For fishing the squid from a boat, the best times for the squid to bite will be dawn and dusk, but we can fish for squid all day. It is preferable to look for the falls of the stone basements, where the stone meets the sand and areas where there is a current, usually from 25 meters deep.
Without wishing to go into detail about the baits or techniques for squid fishing, we will only address the aspect of the speed at which our boat should move. The ideal is to leave the boat to the stop, with the stern to the wind or to the current, so that it gently pushes us and makes us move at a speed of between 1.5 and 2 knots. Without a doubt, the days without wind and with little current are the best. And if there is already a perfect sea bottom, it will give the lures a lot of movement. But when the wind becomes strong and pushes us more than desired, it is very useful to use a cape anchor, or floating anchor, launched from the stern to slow our progress.At the time of stormy winds the anchors play a important role to keep the boat safe but with that tips for using the anchoring are much important. There are many mistakes that boat owners make while anchoring. You can check over here for these mistakes and don’t make these mistakes.This keep your boat in healthy condition.
The layer anchors can be found in different sizes, suitable for the length and displacement of the boat. If it is going to be used as a security element in the event of a storm, it is important that the size is adequate for the length. On the other hand, to use it in drift fishing, it is better that the anchor layer is “one size less” than the one appropriate to our length, so that it does not slow us down too much in medium winds.
The cape anchor is a piece of canvas in the shape of a truncated cone (a cone open at both ends), so that due to its funnel shape, it pockets a large amount of water and slows the advance of the boat. To use it in drift squid fishing, we will length it aft, with a line that must have a length that is five times that of our length. Be careful with the fishing lines so that they do not get entangled in the cape anchor line. It is convenient to put a small marking buoy attached to the narrow end of the cape anchor, by a rope about two meters in length. This buoy will indicate the exact position of the cape anchor, as a piping, and will allow us to retrieve it from the water, pulling the narrow end so that it is easily emptied so that we can get it on board.
