User Manual C-6000i Computerized Jigging Reel
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The Squid system is also used when fishing for mackerel and it has
proven to be very efficient for that use. The adjustments that must be
made to the values of the parameters when fishing for mackerel are
explained in a special section (see section “
SCREEN ONE – Mackerel Settings” on page 22).
Figure 10
The method used to fish for squid is quite different from the conventional
method of jigging. Special hooks are used since the squid actually grabs
them instead of biting them (see Figure 10). The leader has many hooks (up
to 50 if the machine is powerful enough) spaced approximately 1m from each
other. Powerful light sources are used to attract the squid up to the surface.
No jigging movement is performed, the line with the leader is simply paid out
to a certain depth and then hauled back in. The haul is very special since the
speed of the line is changed periodically. A specialized squid machine has a
drum that is oval shaped (elliptical), which causes periodic change in the
speed of the line. As long as the haul is done this way the squid will hold on
to the hook. But when it has been hauled on-board and dragged horizontally
for a moment, it will release the hook.
The C-6000i jigging reel requires accessories for squid fishing. This is due
to the drum design i.e. a leader cannot be reeled onto the drum without the
hooks and the line getting tangled.
The jigging reel must be installed in such a way that the fish (squid) can be
hauled “on board” without the leader and the hooks being reeled onto the
drum. This is possible by means of pulleys that can accommodate the leader
when all the line has been reeled onto the drum.
Since the drum of the C-6000i is not oval the motor must simulate the
special haul. The user can achieve this simulation by means of three
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