by RhettWheeler » Sat Feb 17, 2018 12:02 pm
Our local squid can be an orange/beige color when they’re not fired up. I’ve run out of orange dye unfortunately- I’ve always had luck on the ol’ Dahlberg orange pearl, myself. Usually pour that color for my 10” eel bait. A popular color here is “amber” too.
That micro squid bite you speak of happens sometime in June in my neck of the woods- the issue is finding baits small enough but cast far enough. We’re talking squid that are only 1-2” in total length. It’s a challenge when they’re keyed on those the only thing that seems to work for me consistently during that bite is a 5/8oz jumpin minnow in bone white- o replace the trebles with inline singles and go to work.
Might even go see if I can sniff out some of the monster holdover stripers that winter in the estuaries. If I have time.
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