12-03-2008, 11:17 AM
I was recently squidding in SA, catching bait off the jetty for kingfish (which I caught to 16kg on fresh squid).
I hooked a small squid quite close to the jetty and he gave a pull and a squirt of ink.
As soon as he was hooked I noticed a cuttlefish come out from under the jetty and rushed for the squid.
I find cuttlefish even better bait than squid, so I hoiked the small squid on deck quick, to get the jig back in the water.
With the squid gone, the cuttlefish proceeded to rush up to the ink left in the water and slurp it up.
Before this I had no idea that cuttlefish attacked squid.
Was an interesting display.
After a few attempts, I had the cuttlefish on deck too.
PS, even though I landed some nice fish on the whole fresh squid's I caught, the cuttlefish sent down deep, whole got monstered by a beast I had no chance of stopping.
I hooked a small squid quite close to the jetty and he gave a pull and a squirt of ink.
As soon as he was hooked I noticed a cuttlefish come out from under the jetty and rushed for the squid.
I find cuttlefish even better bait than squid, so I hoiked the small squid on deck quick, to get the jig back in the water.
With the squid gone, the cuttlefish proceeded to rush up to the ink left in the water and slurp it up.
Before this I had no idea that cuttlefish attacked squid.
Was an interesting display.
After a few attempts, I had the cuttlefish on deck too.
PS, even though I landed some nice fish on the whole fresh squid's I caught, the cuttlefish sent down deep, whole got monstered by a beast I had no chance of stopping.