2022 MA Squid Reports

[Squid Pro Quo]

Your main concern is how long can they be over 45 F so for instance if you have roughly 45 F saltwater readily available 🙄 then fill the bucket with that .



Now for varsity technique squid holding without a Yeti cooler



get a smallish trash can and two 5 gallon buckets



. go to home depot paint department to and get one screw on bucket top



put the bucket with the top into the other bucket then drill a bunch of small holes in that top bucket ( why later )



then go to the wal mart camping aisle and get a 5 gallon dry bag then any supermarket for ice and KOSHER ( NOT NOT NOT Iodized ) salt or your squid will turn Brownish Yellow .



Crush the ice .. Everything including the kosher salt goes in the smallish trash can then the dry bag goes into the ice salt mix ( which now is a bit colder than 32 f by the way )



Catch squid put in bucket with top and holes on bucket without holes



Ink drips into bottom bucket . save the ink boil pasta in the ink later



repeat .. squid squid squid and so forth



when done put squid in dry bag . wash in ocean



rinse out two buckets



put dry bag and some ice in bucket without holes



oops better buy 3 buckets and 2 screw on tops



put ice and dry bag into clean dry unsquiddish darn awfully watertight screw top bucket



but bucket on footwell of BMW , Mercedes , Audi , Lexus

etc.. ( unless you happen to own a pickup then obviously leave it in the bed ) drive home



Squid are still sushi ( not that you would but ya could ) quality . nice car is still nice



Last suggestion transfer ink into plastic bottle then store in refrigerator for a few days if necessary or freeze into squidsicles until you need them .