08-03-2007, 10:03 PM
Quote:Sunday, March 4, 2007
School of giant squids found in local waters
Newport Landing fishermen catch 50-pound squid.
By COURTNEY BACALSO
The Orange County Register
Eighteen anglers on a Newport Landing Sportfishing boat came back early Saturday morning with a boat full of giant squids averaging about 30 pounds each and 5 feet in length.
Four-pound squids are the typical size, but Friday night's largest catch weighed 50 pounds and was nearly 6 feet long.
"It was a lot of action," Newport Landing manager Steffanie Hillerstein, said. "People were getting wet and trying to avoid getting inked."
After a giant squid was caught on a day trip Friday, the Patriot set out just south of Laguna Beach to find more.
Catching the unusually sized creatures took anglers about eight minutes and required using 10-inch jigs, or fishing lures.
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