Coral bay

it was a little rough out there today so we did a spot of squidding. Got some big ones.  

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Hell yeah!

Wed, 2016-08-03 20:30

Good work .  

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 Smoked it!

Wed, 2016-08-03 20:35

 Smoked it!

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squid

Wed, 2016-08-03 20:53

 good work for a windy day. what sort of hooks were you running on the export lure ??

 

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Hows the boat

Wed, 2016-08-03 20:57

 Did the boat cop much ink ?

Some good squid there.

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 Amazingly enough, no ink !

Thu, 2016-08-04 22:13

 Amazingly enough, no ink !

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 Ha ha Jesus Bruce, they are

Wed, 2016-08-03 21:38

 Ha ha Jesus Bruce, they are Kracken

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 nice tigers!

Wed, 2016-08-03 21:46

 nice tigers!

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Love it

Thu, 2016-08-04 08:55

cumi cumi

 

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While we are on the subject of "squid"

Thu, 2016-08-04 09:09

 I know we all call these things we catch from Shark bay > north " squid", ( and they are  down the Qld coast as well) but aren't they actually a tropical cuttlefish? I found the reference once, but I spent about an hour searching the web the other night and couldn't find it again. Anyone have a link or a species name?

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I thought

Thu, 2016-08-04 09:19

 They where called tiger squid. Unsure. My boys boss up in coral bay atm.

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TRy

Thu, 2016-08-04 09:29
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 squid and bush chooks! how

Thu, 2016-08-04 09:29

 squid and bush chooks! how could you beat it!!

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 Shit hot, good haul there.

Thu, 2016-08-04 11:56

 Shit hot, good haul there.

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Good ruby bait 

Thu, 2016-08-04 12:02

Good ruby bait 

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 I had to second look then.

Thu, 2016-08-04 12:19

 I had to second look then. Thought the top pic was a massive cuttlefish 

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Wiki reference above was interesting

Thu, 2016-08-04 15:04

 They were apparently wrongly identified early as cuttlefish due to their shape. Species within the general scientific name of Sepia Lessonia are many and varied, referred to as a crytic species complex. At least two different species in Shark Bay alone. I personally believe they are highly migratory, at least between different depths, as they can be thick and then just disappear where I generally fish for them. Fishing pressure may have some bearing on this, but they definitely come and go. Small ones are brilliant sailfish bait under a ballon. And the heads are the best big Spangled Emperor bait you can get, IMO.

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 Kept the 6 smallest ones and

Thu, 2016-08-04 22:12

 Kept the 6 smallest ones and the heads for bait. Weather was kind today and we bagged out in the 2 hundreds using this for fresh bait. Got an esky full of Rosy's, Goldband, only a single Ruby, then came back in to the 90's for a couple of pearlies and a red. Good day.

no pics, the deckies are so keen they had them filleted before I got the boat away !!!! Anyway we have have our limit and will be leaving tomorrow, get home late Saturday. Roll on next year.