Spearing Squid

[Jazman]

Nice link Pat, I've speared quite a few small squid while spearfishing, and I know that some guys in Vic do target the big spawners from Sep-Jan around Portsea and Queenscliff. I have heard that the spawning squid are not as wary or hard to approach as smaller non-spawning squid, but don't have any first hand experience (I prefer to catch the spawners on lines). I've speared many more squid floundering than spearfishing (especially at Blairgowrie), but not usually big ones. I have never found cuttlefish to be intimidating, but they are definately curious and a bit fearless when it comes to approaching divers. I've seen them flashing colours at me, that looks incredible underwater. But i've also never seen a real big cuttlefish underwater, I think they're the ones which might try and steal your fish.



However, one beast that I do find intimidating underwater is the octopus, I've had big ones try to steal crayfish from my hand whilst SCUBA diving <img src='http://www.squidfish.net/forums/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/ohmy.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':th' /> , and my dad has been grabbed by a huge one while diving (its body was the size of a basket ball). They seem more intelligent and calculating than the other cephalopods, and the ones I have seen are not afraid to interact with divers.



If anyone's interested, all us spearos on the site should meet up and have a go at the squid at Portsea when they start up in a few months.

Jaz