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Re: octopus
« Reply #15 on: February 08, 2013, 08:49:04 AM »
Thats a great point about the two types Joe.....

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Re: octopus
« Reply #16 on: February 08, 2013, 09:02:45 AM »
Coffee cans or masonry jars tied 10 ft apart on a line. Lay it on the bottom and check 24 hours later. We had an old Portuguese neighbor on Hood Canal that use to fish for octopus this way. To kill them he would bit them between the eyes.

how would he pull them up fast enough so they dont escape?

You pull the jars up fast, but not super-fast. I have no idea why they don’t escape, but they don’t. Maybe they get confused.

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Re: octopus
« Reply #17 on: February 08, 2013, 09:03:13 AM »
Maybe the just like to go for a ride!

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Re: octopus
« Reply #18 on: February 08, 2013, 09:18:30 AM »
Coffee cans or masonry jars tied 10 ft apart on a line. Lay it on the bottom and check 24 hours later. We had an old Portuguese neighbor on Hood Canal that use to fish for octopus this way. To kill them he would bit them between the eyes.

how would he pull them up fast enough so they dont escape?

You pull the jars up fast, but not super-fast. I have no idea why they don’t escape, but they don’t. Maybe they get confused.

They don't escape because nothing is threatening them.  Octos will only leave a safe den for 2 reasons.  1, to hunt for food or a larger home as they grow.  2, because there is a threat or irritant that forces them out.  If an octo goes into a can or jar and settles there, they aren't coming out until one of those 2 things happen. 
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Re: octopus
« Reply #19 on: February 08, 2013, 12:47:12 PM »
The amazing part is how big of an octopus can fit in a one pound Folgers can!

They pour out like slime, and this huge octopus is staring at you  :yike:
As a kid that part freaked me out, it is almost like you can see the inteligence in their eyes.
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