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bulletIzorline Squid Jigs

izsquid.jpg (12376 bytes)These izorsqd.jpg (12556 bytes)are the mainstay for guys making "candy-bait" at the islands and long range.  The regular jig (smaller size) is the most popular locally.   Rig several of them together to catch arrow squid in meaningful quantities at Catalina Island.  The Extra Large and Jumbo are for the big ones.  This is the model for the long range guys and for folks trying to bring in the big guys.  Want some great bait for a marlin or swordie?  Catch some giant squid!  The model pictured on the right in the image is weighted.  This is the preferred piece for catching squid in strong current, or (my favorite method) rig this one at the bottom and several of the unweighted jigs above in a chain. 

 

 
Buy Description Price
Izor standard white squid jig $1.37
Izor standard chartreuse squid jig $1.37
Izor standard lumo squid jig $1.97
Izor Extra Large lumo squid jig $3.51
Weighted Izor squid jig $4.62
Jumbo lumo squid jig $9.99

Squid Catcher Gangion Lumo Squid Rig

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New Izorline Lighted Squid Jigs

Trick ideas flow easily from Izorline.  Izor's squid jigs are well proven producers of candy bait.  Now Izor has done something that should have been done before, integrate a light stick with a new soft body squid jig.  The jigs come with a couple lights, we stock their replacements as well.  Just insert the light through the jig, as shown. Alternatively you just poke the lightstick inside through the hole at the top of the jig. Tie on a weight or a weighted squid jig (http://www.charkbait.com/cs/csBAIT.htm) and drop her down. If you have to go deep to get 'em, this one will help  get the attention.  If the squid are floating easily, forget the light stick, just drop one over the side.  The soft body can be a plus, arrow squid like to cuddle up to something soft when they're in an amorous mood.  So, get jiggy, get all jigged up, the squid and seabass are coming! 

If our favorite Laker-girl Beth can catch a white seabass you can too!  But, you're going to increase your odds if you have the squirts aboard your boat.

 

Buy Description Price
Izorline Lighted Squid Jig standard size -3" $3.99
Izorline Lighted Squid Jig large size - 4" $4.99
Izorline Lighted Squid Jig extra large size - 5" $5.49

bulletAhi Squid Rigs

The folks from Ahi offer several very nice squid catching rigs, from gangion style to some BIG jigs for Humbolt or Baja giants.  All are luminous, all offer large barbless hooks and are made with attention to quality and value.  The first item offered is a multi-hook gangion style jig.  They're wonderful for Arrow squid, for 6 inch squirts.

Ahi recently introduced a very unique product, one we're sure no one in your neighborhood owns.  For folks traveling where the really big squid reside, like Baja, we've got something that's going to make your eyes bug out just like Beth's do when she finds a box of See's candy on my desk...  If you're targeting 20# plus squid, this is a great jig.

This is a MONDO size squid jig, over one foot long, luminious, lots of hooks for grabbing these tasty cephalopods. You can get an idea of the size, the coin next to the jig is a quarter.  This is a very big squid jig, a bit over one foot in length.  Catch a giant squid on a jig like this and you'll be making calimari steaks not little rings!  Heck, you could end up making a ring big enough to put a basketball through!  These are GIANT squid jigs for GIANT squids.  

 

Buy Description Price
Ahi Gangion-style Squid Catcher $8.99
Ahi Giant Squid Jig 3 hook $8.39
Ahi Giant Squid Jig 2 hook $7.39
Ahi Large Squid Jig 2 hook $4.99
Ahi Prism Squid Jig 2 hook $5.99
Ahi Soft Lumo Jig 2 hook (can insert small light stick)

Not pictured
 

 $5.19
GIANT 20 inch long jig. Use with 40# line or greater line. $19.99

 

 

 

bulletYoZuri Squid Jigs

owner4.jpg (16556 bytes)These squid jigs are the best looking and best producing squid catchers you'll find.   The best way to use them is to rig two or three ahead of a 2-3 ounce torpedo sinker.  You'll fill up quickly, especially when you also put out the Optronics light (shown below).  The jigs are available in two sizes (the smaller size displayed in the foreground), and three colors. These jigs are sometimes hard even for us to come by.  We try to maintain a good inventory, but they are a hard-to-get piece once we get a run of someone ordering a dozen...  We also sometimes get these jigs in different colors.  Right now we have them in green.  If you'd like that option just make mention on the order form.  

3.5" @$7.99    Luminous   Blue   Pink
4.375" @$7.99 Luminous   Blue   Pink

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bullet Strike Master Squid Catcher

SQUIDCATCHER.jpg (40390 bytes)A couple years ago ago we had a guest speaker at the shop.  Jeff Marsilio skipper of the Old No.7 and also a commercial squid fisherman when the charters aren't booked gave us the low-down on fishing white seabass and making squid.  He introduced us to a new product which he discusses on the video we made of his presentation (see the Fishermen's Journal).  It took us a few weeks to get the product here, and it's something you're going to want if you are in water's posses squid, the things we call "candy bait."  There's no better bait in the sea, certainly no better bait for white seabass.  If you fish from a private boat and target the big croakers, buy a couple of these catcher rigs and a good underwater bait-light.  You'll find the combination invaluable.

 

Buy Description Price
Strike Master Gangion-style Squid Catcher $8.99

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Strike Master has really expanded their line of squid jigs this year, introducing many excellent luminescent weighted squid jigs.  They weight from 3 ounces all the way up to 1.5 pounds!  The jigs are cable wired for long term durability.  The Strike Master folks really have increased their line significantly, and are offering some unique ideas for making bait.  If you target squid, these weighted jigs will do very well for you.

 

 

 

Buy Description Price
Strike Master Weighted Squid Jig #338 5.5 inch $5.99
Strike Master Weighted Squid Jig #638 8.5 inch $7.99
Strike Master Weighted Squid Jig #938 9.25 inch $8.99
Strike Master Weighted Squid Jig #1238 10 inch $10.99
Strike Master Weighted Squid Jig #1638 10.25 inch $11.99
Strike Master Weighted Squid Jig #Monster 21 inch 1.5 pound $17.99
Strike Master Weighted Squid Jig Combo Catcher includes weighted squid jig and gangion - very productive and easy to use! $9.99

Frenzy

Frenzy Big Game Tackle makes some very nice sabiki rigs as well as some terrific lures.  The company field tests everything, so you can be assured their gear is well tested on the water and made to perform and last.  They also represent a very good value. Their sabiki rigs have a few unique things going for them.  Their standard fish skin rigs use red hooks, a color prefered by many since that's the first color to wash out at depth. They also make a dandy shrimp-fly style sabiki that really attracts some attention from larger baitfish.

 

Buy Description Price
Frenzy Sabiki size 8 $1.69
Frenzy Sabiki size 6 $1.69
Frenzy Sabiki size 4 $1.69
Frenzy Sabiki hi-vis shrimp size 6 $1.99

 

 

Owner Bait Rigs
Owner's Sabiki Rigs have multiple bait catching lures rigged to a main line.  They are great for catching sardines, mackerel, herring and other baitfish.  These are an essential for any long range trip, and work their magic for us local guys too. 

We're stocking several varieties of Owner Sabiki rigs.  Some are very suitable for making mackerel, what you generally want to have for the larger tuna on a long range trip.  These are the squid imitations with the larger skirts.  As well, some of the larger size "non-rubber" versions also do very well, particularly the gold colored hair sabikis (#5528).  For smaller bait, smelt, sardine... the smaller profile (5536) variety is the way to go.
 

Buy Description Price
Owner Sabiki 5537  size 4, 4 hooks/baits - mack size hooks $2.99
Owner Sabiki 5537  size 6, 4 hooks/baits - mack size hooks $2.99
Owner Sabiki 5537  size 8, 4 hooks/baits - small hooks $2.99
Owner Sabiki 5537  size 10, 6 hooks/baits - small hooks $2.99
Owner Sabiki 5537  size 12, 6 hooks/baits - very small hooks $2.99
Owner Sabiki 5537 size 14, 4 hooks/baits - very small hooks $2.99
Owner Sabiki size Gold Hair
6, 6 hooks/baits		 $2.99
Owner Sabiki size Gold Hair
10, 6 hooks/baits		 $2.99
Owner micro squid 1/0, 2 hooks/baits 40# drop line, 50# main line $4.99
Owner micro squid size 4, 4 hooks/baits 20# drop line, 30# main line $4.99
Owner micro bluefish size 6, 6 hooks/baits 20# drop line, 30# main line $4.99

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PLine Sabiki
Long Range Bait Catchers

PLineSabiki.jpg (18379 bytes)PLine recently came out with some very innovative and economical bait catching rigs. They both feature barbless hooks for easy "off loading." They're both multi-colored, lightly weighted, mylar loaded, mini-squids.  They'll catch your bait...economically! If you're a private boater in need of making some macks for bait, a sharker, or a long range angler, you'll appreciate the quality and the design of these dandy micro-squid sabikis. Rigged on 20# mono. They work great for catching mackerel and other large bait.

 

 

 

Buy Description Price
PLine Sabiki 1/0 size
(two baits per rig) 		$2.99
PLine Sabiki #4
(four baits per rig) 		$2.99

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bulletAhi Sabiki Rigs

It takes a lot to get a guy excited about a bait catching rig.  Usually it's just one more thing to bring on the boat. I've got to give the Ahi rigs their due, they're a great rig.  All Ahi Sabiki rigs are produced from only the highest quality components.  They feature a ball bearing and crane swivels, designed to minimize line kinds and twist.  You'll get more use from these rigs than others, you'll take care of them as you would a valued lure.  You won't toss 'em in the trash after one use.  They are equipped with sharp, high quality hooks, hand tied to super strong nylon chip leader material.  The rigs are enhanced with green glow and red flash beads. Each rig included six hooks, differing line weight between main and branch lines.

 

 

 
Buy Description Hook Size Rigging Price
Promar Ahi Sabiki SB401 shrimp 8 15 main / branch 10# $1.49
Promar Ahi Sabiki SB402 shrimp 4 30/20# $1.49
Promar Ahi Sabiki SB403 shrimp 8 15/10# $1.49
Promar Ahi Sabiki SB404 shrimp 4 30/20# $1.49
Promar Ahi Sabiki SB301 flasher 12 15/10# $1.49
Promar Ahi Sabiki SB302 flasher 8 20/10# $1.49
Promar Ahi Sabiki SB303 flasher 4 30/20# $1.49
NEW Promar Ahi Sabiki SB501 Micro Squid #2 hooks 4 30/20# $2.49
NEW Promar Ahi Sabiki SB502 Micro Squid #1/0 hooks 4 40/30# $2.49

 


New micro-squid from Ahi.

Bait Motel NE-701 and NE-736

Have you ever returned to the dock with a bunch of great bait, only to feed the birds?  Some folks discovered that you can toughen up and "cure" your bait better, save a few dollars by re-using baitfish.  Even better, you can make some smelt at the dock and keep 'em in the bait motel for later use.  Also, for folks traveling to Catalina or San Clemente for an overnighter (or any destination for that matter). Why run the risk of draining your battery by running a bait pump all night long?  Don't do it, just transfer your bait to a small motel for the evening.  The bait motels are quality constructed for extended use.  They're great for the dock and for use aboard your boat while at sea.

NE 701 - 17" x 18" (pictured in background)
NE 736 - 36"

NE701 - Small Bait Motel $18.99
NE736 - Large Bait Motel $78.99

mustadbt.jpg (58886 bytes)Mustad Bait Rigs
Mustad's Piscator Rigs have five bait catching lures rigged to a main line.  They are great for catching sardines, mackerel, herring and other baitfish.  These are an essential for any long range trip, and work their magic for us local guys too. Catch your own bait and save some bucks, and have better bait to boot! Five hooks per rig on 12# test, all sizes.

 
Buy Description Price
Mustad bait rigs size 8 $1.99
Mustad bait rigs size 6 $1.99
Mustad bait rigs size 4 $1.99

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SmittysShaker.jpg (11739 bytes)To aide the process, and keep you mitts off the bait, we're  offering Smitty's Bait Shaker.  This handy device keeps your hands free, releases bait easily, and makes it easy to never ruin your bait by touching the critters.  It's made from stainless steel, for years of hard use.

Buy It!  Smitty's Bait Shaker @ $3.99

 

 

 

Years ago Carl Newell came out with a funny little plastic contraption for organizing leader or sabiki bait catching rigs.  We hadn't seen 'em for years.  But, then one day we asked a stupid question.  We got a smart answer.

CharkBait is proud to present Carl Newell's Tanglefree Pocket Leader Pack! They never went away, they were just tucked away back at Carl Newell Manufacturing's plant. Here's why you want 'em: if you make your own bait, use sabiki rigs, you end the process with a choice.  How do you dispose of the hook rig safely, or better yet, how do you put it away safely and conveniently for future use.  The Tanglefree is a device for wrapping up your rigs.  The thing works great and will probably pay for itself in non-discarded bait rigs within a week's time. Simple, effective, kind of like Carl's reels in my estimation. Functional brilliance, Carl Newell is right up there with Edison in terms impacting mankind* with an innovation or invention...* This is just one more example of the simple creativity and functional brilliance possessed by Carl Newell. Buy one for your tackle box, buy one for your desk.  You can take it out every once in a while when you're stressed from the complexities of life.  You'll relieve anxieties and uncertainties when you stare at your Tanglefree, study it's detailed instructions, and revel in its simplicity.  You'll find yourself exclaiming, "f'n brilliant little bugger."

 

 
Buy Description Price
Carl Newell Tanglefree $3.49

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*or at least fisherman-kind.

Bait Attracting Lights
from Brinkman and Optronics

 

The key to catching white seabass is the possession of "Candy Bait" also known as squid, the makings of calamari to us human-types.  Every type of fish in the sea relishes feeding on squid, there's no better bait.  While you can sometimes buy your bait, the best way to go is to make your own when the squid are available, and they've been available here off Southern California all along our coast.  We're offering five different styles of lights this week. All come with battery clips, and they're submersible. The Optronix lights pictured above are standbys, used for many years here.  They use a halogen light.  The light pictured in the middle above is cooled by water.  It also features a built in rattle.  The lights on either side of it use a sealed bulb, for better long term reliability. The newest light from Optronix is pictured on the left above.  It offers a longer 20' power cord, sealed halogen bulb and three different lenses.  The green color lens should be particularly favored for floating bait.  The other Optronix light pictured center offer 15' cord and share 300,000 candlepower illumination.  The Q-Beam Starfire II light pictured to the right offers 250,000 candlepower and is a sealed system unlike the Night Blaster.  It has 10' of cord with battery terminal clips.

The two lights pictured left are florescent tube lights that feature a green illumination.  This color has been proven to attract both gamefish and bait.  Many of the local six-pack boats (like Bongos) make use of a very similar light (which they pay $100 and more for).  This light is most often used with a 5 or 6 ounce sinker to put it down into the water (10 oz for the larger magnum model).  The green glowing light produces an effect similar to a full moon's glow.   All of these lights work very well, and are well worth their cost.  If you really want to give yourself the edge, use either of the halogen lights along with the florescent tube.  The combination will really help bring in the bait.

 

Buy Description Price
Optronics Fish-n-Light UW 4000
20' cord, 55 watt bulb, 3 lenses...		 $28.00
Optronics Fish-n-Light UW 3000
15' cord		 $15.99
Brinkman Q-Beam Starfire II $22.86
Optronics Omniglow UW 100 - GREEN GLOW - 12" length $18.49
Optronics Omniglow Magnum UW 300 - GREEN GLOW - 24" length $29.99

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Micro Lights

Fishing at night, or going down deep?  Try adding a Mini Light to your rig, you just might attract the right kind of attention.  With the lights you will increase the visibility of your bait or lure to attract fish more quickly.   It attaches easily to line in front of the bait or lure.  You'll find other uses: attaching to the rod as a strike indicator at night, rigging in front of a drift bait, inserting into one into a Basstrix lure to make your bait more visible at night or in discolored or deep water. 

 

Buy Description Price
Sunlight Mini Lights 3mm x 25mm 2 lights per pack $1.19
Sunlight Mini Lights 4.5mm x 39mm 1 light per pack $0.85

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Promar LED Glow Light Stick

The folks from Promar continually come out with nifty items for fishermen and boaters. Their newest addition to their line is an LED Glow Light Stick. Unlike other light sticks, these are reusable. The light's housing is luminescent, and uses replaceable batteries for power. It's a chemical-free means to shed some light on your bait cages, for use as markers, for whatever use you'd put your basic light stick to accomplishing.

Key Features

- Waterproof
- Reuseable
- Replaceable Batteries
- Glow Casing
- Chemical-Free
- Extra Batteries Included!

Buy Description Price
ProMar LED Lightstick Blue $4.99
ProMar LED Lightstick White $4.99

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CharkBait's Swordfish Lights  

We stock Lindgren-Pitman's Reusable Deepwater Electralume, the finest underwater fish attracting light on the market. These new lights are not cheap, they are the best and most economical (from a long term use standpoint) underwater light on the market. The Electralume is a battery operated LED fishing light.  These are quite simply the best light of it's type on the market.  They're professional equipment from the long line industry.  Remember this day. We're the folks that introduced the Electralume to the sportfishing marketplace.  Night fishing won't ever be quite the same, night-time swordfishing won't be practiced quite the same.  I'm confident these new lights will become a standard issue tool for the guy trying to land the fish of a lifetime.  

Electralumes shine five times brighter than chemical light sticks, and they can be used again and again.  Each Electralume includes 2 high-output lithium batteries that last up to 500 hours.  Plus, they've been tested to 2200 feet, and can take a beating.  The lights have been proven effective for swordfish, groupler, snapper, and halibut.  They can be used deep for daytime fishing tuna, too. The gasketed light is available in either green or blue (the two most successful colors for underwater use according to a lot of folks with a lot of hours under their belts). The lights run on two fancy lithium camera batteries (size AA) - INCLUDED.* The lights can be operated automatically (water pressure activates them at about 15 feet. The lights come with a handy "hairpin" style line clip, easy to connect, easy to take off your line.   

We're also stocking the Duralite Diamond strobe lights.  These flash on and off, attracting interest from baitfish and predatory gamefish.  They are water activated, good for over 250 hours of use at depths up to 3,000 feet! They activate in water, turn off when out of the water and dry. The Diamond strobes are disposable, you can not replace their internal battery. They are available in several colors, and are another well respected commercial fishing device from Lindgren-Pitman.  Let's go catch some big, night-time predatory fish! Swordfish, big makos beware, we've got your number!

 

Okay, now that we have the light-thing wired let's all sing along, "You light up my life..."  Hmm, maybe not.  We've found something special again folks, be the first on your block/dock to fish 'em.  Buy a couple and clip them to your line 6-12' above your bait. Bring along a camera and send us a picture when you catch your first swordie. Want more info on the productivity of using lights while going after swordfish? Click HERE.

 

Buy Description Price 5 or more Price
Commercial Reusable Electralume blue $39.95 Retail Value $48.75 each.
Commercial Reusable Electralume green $39.95
Commercial Duralite Diamond Stobe - blue $10.80
Commercial Duralite Diamond Stobe - green $10.80
Commercial Duralite Diamond Stobe - red $10.80


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