One of the alternatives at the time of squid fishing is jigging. It is for many a quite fun activity and in which to spend several hours without spending any of them on alert and attentive to the capture.
Let's review in this post this good fishing alternative that usually brings a good amount of pieces and the best sizes as a reward.
Squid jig fishing
La potera is a technique used to fish for cephalopods, that is to say that it can be used perfectly for octopus as well as for squid and cuttlefish.
What is a pot?
This little artifact, also known as scythe, results in a kind of leaded rigging, at the end of which rings or hooks are located very sharp where the tentacles of the squids are hooked.
Although there is a wide variety of poteras on the market, such as the Shaddock 10 pieces or M&A 6 Luminous Pieces that serve perfectly to carry out a good fishing of squid of various sizes, some fishermen continue to make their jigs in an artisanal way, serving any of the versions for that purpose.
What complement is used when fishing for squid with jigging?
To carry out a jig fishing of excellent quality and results, it will be necessary to make use of some extra elements, let's see some of them:
Fishing rod suitable for jigging
The jig fishing rods they can be diverse, The important thing will be that it is of good quality and that it is moderately flexible for the work.
However, it can be used in different types for fishing, whether surfcasting, spinning or even eging. They can be telescopic and carbon fiber.
suitable reels
The reels always will use in relation to the cane. However, spinning reels are the best for jigging, with a fixed spool under the rod, high ratio and good stopping power.
Fishing lures for jigs
The lures are essential at the time of a good fishing, the jibioneras or bow ties result from the ideals to use in conjunction with jigs, these bright and striking colors, however, poppers, jigs or even walkers can serve very well. As a sample of some that can work perfectly we have:
- DTD Turlutte Real Fish Oita 10 cm
- DTD Ballistic Real Fish
- DTD – Fishing pot (10 cm)
the fishing line
The fishing lines to use jiggers can be of medium action, of 0,10 to 0,20 they would come in handy andden be of monofilament or fluorocarbon.
Some tips for jigging
- Jigging is recommended in specific months and these are between August and November.
- The ideal hours are those between a couple of hours before dawn or at dusk.
- If you fish from the beach, the jig will drag the squid, however, it will be able to reach the shore quite well.
- The depth can be varied between 10 to 15 meters deep
