Greece squid fishing

[DENISLUK]

[quote name='glen' post='1806' date='Mar 30 2004, 05:28 PM']Hi, If you have any experience squid fishing in Greece then please tell us about it. Particularly, we would like to know in what regions squid fishing is popular in Greece. Also, what are "squid jigs" called in the Greek language? What type/species of squid do you catch in Greece?



Any photos would be helpful.



Also, I think ΚΑΛΑΜΆΡΙ means "squid" in greek . Is that correct?

Also does ΨΆΡΕΜΑ mean fishing?



Thanks a lot!



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Hi there !!

My name is Denis and I'm from Egion, a small city at the north coast of Peloponisos in Greece.

Let's start answering your questions:

1) My squid fishing experience is only 2 years old.

2) As far as I know, squid fishing is popular all over the Greece. I hope that other members from Greece will join us and let us know about more.

3) "Squid jigs" are called ΚΑΛΑΜΑΡΙΕΡΕΣ (kalamarieres). Τhere are also ΘΡΑΨΑΛΙΕΡΕΣ (thrapsalieres), because here in Greece there are 2 types of Squids : ΚΑΛΑΜΑΡΙΑ and ΘΡΑΨΑΛΑ. (I'll try to download some photos)

ΚΑΛΑΜΑΡΙΑ are small, from 10cm-50cm, pink-white colored and they have big "wings"

ΘΡΑΨΑΛΑ are big, often very big, and some times ....very,very,very big ones. Personaly I've seen one more than 1m long, and more than 10 Kg wheight. They are red-brown colored, and they have small "wings" as you can see in the photo.

My personal record is a 3,5 Kg ΘΡΑΨΑΛΟ. (See photo)

Many greetings from Greece,

I hope I'll have news from you soon. (e-mail is wellcome)

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