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Terry with a solid luderick, a common catch in winter.
Ecogear ZX40 in colour 440, a potent lure for fish and squid.
Ecogear VX45 blade, the colour pattern the author loves using in local rivers.
Terry with one of 12 big tiger squid he caught on a charter with the author.
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I everyone, how good is it to see this
Chantal with a feisty tailor taken on a blade well upstream.
HTips for Gold Coast squid
fresh feed, all on lures. The best areas to fish for them are around weed beds and reef ar- eas, and we catch them consistently at Run- away Bay, Currigee, the channel adjacent to Anglers Paradise, the area out from the Sea World boat ramp, Ma- rine Stadium, along the sides of the main chan- nel between Sea World and Marina Mirage, and along the western channel between South- port jetty and the Grand
Broadwater Guide
by CLINT ANSELL
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schools just beyond the shore break.
There are many things that change for the bet- ter with new technolo- gy, but you can’t beat a good hard copy maga- zine in your hands we reckon.
In this article howev- er, the focus is on squid, with some tips to help you catch a tasty feed of calamari.
We are enjoying great fishing on the Gold Coast, with flathead re- turning to their winter feeding grounds, and many other species turn- ing up in the Broadwater such as tuskfish, floun- der, squire, tailor, tarpon and winter whiting.
There are plenty of squid to be caught at night with squid jigs along the western shore- line of the Broadwater.
This pattern will con- tinue through July.
Though we’ll focus on catching squid on lures during the day.
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The method is the
We’ve never seen so many tarwhine as this year too, they are everywhere.
During our charters on the Broadwater, squid are a welcome and common by-catch.
same as our usual fish- ing technique, using Ecogear ZX40 blades andSamakiVibelicious soft vibes.
Dart and bream are widespread as well – during a snorkel in the surf at Broadbeach re- cently there were big
All year around, but more so in winter, we will go out looking for fish and often end up with 6-20 squid after a 6-hour session.
We drift in areas 2-8m deep at a speed between 0.6 and 0.9 knots while dropping lures to the bottom and teabagging – constant short sharp upward flicks of the rod tip.
They’ll be found around structure such as the Broadwater jetty or on the deeper edge of weed beds.
SAX Scent helps catch squid.
longer the lures are in
The cooler months from May to October are prime for squid, both in size and num- bers, and the fishing is good then too.
In shallower water cast further from the boat while drifting.
You can catch a healthy bag of flathead, big flounder, winter whiting and squid for a
Don’t wind in – the
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