Squid Cleaning
Went out today and got 14 big squid off one of my productive patches out from Hillarys. I had a new squid esy cleaning tool set to try.
The Verdict
1. Easy to get the head and guts out without making a mess if you're care full, just practice.
2.It is easier, I find, just using your fingers to take off the wings. I guess more practice using the tool. Looks easy.
3.Turning the tube inside out was the tricky part, but managed in the end. When you pull the quiver out, it starts to pull the bottom inside out anyway, handy to know this, then just stick in the tool, use the correct size, I prefer the yellow(smallest one) even for the bigger squid.
The water was pretty bumpy today in close, so making cleaning all the more harder with slippery squid
It is a handy tool to have if you're not exactly an expert. I just watched the vid again, so next time I will just need to sharpen my technique
cheers
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Dougie
scotto
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Or,
Just use a scaler bag
wangler
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I did
all went into the scaler bag for the trip home...
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catchalittle
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or leave in fridge overnight
or leave in fridge overnight then the skin firms up a bit then pull wings and skin off in one go and use a wooden spoon to help turn inside out and presto clean squid
Nathan
wangler
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Can't wait
ate some tonight....
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tim-o
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Good to know theyre about at
Good to know theyre about at Hillarys, will have to hit it up one arvo or the weekend. I just rip the heads and guts out, keep the tentacles, cut the tip of the tube off and into the scaler bag, clean any slime left on the inside at home and keep the wings for bait, been eatin the tentacles too, yumo fried with a little flour, egg and panko crumbs
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Bazooked
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i gotta say the tenticals
i gotta say the tenticals are the best part of the squid!
Troy Summers
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Got mine in transit... the
Got mine in transit... the video makes them look easy, cant wait to try them out
petermac
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cleaning squid and crabs
I don't do either wifey does it as she says I waste to much she is Asian (Thai) and does them 10 times quicker than any I have ever seen
salmonwanter
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When turning them inside out
When turning them inside out it can be very tricky so I turn it as far as I can then I put the tube over a tap (one at a cleaning station that has saltwater) and turn it on. The water pressure pushes it out while giving it a good wash out too!! Hope I helped....
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Chewy88
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Cleaned my first squid
Cleaned my first squid today. not as easy as it looks in the videos