Squid fishing

[Frightnight]

I know everyone is out at night fishing for squid, I have been out oo, but was wondering,,,, can you fish for squid during the day? Will you catch anything during the day.

[FishnGrega]

Sure I've caught my fair share during the day. Hopefully later on this week it will be banging down there. My friends and I are getting itchy for those damn things to start showing up by the thousands!

[surfflyfish4stripers]

what do you use to catch them. what's the catch limit,how do you prepare them for the table,ain't the ink toxic or you clean them up good as soon as you catch them.
thanks ,reply.

[Frightnight]

you can get squid jigs right at SWE, there is no catch limit, but I have no idea how to prepare them, I just use them for bait, for Stripers.

[FishnGrega]

Originally Posted by surfflyfish4stripers

what do you use to catch them. what's the catch limit,how do you prepare them for the table,ain't the ink toxic or you clean them up good as soon as you catch them.
thanks ,reply.

How to catch them
1. Buy some Yozuri Squid Jigs (my favorite colors are blue, and green)
2. you will need to make a double dropping rig with 20-30lbs test line. Roughly 1-1 1/2ft apart, with a 1 1/2oz bank weight on the bottom
3. a bright propane lantern dropped down to the water to attract the bait.
4. 5 gallon bucket

how to clean them
1. make sure the wife or gf is not looking because its going to get messy in the kitchen.
2. rubber gloves to keep your hands nice and clean while your working with the squid
3. dump the squid into the sink with some water about 1/2 way filled
4. pull out the spine of the squid. Its a clear piece of cartilage that runs through the body its easy to get to.
5. pull the head off and all of the insides should come with it. including the ink sack which isn't toxic
6. grab the wings of the squid and pull them off you can either save them like i do to eat or you can throw them out your choice.
7. pull the skin off the body
8. if there is still some ink or any insides left in the squid. I grab the body and with a finger i push the tail inside out to clean out the inside. Its tricky at first but after a few squids you'll be a pro. After that i turn them back inside out.
9. throw the body's into a bowl
10. on the head take out the beak it looks almost like a parrots beak toss it into the garbage, then throw tentacles into the bowl.
11. after a few boring hours of cleaning squid you will have calamari for many meals to come!!!

[turbodgto]

I'm heading down tonight. Also a generator and some flood lamps works good too

Good writeup though

[rirockhound]

Originally Posted by turbodgto

I'm heading down tonight. Also a generator and some flood lamps works good too

Good writeup though

Very slow pick right now.
Been an odd season by all accounts...

[turbodgto]

Originally Posted by rirockhound

Very slow pick right now.
Been an odd season by all accounts...

ya it was dead for about an hour and a 1/2 when i got there at like midnight. me and my buddy caught about 20 by 3 am. Not too bad but not that great either.

Cooking 'em up tonight!!!!

Case of Bud and calamari...........