Keeping Live Squid

[squidboy]

Does anyone know how to keep squid alive in a bait receiver? I've heard that they must be kept in the dark or they will lay eggs and then die??? Any input.....

[Zex]

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[glen]

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[squidboy]

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Wow, nice welcome, thanks.... I'm sorry, I didn't communicate clearly. I have a 3' x 4' bait receiver that I keep in the water attached to the dock behind my boat. I would like to keep a quantity of live squid in it, perhaps 100 or more, and have heard that it is very difficult to keep them alive for very long. I would like to keep them for at least a week or two. Does anyone have any experience with this that could offer some advice??

[Zex]

[quote name='squidboy' post='15047' date='May 11 2009, 06:38 PM']Wow, nice welcome, thanks....[/quote]



Sorry about my englsih (look at my sign), i don't want to sound angry, i just want to help.

I kept the squid in this way as you described. Used such a net:







The only difference is that you must leave them far from the port and at a depth of 40-50 meters. In this way they managed to survive after 7 days.

[glen]

Zex.. your english is very good. I don't think you sounded angry. Thanks for helping.

[Zex]

Thanks Glen!

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One addition for squidboy - squids become a canibals when are in small area so you can keep a maximum of about 10 pieces in this net.