerks. More of a slow lift and drop, but as I said get the video. It has a lot of advertising on it, but it does teach you how to fish the Squidgys.

Hope that helps

Mim