Cannes
The rods to fish cephalopods, and in particular squid from the shore, are often long (at least 2.40m), to be able to cast far and master well its banner. It has special rings for long distance casts allowing to support its cast without risk of entanglement of the braid.
The tip is often a full tip. This particularity allows a better feel of the strikes and its progressive action offers a soft curvature which prevents from unhooking too many cephalopods while guaranteeing to take pleasure during the fights.
This same tip is often of a different color than the rest of the rod, so that in addition to feeling them in the rod, you can detect the hits.
Thread and braid
To fish cephalopods it is almost mandatory to use braid. With the same resistance it is much finer than nylon. It allows you to throw the lure further.
Its low elasticity allows to transmit the waves and information of the lure to the angler. Thus, the slightest touch is picked up by him. Indeed, sometimes the touches are hardly perceptible. In particular when the squid takes hold of the lure with its tentacles. It is necessary to be perpetually attentive.
As a leader, we use a flurocarbon rather than a nylon. It is more resistant to abrasion and when fishing near the bottom it is an advantage.
The braid will be a PE0.6 to PE1 (12 to 20lbs, or 6 to 10 kilograms) and the flurocarbon will have a lower strength of 1 or 2 lbs (0.5 or 1 kilo).
Reel
There are reels specially designed for squid fishing. They have a shallow spool to be perfectly filled with a fine braid.
They often have a double crank and a round handle, comfortable and easy to handle. The brake of the reel must be very soft in order to release the line at the slightest jerk and avoid tearing or unhooking the coveted cephalopods.
The standard size for squid and cephalopods in general is 2500.
Useful accessories
Finally, once equipped for fishing, there are many accessories that make fishing easier.
- A landing net allows to take out squids without dropping them (action of lifting the fish or cephalopods out of the water). The landing net avoids unhooking the squid and makes handling easier.
- A UV lamp allows to recharge the phosphorescent jigs in the blink of an eye.
- The sessions taking place mostly in the evening in winter, a headlamp is very useful to see a little clear (to redo its mounts, put the net or locate a squid ...)
- Warm clothing and heaters are very important for comfortable fishing in the cold.
- Finally, a cloth or fabric can remove traces of ink projected everywhere ...
It's up to you!
