Post by: Matt Messing on October 31, 2018, 11:40:15 AM
Post by: Jake Dogfish on October 31, 2018, 11:48:36 AM
It’s been slow the few times I have been down to the pier. Hopefully it’s starting to pick up.
Post by: magnanimous_j on October 31, 2018, 12:13:45 PM
Post by: Katmai Guy on October 31, 2018, 12:24:31 PM
Post by: magnanimous_j on October 31, 2018, 12:25:57 PM
Mag, was that the one here at pier 90?
Pier 86
Post by: jmscon on October 31, 2018, 01:04:38 PM
Post by: Matt Messing on November 01, 2018, 08:52:52 AM
Post by: GrampasGuns on November 01, 2018, 03:38:41 PM
Mag, was that the one here at pier 90?
Pier 86
Is this true?!! What BS that was the best spot!
Post by: magnanimous_j on November 01, 2018, 06:17:56 PM
Mag, was that the one here at pier 90?
Pier 86
Is this true?!! What BS that was the best spot!
Yeah. Apparently there was some significant structural damage to the pier, so they closed it indefinitely. They say they will investigate how much it will be to fix it, but there are no immediate plans to do so.
It sucks. The guy who ran the little tackle shop down there had to close his doors.
Post by: GrampasGuns on November 02, 2018, 08:42:01 PM
Mag, was that the one here at pier 90?
Pier 86
Is this true?!! What BS that was the best spot!
Yeah. Apparently there was some significant structural damage to the pier, so they closed it indefinitely. They say they will investigate how much it will be to fix it, but there are no immediate plans to do so.
It sucks. The guy who ran the little tackle shop down there had to close his doors.
I am crying into my beer as we speak. My nickname there was " son of jumbo". The fellas there took a liking to me and sold me some jigs and gave me some excellent tips. An older gentleman named Chang came up to me once " you suck!You need good jig" and he gave me a few home grown jigs and let me fish next to him. Buckets were filled lol. :chuckle:
PLEASE REOPEN!
Post by: magnanimous_j on November 02, 2018, 08:52:06 PM
An older gentleman named Chang came up to me once " you suck!You need good jig" and he gave me a few home grown jigs and let me fish next to him. Buckets were filled lol. :chuckle:
PLEASE REOPEN!
:chuckle: :chuckle:
There is (were :'( ) a group of old asian dudes that were down there literally every single time I ever went. I called them The Ninjas. You could stand right next to them, use the exact same gear and jigs, watch their every movement and try to copy it exactly, and they would still out-squid me 10-1 every single time.
I never figured out what they were doing differently.
Post by: HUNTINCOUPLE on November 02, 2018, 09:40:56 PM
An older gentleman named Chang came up to me once " you suck!You need good jig" and he gave me a few home grown jigs and let me fish next to him. Buckets were filled lol. :chuckle:
PLEASE REOPEN!
:chuckle: :chuckle:
There is (were :'( ) a group of old asian dudes that were down there literally every single time I ever went. I called them The Ninjas. You could stand right next to them, use the exact same gear and jigs, watch their every movement and try to copy it exactly, and they would still out-squid me 10-1 every single time.
I never figured out what they were doing differently.
They the Nijas held there mouth diffeeent. :yike:
Post by: hhack on November 09, 2018, 08:57:08 AM
Post by: JimmyHoffa on November 09, 2018, 09:04:34 AM
There were a couple old guys I would fish with out of ballard for blackmouth, and the one guy would keep washing his hands with the lemon scented dishsoap before handling bait/flasher/tackle--anything below mainline swivel. He would outfish the rest of us 10-1 or more. Even after everyone else started washing with the same soap, he was still catching 10-1.An older gentleman named Chang came up to me once " you suck!You need good jig" and he gave me a few home grown jigs and let me fish next to him. Buckets were filled lol. :chuckle:
PLEASE REOPEN!
:chuckle: :chuckle:
There is (were :'( ) a group of old asian dudes that were down there literally every single time I ever went. I called them The Ninjas. You could stand right next to them, use the exact same gear and jigs, watch their every movement and try to copy it exactly, and they would still out-squid me 10-1 every single time.
I never figured out what they were doing differently.
Post by: AL WORRELLS KID on December 15, 2018, 06:11:41 PM
Doug
Post by: kenzmad on December 15, 2018, 10:42:52 PM
I know the limit is 10 pounds but can you get ten pounds tonight before midnight and ten pounds tomorrow say at 1 am from the same place??? Squidding has been stupid good.
Im no warden, but my take is, if you limited out before midnight, took them to your car and started fishing at 12:01, you would be good. Kicker is posession limit. Not sure what that is in fresh form. If you went home, dropped off the squid and came back after midnight, i would think you are good. Maybe something I am missing in the regs? Interesting question nevertheless.
Post by: Sneaky on December 18, 2018, 08:04:17 AM
I know the limit is 10 pounds but can you get ten pounds tonight before midnight and ten pounds tomorrow say at 1 am from the same place??? Squidding has been stupid good.
Im no warden, but my take is, if you limited out before midnight, took them to your car and started fishing at 12:01, you would be good. Kicker is posession limit. Not sure what that is in fresh form. If you went home, dropped off the squid and came back after midnight, i would think you are good. Maybe something I am missing in the regs? Interesting question nevertheless.
possession limit is one daily limit fresh shellfish. squid are shellfish.
Post by: npaull on December 18, 2018, 08:37:30 AM
Post by: Jamieb on December 18, 2018, 04:21:54 PM
Post by: trophyhunt on December 18, 2018, 04:28:01 PM
Post by: Jake Dogfish on December 18, 2018, 05:07:19 PM
I’ve used them for bait but they seldom last long in fridge or freezer. My Wife makes squid adobo with the ink. I prefer them fried up.
Post by: WSU on December 18, 2018, 05:17:30 PM
Post by: trophyhunt on December 18, 2018, 05:21:22 PM
Post by: jmscon on December 18, 2018, 05:41:06 PM
I like fried squid, but it’s one animal I’ve never caught for myself. Not sure about that whole ink thing, that just doesn’t sound good.
The squid in the sound are the best I’ve ever had, better than anything I’ve bought at a restaurant. Cleaning isn’t bad and the ink isn’t an issue. There is a piece of bone or hard cartilage in the mantle that looks like a feather that needs to come out. That and the little bit of guts, eyes and beak. I’ve heard the pigment on the skin should be scraped off but I haven’t found that it makes a difference.
Post by: Jamieb on December 19, 2018, 06:32:58 AM
Post by: trophyhunt on December 19, 2018, 07:07:03 AM
Post by: onmygame on December 19, 2018, 08:50:00 AM
I should take my daughter out, she loves them. But no clue how to, and would I have to go to seattle or can I go to des moines? Just a shell fish license, pole, jig and bucket? And you have to go at night I assume, the later the better?
It has been a good long while since I've been squidding - not since the early '90s or so, but it used to be that when they were in, they were in.
I would take the kids down to the Point Defiance Boat House in the middle of the afternoon and we would jig off of the dock, and did well.
While night jigging might be more productive in terms of the amount of time it would take to limit - there is a trade off particularly when involving kids as schedules tend to be disrupted.
I'm curious as to whether or not anyone has been jigging daylight hours, and if so - would they be so kind as to chime in.
I will try and get out right after Christmas, and get just a little more use out of this license before it gets replaced
Post by: Jake Dogfish on December 19, 2018, 02:32:57 PM
I should take my daughter out, she loves them. But no clue how to, and would I have to go to seattle or can I go to des moines? Just a shell fish license, pole, jig and bucket? And you have to go at night I assume, the later the better?
It has been a good long while since I've been squidding - not since the early '90s or so, but it used to be that when they were in, they were in.
I would take the kids down to the Point Defiance Boat House in the middle of the afternoon and we would jig off of the dock, and did well.
While night jigging might be more productive in terms of the amount of time it would take to limit - there is a trade off particularly when involving kids as schedules tend to be disrupted.
I'm curious as to whether or not anyone has been jigging daylight hours, and if so - would they be so kind as to chime in.
I will try and get out right after Christmas, and get just a little more use out of this license before it gets replaced
I squid more during the day then at night. The key is finding where they are at. At night you have lights to attract them. During the day the squid are usually much deeper. Say 35-70 feet. If they are deeper than that they are tough to target and reel up. I usually anchor with my float tube in front of the house. If they are there I’ll get them and if they are not I won’t. If you have a boat though you can find the schools with electronics and follow them around.
Another thing people ask is “do you need to squid by the piers”?
The answer is no. At night if you have a light it would be better away from the pier where your light makes more of a impact.
Post by: GoldenRing270 on December 19, 2018, 02:39:19 PM