Squid Rig for the upcoming WMO

[Fluka Brasi]

Cool... gonna give this a try. Thanks.

[Capt. Brent]

Just thought I would add another option to this post. I pull squid in my spread all of the time, especially in June when the Mahi's make there big run here in SE NC. I have a slightly different way of rigging them though, that some of you may want to try. Here is what you need: #9 coffee color single strand wire. 7/0 or 8/0 Mustad 9175 black nickel hook. 1/2-3/4oz. rubber core sinker. squid. optional - small mylar skirt Cut a piece of wire approximate 24-36" long. Attach hook with a haywire twist. run wire through sinker, behind the rubber core. stop a few inches above the hook. run wire up through the squid body and come out the top of the head and slide squid down wire and over sinker. The hook should be laying in the tennacle's of the squid. Slide optional skirt down wire on top of squid and make a haywire twist on top end of wire. Attach to end of a daisy chain or run by itself and troll. Passes over weed very well without catching the grass. Dolphin, Kings and Tuna will eat it up. I will try to edit this post later with pic to show the rig. It's quick, and easy and can be tied up in a couple of minute. After catching a fish, cut off the top haywire twist, add another squid, re-tie haywire and keep fishing.

[captcl]

Sounds like a less damaging way to rig the bait. Thanks Capt.

[striper_on]

Thanks for the tip.

[Fish-N-Fool]

Capt. Brent,
It has been "slow" tuna fishing off the delmarva penisula the past couple week. The squid rig has been my bread and butter, accounting for most of our yellowfin, dolphin and an occassional white. This past week, our fall Wahoo arrived in good numbers, keeping rods bend and smiles on faces. However, my squid rig has been getting cut off every trip. Your rigging technique on wire is just the ticket for increasing the number of wahoo coming over the transom while still having a shot at an occassional yellowfin or dolphin. Looking forward to giving it a shot on next weeks charters. Thanks for the rigging information. When you fish offshore....every day is a learning experience!

[ocnslr]

GREAT thread and very informative posts. Got me interested again in trying squid.

I have to say upfront that I have not YET rigged and pulled squid. But this method was shown at a local gathering last year, so I thought I would add it as another option.

The small "stir-straws" from the coffee area at the 7-11 are used as "spacers" between the hook and the float. Should work just the same with a weight instead of a float, or with wire instead of mono. Straws can be cut to the general length of the squid, for easy replacement of bair, or cut to the exact length for each squid, for more precise hook placement.

Again, not trying to detract from a great post by the real experts!

[Capt. Brent]

Ok, as promised, I have a few pics of the rig that I use. Once again, it's quick and easy and stands up to the toothy critters. In the following pics, I used a plastic squid, but you'll get the idea.

Here are the components.

Rubber core sinker, #9 wire, Mustad 9175 hook (Black Nickel preferably)

Attach the hook to the wire via a haywire twist. Slide the rubber core sinker down the wire. If you work the wire in behind the rubber, the sinker will not slip. Adjust next to your squid so that the weight will be up in the top of the head and the hook in the tentacles.

Push the wire up through the squid and come out centered through the head. The weight should go all the wall to the top and the hook should be as shown.

As mentioned earlier, you can add a little mylar or plastic skirt for a little added flash.

Hope this helps you catch more fish. Give it a try, it's a proven fish catcher and like I said, if you get into a bunch of grass, it will slip right through.

Tight lines!!