Candat Sotong- Jigging Squid

Candat Sotong- Jigging Squid

Candat Sotong-Jigging Squid - Part 1

Have you ever gone for fishing or jigging or catching squid by hand?

transparent squid

Well, as promised, tonight we are going to the sea for candat squid. Tonight it is perfect for candat because no moonlight in early night.

Do you know that squids are very much attracted to the lights? Do not candat squid under the full moonlight. You will hardly get a single of it.

captured and dead squids

So, we are going to the sea with my friend, Abu who owns a speed boat as our transport. Abu has installed a small movable generator powered by diesel on his boat, enough to light up 2 units of lamps to attract squid. Just check our list of things to be carried along...because we must be equipped with the following items:

a) a powerful torchlight,

b) the mata candat/candat twist some kind of artificial baits which look like a small squid but have many sharp hooks fixed around it and tied  together with long fishing string up to 50m or more. In the water, the hooks will appear like the tentacles of the cuttlefish when moved  up and down repeatedly.

mata candat/ jigging hooks

c) the baits, which can be made from some fresh meat of fishes of any kind. I choose the cheapest of them because squids do not choose the brand of the flesh. In some cases, baits are not required.

d) your own stuffs, foods, snacks, drinks and cigars, if you are smoking ( but I don't encourage smokers to join me because normally they can't last long after we have anchored the boat....they will easily get dizzy and

then vomit....)

For a starter, those things itemized hereof would be sufficed for candat sotong.