Fishing rig for squid and method

Abstract

A squid mounting rig for shaping and securing the body of a dead squid having a squid body tubular portion and squid tentacles for fishing includes a squid body mounting structure for insertion longitudinally into the squid body tubular portion, the mounting structure having lateral extent for laterally filling out the squid body, a fishing hook mounting structure and a fishing line engagement structure, and a fishing hook connected to the fishing hook mounting structure. The hook preferably includes a hook eyelet and the mounting structure preferably includes a plate body having a plate forward end including the fishing line engagement structure in the form of a fishing line-passing port and having a plate rearward end including the hook mounting structure in the form of a hook eyelet-passing port. The plate rearward end is preferably beveled. The plate forward end preferably has tapered shoulder edges terminating in a forwardly extending elongate stem portion including the fishing line-passing port. Tabs may be cut and bent outwardly from the plate body to distend the squid body in a perpendicular direction as well. The plate body may be formed of a dull-surfaced metal or a dull-surfaced plastic. A method of mounting a squid body includes a squid body tubular portion onto the above-described rig, including the steps of inserting the mounting structure longitudinally into the squid body tubular portion, and securing a fishing line to the line engagement structure.