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Humboldt squid
« on: March 18, 2018, 09:13:13 AM »
Got an even doz while on anchor for hali last night in Clarence Strait. Buddy here with the first one.
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Re: Humboldt squid
« Reply #1 on: March 18, 2018, 09:15:56 AM »
Fry up some calamari!

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Re: Humboldt squid
« Reply #2 on: March 18, 2018, 09:37:03 AM »
Is that a baby one?  Aren’t those huge? Cool catch.
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Re: Humboldt squid
« Reply #3 on: March 18, 2018, 09:59:24 AM »
BAIT! :chuckle:

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Re: Humboldt squid
« Reply #4 on: March 18, 2018, 10:40:43 AM »
Probably growing up to be a huge one. The school we were in was all about this size.

Just pulled the shrimp pots, decent haul.
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Re: Humboldt squid
« Reply #5 on: March 18, 2018, 11:38:42 AM »
Love me some spot prawns!  I used to pull 1-2 pots every 2-3 days and get about a gallon of tails, would never have thought you could get sick of eating shrimp but I did. Six years of limited seafood availability and I am craving my seafood again :drool:

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Re: Humboldt squid
« Reply #6 on: March 18, 2018, 12:03:45 PM »
If you don’t mind sharing, how did you know the Humboldts were around? Did they show up in your lights?
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Re: Humboldt squid
« Reply #7 on: March 18, 2018, 12:22:40 PM »
We saw a big biomass move in at 28-32 fathoms and felt tugs on our bait when we were reeling up through them.  My buddy in the pic had a hunch and sent down a squid jig.
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Re: Humboldt squid
« Reply #8 on: March 18, 2018, 01:00:37 PM »
Thanks. Fun catch!
Surprised to hear they are that far north in March.
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Re: Humboldt squid
« Reply #9 on: March 18, 2018, 01:08:17 PM »
Bear bait (if legal)

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Re: Humboldt squid
« Reply #10 on: March 18, 2018, 01:13:31 PM »
Nice, now I am seriously hungry for some squid and shrimp!
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Re: Humboldt squid
« Reply #11 on: March 18, 2018, 02:16:49 PM »
The mantles are going to be calamari, the head & tentacles went back down for halibut bait. 

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Re: Humboldt squid
« Reply #12 on: March 18, 2018, 02:52:59 PM »
perfect size, yum!
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Re: Humboldt squid
« Reply #13 on: March 18, 2018, 03:18:13 PM »
We got a bunch of humbolts when they were down here a few years back, tried cooking them a number of ways and couldn’t find one that was barely edible. But all the ones we caught were much bigger. We ended up selling them for 50 cents a pound for bait. They make the best halibut bait and crab bait

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Re: Humboldt squid
« Reply #14 on: March 18, 2018, 04:52:08 PM »
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