Squid Bite!

[masejess33]

Hello All,



As we all know squid have a beck, like a parrot.

Just curious if anyone has been bitten or heared of anyone been bitten?









Happy Squiding

[ru 12 mug]

I've had some close calls but not after I made a little landing net to stop the near misses

I reckon they would take a clean chunk out of you if they did bite you.

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[m4ttyboi]

Yeah I've had some try to pull my fingers in but no bites as yet. I'm sure it'll happen one day though.

[masejess33]

So many people get bitten buy fish when landing them or holding them, i guess alot more people are fishing for squid rather than squid.

[xALmoN]

I've been bitten by a small octopus, hurts like hell, and you bleed a lot. Do not try.

[masejess33]

Nice,

what where you doing for it to bite you?

i do imagine a squid bite will be close to the octpus...

[xALmoN]

It can be said that i actually asked for it, i was picking it up and putting it back down, annoying the hell out of it.

[bluewaterhunter]

Squid are quite agressive and will bit at just about anything....getting bitten by a calamari is another issue altogether.



You would have to be a fair idiot to get bitten by a southern calamari!!



Cheers



Blue.

[masejess33]

true about being an idiot but im sure someone out there has been bitten.









Mason

[rocksy]

this Occy stealing the video camera off a diver could have been a very nasty bite or two.

[url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x5DyBkYKqnM"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x5DyBkYKqnM[/url]

[fishyrob]

In the UK, later in the year, few people are squidding but lots of people are bassing with a smaller relation of the cod (pouting) as livebait. Far too often, you get a slow pull, and when you reel in, the pouting is dead. Why? Cos the squid has cut away a big "V" in its back, bone, flesh everything, perfectly gone. That beak must have at least the power of a man with a pair of scissors. Avoid!!



What they do...........





One of the very few to be landed.........

[rocksy]

can you eat those arrow squid? they are instant bait here

[fishyrob]

[quote name='rocksy' post='18619' date='Apr 23 2010, 10:43 PM']can you eat those arrow squid? they are instant bait here[/quote]





Been eating em all week. Uk fishing guides dont get paid or tipped as well as you guys....... <img src='http://www.squidfish.net/forums/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' />

What do you use them for over there? (BTW, I researched the squid, and got told the name is "Long Thin Squid". They might be having a giggle with me, but could that be another name for Arrow squid?)

[fishyrob]

On asking that question, it lead to a brief flurry of surfing (doh!! Got to be up in four hours....) and I obviously misheard as I believe they are Long Finned Squid, and Arrow squid is a local name. Which lead me to this...........

[url="http://www.mbl.edu/publications/pub_archive/Loligo/squid/index.html"]http://www.mbl.edu/publications/pub_archiv...quid/index.html[/url]

which I will have to come back to tomorrow....... <img src='http://www.squidfish.net/forums/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/sad.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' /> Goodnight..

[rocksy]

Loligo forbesi, Veined squid it is also known as the Long-Finned squid in UK for some reason.



they have the red orange stripes. it's a common squid in UK waters, and a member of the same genus as the Long-finned squid which is [url="http://www.mbl.edu/publications/Loligo/squid/"]Loligo pealei[/url]



Bait... Arrow squid mostly being the californian variety are mass sold as bait around the world, it is AWESOME bait. Mucho grande live bait.

[rocksy]

I'd run some pouting on a bait jig under a float, you'd clean up if your losing heaps because of the treble hooks...

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[fishyrob]

[quote name='rocksy' post='18633' date='Apr 24 2010, 02:43 AM']I'd run some pouting on a bait jig under a float, you'd clean up if your losing heaps because of the treble hooks...

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Wow!! I want, I want...... We get robbed on imported squidding gear in the UK. A stainless standard spike with two rows of needles at the bottom, £3.95. Does that sound right to you?

[rocksy]

yeah sounds about right...