YOZURI - MINI AURORA 48mm A1696 FLOATING CANDAT SOTONG SQUID JIG OCTOPUS FISHING

Yozuri Mini Aurora 48 mm A1696 Floating Squid Jig

The Mini Aurora is the small end of the floating sutte range — a 48 mm, 3 g body that buoys up off the mainline instead of hanging on it. At this size it is a dropper bait rather than a casting lure: rigged on a short branch above a lead sutte, an ika-metal jig or a sinker, it presents a small, motionless silhouette at a fixed depth, which is what wins bites when squid are following bigger jigs without committing. An internal holographic prism throws a broad, fine flash from a body far too small to make its own vibration, and a glow-accented belly keeps it readable in dim, stained or deep water. Three luminous colours, model code A1696.

When to reach for the small one. Choose 48 mm over a full-size sutte when squid are small, the water is clear and calm, the mark is heavily fished, or you are getting followers and short takes on a larger bait. It also stacks well: two or three Mini Auroras on a sabiki-style squid rig cover a spread of depths in one drop.

Key Features

• Floating body, 48 mm and 3 g — the small, finesse size in the sutte range
• Internal holographic Aurora prism for flash at low light levels
• Glow-accented belly insert for dim, stained and deep water
• Light, balanced build so it lifts clear of the mainline on a dropper
• Three luminous colour codes: L8, L9, L11

How To Fish It

• Run it above the weight — Tie it on a short branch 30–50 cm above a lead sutte, metal jig or sinker. It floats up and stands out sideways, giving a clean profile that squid can approach from below.
• Set a depth and hold it — Drop to the bottom, wind up a counted number of turns, then stop and let it hang. Change the count, not the bait, until you find the layer holding squid.
• Lift and stall — Raise the rod slowly through a metre, then hold completely still for five to ten seconds. On a small floating bait the stall does the work; constant movement gets it followed and refused.
• Charge the glow before every drop — A few seconds of torchlight on the belly insert, then fish the shaded edge of the boat light where squid sit and ambush.
• Sweep, never strike — Squid hold on with their arms. If the line goes slack, ticks or drifts sideways, lean into the weight and wind under steady tension — pumping the rod loses them.

Target Species By Region

• Southeast Asia — Small bigfin reef squid (sotong torak) and cuttlefish (sotong katak) on candat sotong nights off Terengganu, Johor and the Indonesian islands, and jetty squid working under lights.
• North America — Market squid on lit California piers and harbours, where a small bait on a multi-branch rig usually out-fishes a single large jig.
• Japan & East Asia — Uki-sutte use in ika-metal fishing for kensaki-ika and yariika, and on traditional multi-bait squid rigs in Korea and Taiwan.
• Australia, Middle East & Europe — Southern calamari and small cuttlefish over seagrass and reef edges in southern Australia, and European squid on Mediterranean night marks.

Specifications

Available colours: L8, L9, L11. SKU prefix 31A1696.

Recommended Pairing

• Soft-tipped ika-metal or light boat rod — the tip is the bite indicator on a hanging bait
• Small baitcaster or 2000–2500 spinning reel with PE 0.3–0.6 braid
• Fluorocarbon leader of roughly 6–12 lb, with the jig on a short dropper branch
• A lead sutte or metal jig below to carry the rig down and set the working depth