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B-2
Squids and Halibut
B-2 Squids have become a must have lure
for halibut fishermen here in the Pacific Northwest.
They are a very productive lure that can be rigged and fished
in a couple of different ways.
The
first and most popular way is to fish them off a  standard
metal or tuna cord spreader.
To
rig them you will need the following:
1:
8 inch B-2 Squids in colors of your preferences.
(I tend toward pearl white, glow and the newer UV colors)
2:
Good quality hooks in sizes 7/0 to 10/0 (Octopus Style)
3:
Leader Material in the 50 – 100 pound range.
4:
8 – 10 mm beads (To be used as spacers)
5:
Large Beau Mac Cheaters or Corkies
First
off, cut off a 4 foot section of your leader material.
If you have never tied with this heavier leader you might
find it to be quite a chore.
To ease the tying, I would recommend soaking the material in
a sink of warm water for 15 – 20 minutes and you will find this
bath will make the leader more pliable and will lubricate it, making
the tying process more manageable.
Snell the trailer Octopus hook to the end of the leader.
Take your upper hook and slide it down the leader and
position it just slightly above the first hook and snell it in
place.
The hook sizes are up to you and can be both tied of the same
size or the smaller at the bottom of the leader and one size larger
above.
Make sure to use good sized hooks with sizes 7/0 – 10/0
being preferred.
Once
the leader has been tied, lay the leader alongside
the B-2 and position the hooks as to place the trailing hook at the
end of the squid’s tentacles.
Now place the Cheater where it will be positioned in the head
of the squid. The Cheater fills in the head of the squid, keeps the
leader from tearing up the body and provides a slight amount of
floatation. The
void area between the Cheater and the eye of the upper hook on your
leader can now be filled in with good sized plastic beads in the 8
– 10 mm size for proper hook position.
Bead color once again can be of personal preferences.
Glow beads are one of the most popular choices.
Now
once you have determined your hook placement you can thread the
beads and the cheater (pointed side up) down your leader.
Thread the leader through the squid and force the cheater
into the body cavity.
This process must be done carefully as not to tear the body
when forcing the cheater through the small aperture entrance of the
squid’s body.
(Hint:
Lubricate the entrance hole with a little of your favorite
scent oils and it will make this process simpler).
Once
tied, you can place them into individual zip lock bags and if
desired can be pre- scented you’re your favorite flavor.
The
B-2’s work  well
by themselves, fished alone in areas that are plagued with dog fish.
Where dogfish are less of a problem then one can add bait to
this offering for an additional enticement. Try an offering of
octopus, squid, herring, salmon belly or the newer “Gulp” strips
impaled on the upper hook of your leader.
The
second method of fishing B-2’s is on a lead head jig.
Simply, place the body along side your jig head to determine
where your hook will pass when it is properly positioned.
Then thread the squid onto the hook and you are ready to go.
No
matter fished on a spreader or a lead head you will find B-2’s to
be a “Great” addition to your halibut arsenal.
Mike
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