Metropolitan Cuttlefish Report
I know i'm a breamer and didnt think my first report was going to be on cuttlefish. Sorry guys the bream reports will come soon.
So i did the Southern groynes and rock walls and started slow at one spot but thought I'd persist there as the conditions were perfect. As a first time cuttlefisher i didnt expect much and didnt even see one squid about. My chances were now slimming down with the light fading and kept jigging. I saw this massive deep hole between rocks and decided to pop in jig down there when this football sized dark shadow grabbed my jig. After a few anxious moments rubbing on rock and this thing pulling a little line of me, i finally managed to grab the net and land it. Whoo hoo!!!!!!! My first cuttlefish and thought it wasnt a bad size either.
So i searched a few more holes and managed to pull another 3 out before the sun fell, but none as big as the first.
And i tell you what... They tasted brilliant!!
Thanks for reading enjoy the photos, had to take solo so they arent that good
Photo 1. The first and the biggest
Photo 2. One of the others(and a big hint on location :))
Photo 3. All 4 bagged up(heads and tenticles are seperate)
Photo 4. The end result, crispy fried morrocan spiced cuttlefish and bought chips haha
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beau
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So these big fellas were in
So these big fellas were in the rocks? Interesting! I've caught squid for years and have never caught a cuttly, good work!
Yewiefish85
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yum!!!, i would eat a
yum!!!, i would eat a cuttlefish over squid any day, not that i don't like squid! nice haul!
scott99
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Date Joined: 11/10/11
jig
nice cuttle fish ,what kind of squid jig is that looks nice ??
meglodon
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well done
great first report good photos i've never tasted cuttly love squid now having read your report i'll give it a try next time i catch one
fishing fanatic
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you see them come out of the
you see them come out of the rock groyens heaps :) i got a few monsters in albany just putting jigs out the front of those holes. very well done. love me a bit of cuttley when ever possible :)
psion
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Beaut
Fantastic Mate
I am gonna have to try that, need to find a recipe first
AlwaysFishin
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Nice one mate. Gotta love
Nice one mate. Gotta love fresh cuttlefish. Awesome bait as well. Good report :)
Faulkner Family
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gotta be happy with a feed
gotta be happy with a feed like that. would rather cuttlie than squid but they are messy to clean. well done
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cuthbad
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Date Joined: 22/04/09
Nice work mate, I prefer them
Nice work mate, I prefer them to squid hey!
couple of spots inside the northern marinas hold a few along the rocks as well...
sambo24
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Date Joined: 03/05/11
you're kidding!
fantastic by-catch but ive never thought of targetting them specifically.
Well done!
soupster51
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Awesome
Great stuff there. I've never eating a cuttlefish and only ever caught them as by-catch. Interesting.....
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aalfred
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Nice work mate! some good
Nice work mate! some good cuttlefish!
milsey
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Good stuff mate, how do you
Good stuff mate, how do you find cleaning them?
We kept one we caught out deep and my mate spent over half and hour cleaning it and we've just let them go from then on, altho sometimes it can be a serious challenge getting the little $h!s off without copping a face full of ink.
Dizzy
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Date Joined: 21/02/11
Nice one.And +1, Cuttlefish >
Nice one.
And +1, Cuttlefish > Squid
Cardinal
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Date Joined: 28/05/12
Thanking you!
Yeah thanks heaps guys! Was a real good evening didnt think i'll be coming home with 4 of them. 3 for a feed and one for bait. And yeah they are killer bait!
Scott99-Haha the jig! I only caught the first one with the jig in the photo and caught the others on a greeny/brown colour Yo-suri. The one in the pic i have no idea what its called, it was giving to me along time ago, has a catamone skin.
psion-Just like squid mate i was told. Very high heat, for only 35 to 50 seconds.
milsey-I actually took my catch straight to a mates who showed me how to clean and prepare them. To be honest they arent that bad to clean if you are gentle.
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stilly
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cuttlefish
try mashing up a kiwi fruit and marinating for 15 minutes before cooking, they end up very edible and soften up
bitten
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cuttlys are way nicer than
cuttlys are way nicer than squid dont cook them for too long though or they will become a bit tough and chewy