squid classic!!

[deltaranger]

Entered the squid comp today, don't know the full results and my team didn't win:( But we did pick up the biggest squid at just over a kilo! What a great day tho! Was very slow to start with, by the first hour we only had 2 small squid.
As the day wore on we filled our quota of 10 squid- Upgrade time!! Got a few good ones to knock out the small stuff and then 'Whack' My mates rod goes off- pulling a bit of line as well! into the boat it came:D Decided to motor back to the start of our drift again and literally in the same spot the reel went off again bringing in the next big one!
We thought we were near the top at the end, but know we were in the top five!:D

[shaneomack05]

good work delta. gotta love when the squid come on.

shane

[bender]

Todays squid comp was very good with a good crowd and nice weather. I would like to say thanks to the people who ran it to perfection ..Paul Willis ....Mike Roennfeldt....Craig Leatt-Hayter..Craigs son....the special squid guys from Japan.....c.o.c.kburn Pleasure Boat Storage who allowed the weighin eg to be held under cover etc.....the competitors and anyone else who i may have forgotten....:o

I ended up in freo where i got 16 squid all up but most were small...i was smart enough to take a couple buckets to keep them alive in an that was good as it was numbers 12 and 15 that gave my bag the most weight ....upgrading is not on when you already have 10 so at least the small ones are still swimming

i had a few casts back near the weighin and saw 6 salmon...:eek:..i landed the orange diawa emeralda jig in front of them and whacked it like a madman...one fish hit it instantly but dropped it on the first jump....:confused:

I did good at the weighin when i wasnt expecting too and some of the boaters bags were awsom.


When i got home and took a close look at the Breaden squid rod i won i realised what a trophy it was. The workpersonship....:p.....is stunning and i have never owned anything of this quality...I am very grateful for this and cannot thank the two guys enough for donating this...:)..next weekend will see it used for the first time and i already have mates lined up to have a go. This rod is 8 foot but so light that you really could throw a zipbait tiny clear across the walpole inlet.

its definatly an upgrade from the 5 year old berkely dropshot and 4 year old diawa exceller which i might add is still as good as the day i got it due to running refrigeration oil and teflon grease inside. BUT...the new blue exceller is going to sit nice on the Breaden..the only problem now is do i run 5 pound straight through flurocarbon or that diawa braid that is like a rainbow colour....:rolleyes:
I cant wait for the next squid classic to come around.

Szarn

[bender]

delta...that squid you got was a horse too....im not used to seeing one squid bigger than my whole bag...:eek:..awsom catch mate

[BreamingSuzie]

Congratulatons Szarn for winning the shore comp. Excellent squidding.:D

[Take it EZ]

Sounds like the Squid events in the WA are quiet a success, how long have they been running for in the WA? I wish they had similiar events in Victoria would be a great day out on the water.

[bender]

I just won...the guy behind me was so close it was scary...

[Hazell]

Congrats Szarn!

For those who were'nt there, Szarn also relinquished his biggest squid win and allowed a younger guy to win the awesome prizes in his place (another $500+ Breaden rod I think and some extras). Top stuff.
(I'm the guy who was looking at the exceler just after you won it by the way)

[bender]

i could not remember who was who but im totally desperate to try a kayak now...looks like loads of fun...

and as for the prize...i can only use one rod at a time plus it made that young guys day...

[fishyreub]

That was my mate who you handed the prize to Szarn.
he wants me to let you know hes ecstatic and says ur a legend haha

Nice one mate!

Cheers,
Reuben

[Hazell]

They are perfect for bream and squid. They are silent, you're lower on the water and can launch anywhere you want. Plus, you get a good workout while fishing!

I'm looking forward to the next comp now. I was only 50 or 100g off a decent prize today but regardless it was a great day and I won a big bucket of squid at least!

[Hooked]

and as for the prize...i can only use one rod at a time plus it made that young guys day...

Congrats on the win mate and even more on your effort in handing on your prize.:cool:

[bender]

glad he liked it fisyrueb...not sure what rod it was though but he got that

diawa emeralda jig as well and they were why i got so many squid as they

have a rattle inside and are nicely balanced...i will likely be trying the rod i

won next sat at rous head so he is welcome to join in. i will post details

on my forum thats somewhere below here...:)

[smicko]

Good onya Szarn, well played mate.

[deltaranger]

It was a good day had by all accounts I herd- My mate and I can't wait for the next one, this was our first but won't be our last! Was very glad they weighed both of our large squid because there was a few hundred grams between them and that really made the difference.
Those squid rods looked fantastic, found it a bit strange that the rod that we got was a baitcaster??:confused: But hey, it was more the fun of the day- not the prizes (even tho they make it better)

[deltaranger]

Sounds like the Squid events in the WA are quiet a success, how long have they been running for in the WA? I wish they had similiar events in Victoria would be a great day out on the water.

Been running for a few years now. From what I herd around the place, they want to make it bigger and better when the boat ramp area is all finished- but that could just be talk:rolleyes: Had seen in a mag of some sort that the A.B.T. organizers were wanting to start squidding as a branch of them, but I haven't seen anything else about it

[bender]

well Delta you get a live squid and put it on that baitcaster then drift it out for a salmon ..but dont dare tell mr sewell that i told you to use a squid for salmon or i might get in trouble cos its a secret.......:D

[deltaranger]

well you get a live squid and put it on that baitcaster then drift it out for a salmon ..but dont dare tell mr sewell that i told you to use a squid for salmon or i might get in trouble cos its a secret.......:D

It will be our little secret!;)

[bender]

it was good to see sewelly and dror out on the stratos and davesquidgyshimanohowsmynewwrapmanoreilly and crew out on the pro strike..this should encourage half the bream field to enter next time and make it even bigger and better...:)

and dave got second with his crew so good stuff guys...they won a nice engel fridge plus a wheel barrow of other goodies...

[Shortytheyakker]

Well done to all the folks that turned up it was another well run and pleasant day out, BM nearly had the quinella with Adidiaspeteman just missing out winning in the kayak section,,good work Delta as well,,,

I will put a couple pictures up on this thread if i may,,

Szarn Tink winner landbased

http://i651.photobucket.com/albums/uu232/shortytheyakker/calamariclassic024.jpg

Adidiaspete just misses out on top spot,kayaks

http://i651.photobucket.com/albums/uu232/shortytheyakker/calamariclassic022.jpg

Japanes squid pro,Paul Willis organiser and squid jig importer, Craig leatt-hayter son (name ???) who was interpertator.

http://i651.photobucket.com/albums/uu232/shortytheyakker/calamariclassic016.jpg

Boat winners Tommy and Joe

http://i651.photobucket.com/albums/uu232/shortytheyakker/calamariclassic018.jpg

Kayak winners

http://i651.photobucket.com/albums/uu232/shortytheyakker/calamariclassic021.jpg

I think Brodys crew got 2nd in the boats ??,this is there squid boat anyway,could even be used for breaming at a pinch,lol
http://i651.photobucket.com/albums/uu232/shortytheyakker/calamariclassic030.jpg

I think this is the guy that Szarn past half his gear onto,runner up landbased ?

http://i651.photobucket.com/albums/uu232/shortytheyakker/calamariclassic026.jpg

Young guy on right wins best inked prize,i think he was wearing that same shirt last year as well,lol

http://i651.photobucket.com/albums/uu232/shortytheyakker/calamariclassic028.jpg

Landbased 3rd ? only guessing,good swag of goodies anyway

http://i651.photobucket.com/albums/uu232/shortytheyakker/calamariclassic023.jpg

Looking forward to the next one possibly in June,,see you all down there.:)

[bender]

no..that last photo is of the second place land based and my second prize was for biggest squid land based and the young guy had one just a tad smaller
than mine so he was next in line.

[Shortytheyakker]

No worrys,,i think Pete got 3rd in the kayaks now i think about it,, just missed out by a few grams,,can't remember its called old age :D

[Hazell]

i was 50g ahead of pete :p i tihnk he was 4th.

[Dror]

What great events these are. Fun day catching squid with the bonus of maybe winning a prize and the big bonus of a great feed, how could you go wrong.
Sewelly and I hit a patch of the maddest squid fishing I have ever seen with every jig going off the second it hit the water. It was mayhem for a short time but unfortunately they weren't the size we were chasing. Still taste the same though. I was stoked to get a squid of nearly a kilo which I think is probably the biggest I have ever caught.
Oh and Szarn, we weren't on the Stratos. We were fishing from Sewellys centre console.
Thanks to the organisers for a fantastic event and thanks to Honsu for some great advice on jigs.
Congrats to all those that did well, the prizes were pretty amazing.

Cheers, Dror

[bender]

you mean ians dads boat or has ian decided that tosh..bubba...and bear are on to something

[Online store]

I had been looking for the right centre console for a very long time, finally gave up looking and bit the bullet and just got one that I thought looked pretty good and would do the job, had it for over 6 months now and have been loving it.
Put about 200 hrs approx on it already and probably about 30000 kms traveling. (on Trailer)

Had an awesome session on the squids yesterday and had an absolutely awesome day on the water, thanks Dror. Great comps and am already looking forward to the next one. Had a great feed of Barbie squid with my special recipe last night which was enjoyed by all who consumed.

Ian.

[bender]

well come on...we want boat pics....it sounds like a good rig if its already had so much use

[Brody]

Fun day overall and was pretty damn happy to finish second.

Didn't get any real monsters but a good all round bag which weighed 5.8kg from memory.

[Shortytheyakker]

i was 50g ahead of pete :p i tihnk he was 4th.

Did you ? I am glad i dont get paid by a magazine to write a official report,1/2 of it would be wrong :rolleyes::D

I see theres concern on another site about cheating,,one mob as we know had 13 squid in the bag,,,hopefully its on honest mistake. :)

[adidaspeteman]

haha, I don't know what i came, I thought it was 3rd too...lol

It was another great squid comp and I had a brilliant time yakking in the glorious conditions.

I think my squid that took out biggest for the yaks is the biggest I've caught to date!

Thanks Calamari Classic 2010 crew and sponsers for my sweet prize pack, got lots of new squid jigs to play with.

What was that about touching Willies bottom?! lol

[Hazell]

Hardly matters who was 3rd anyway, you got the big squid! I was happy with my biggest but I remember yours was heaps heavier so it must have been a good one!

Hopefully as the comp grows, prizes will go further down the field as well.

[riceboy]

Big Thanks !!


Asides for a couple of miscounts and other "touching bottoms" issues....I'd like to thank all the participants for making this a great day for all of us.

I'd also like to thank Paul Willis and Andrew Matthews for organising and putting up such an awesome event.
Also a thank you to Mike Roenfelt for been a great MC.

Also like to thank all the sponsors for helping out and making this unique event a great one!!

[echo1]

Great job to all the BM guys who entered, especially Szarn and Pete and all the other top finishers. Was going to enter the shorebased section but decided to hit hillarys from tinny instead. Wish I had entered now cause I got 4 squid for 2.5kg and that was from about 30mins of eging. Biggest went a bit over 500g and is a PB. Still would have been flogged by the top finishers though. I'll try and give you all a run for your money (and prizes) next round. :D
Congrats again.

[Justin Boyle]

I got 4 squid for 2.5kg and that was from about 30mins of eging. Biggest went a bit over 500g and is a PB.

Something doesn't add up there.

Never been squiding but I reckon it would be a bit of fun doing those drifts.

[echo1]

Sorry my mistake. The bag was closer to 1.5kg.
Cheers.

[adidaspeteman]

hey Eric, come down next time mate. My bag was just over the 1.5kgs too

[deltaranger]

I see theres concern on another site about cheating,,one mob as we know had 13 squid in the bag,,,hopefully its on honest mistake. :)[/QUOTE]

They were sooo mad at themselfs when they relized the mistake! And they had the Breadon guys on they're boat as well:rolleyes: The blame game was going around the group, I couldn't help but laugh

[breamdreamer]

.......but im totally desperate to try a kayak now...looks like loads of fun...



Looking at your photos Szarn, you'll SINK as you seem to have put on a heckalota weight!!! :eek::D Now I see why you wanted to give me some squids today .... they were from last weekend!!!!???? :mad::p Had I known you had a new squid rod, you should have told me, I would have joined you for a fish! Was there mention of another in June, been meaning to enter but everytime it's on I'm out of town. So when do the details get released?:) PS ... car hunt was rather depressing ...

[bender]

come squiding romorrow and you can try the new rod

[deltaranger]

Does anyone know when the results will be published? Thought it would be up by now- but haven't seen anything posted on this and other sites!

[Shortytheyakker]

Try next months Hot Bite magazine, whoops there is no more mags :D

Try WAFM magazine next month,i have never seen the results online.

The squid gods were shinning on me this weekend,i cleaned up fast,,heres a photo my friend Gale to (check out the light DohDohDohDoh from heaven shinning on me,lol)

http://i651.photobucket.com/albums/uu232/shortytheyakker/lightfromHeaven.jpg

Last weeks winners were out there,,Vanessa and Daniel,,

http://i651.photobucket.com/albums/uu232/shortytheyakker/woodiessquid007.jpg

Gale and daughter Tina ,sometimes his 86 year old mother in law jumps in the back for squidding,,

http://i651.photobucket.com/albums/uu232/shortytheyakker/woodiessquid004.jpg

Not sure who this bloke is,,,;) I forgot my esky,now i am trying to get squid ink off the kayak,,,

http://i651.photobucket.com/albums/uu232/shortytheyakker/SquiddingatWoodys.jpg

[Haydenn]

nice work
well done