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Other Activities => Fishing => Topic started by: Skillet on March 18, 2018, 09:13:13 AM

Title: Humboldt squid
Post by: Skillet 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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Post by: h20hunter on March 18, 2018, 09:15:56 AM: Fry up some calamari!
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Post by: trophyhunt on March 18, 2018, 09:37:03 AM: Is that a baby one? Aren’t those huge? Cool catch.
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Post by: Encore 280 on March 18, 2018, 09:59:24 AM: BAIT! :chuckle:
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Post by: Skillet 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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Post by: j_h_nimrod 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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Post by: Brushcrawler 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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Post by: Skillet 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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Post by: Brushcrawler 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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Post by: h20hunter on March 18, 2018, 01:08:17 PM: Bear bait (if legal)
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Post by: Alchase on March 18, 2018, 01:13:31 PM: Nice, now I am seriously hungry for some squid and shrimp!
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Post by: Skillet on March 18, 2018, 02:16:49 PM: The mantles are going to be calamari, the head & tentacles went back down for halibut bait.

It works.
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Post by: trophyhunt on March 18, 2018, 02:52:59 PM: perfect size, yum!
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Post by: The scout 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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Post by: Skillet on March 18, 2018, 04:52:08 PM: .
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Post by: wadu1 on March 18, 2018, 05:09:55 PM: Humboldt's are great to steak out, then lightly fry. Good stuff!!! :tup:
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Post by: Alchase on March 18, 2018, 05:25:24 PM: Skillet, you must eat extremely well, LOL

Hard to find "good" Halibut, squid, or prawns in Oklahoma.
I had to by flash frozen shipped from Alaska for King crab, large scallops and king salmon.
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Post by: Skillet on March 18, 2018, 06:10:27 PM: Ya, I don't buy a lot of seafood :chuckle:

Just threw the crab pots out for fun, 14 keepers (6.5"+).

Going to run the prawn pots again, then anchor up for nighttime halibut/humboldt fun. This is starting to feel like work!
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Post by: Alchase on March 18, 2018, 06:26:23 PM: Wow, those are crying for some garlic butter!
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Post by: carpsniperg2 on March 18, 2018, 06:30:15 PM: Great stuff man!!!! Eating good :IBCOOL:
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Post by: j_h_nimrod on March 18, 2018, 06:40:17 PM: Quote from: Alchase on March 18, 2018, 06:26:23 PM
Wow, those are crying for some garlic butter!

Those are just crying for some hot salt water, why ruin the taste with butter and garlic? :yike:
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Post by: Boss .300 winmag on March 18, 2018, 07:22:48 PM: Nice Buts.👍
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Post by: fowl smacker on March 18, 2018, 08:21:10 PM: Quote from: Skillet on March 18, 2018, 04:52:08 PM
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Nice butt, what were the measurements on that one?
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Post by: Skillet on March 18, 2018, 11:35:00 PM: Only have a 50# scale on the boat, so don't know what it weighed, but it was 55" long. The smaller one in the pic above was 39#.