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Post by craig23 on Oct 22, 2009 20:52:38 GMT
Hi all hope you can help i live on the IOW and i cant seem to get hold of cuttle fish im new to the island and only know scotties and tacklebox is there any were else i could get some as wanted it for the british cod champ so i want a fair bit.
thanks
Craig :catch:
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Post by Pete B on Oct 22, 2009 20:55:34 GMT
I dont expect you'll struggle to get any on the island but if so I do know that Johnson sea enterprises brings fish over to the island each week, some could be brought over then.
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Post by solehunter on Oct 22, 2009 20:59:21 GMT
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Post by mick75 on Oct 22, 2009 21:01:25 GMT
the price a kilo is way to high to buy bulk at the mo
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Post by solehunter on Oct 22, 2009 21:10:02 GMT
the price a kilo is way to high to buy bulk at the mo Oh right, i was hoping for a few packs myself.  |
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Post by abuc4 on Oct 22, 2009 21:15:10 GMT
the price a kilo is way to high to buy bulk at the mo not because u squeek when u walk then  |
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Post by mick75 on Oct 22, 2009 21:18:51 GMT
no m8 :rasp:
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Post by squideyebarnes on Nov 6, 2009 22:31:04 GMT
the cuttle was ruined this year by the commercials down the west!As the fish quota's were full they targeted cuttle and wiped it before it got here a commercial guy told me as they had the worst year for a long time in the traps and trawling.But by that you would think there would be loads to sell cheap! and every year it gets dearer.Problem is most goes to the continent and the ever increasing demand as more fisherman use it as bait + a poor year and the price is well high!
scotties in newport has some at the moment.
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Post by The Codfather of Sole on Nov 6, 2009 23:05:02 GMT
Have a dwindling supply now  but has, as usual turned up a few fish lately... Saying that, the split on the Cod this winter season has been 13 to squid, and 8 to Cuttle, with the latter tending to be the bigger fish... ...I plan to have a go at trapping next summer, trouble with that is you tend to get the mature ones in to spawn doing that. |
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Post by squideyebarnes on Nov 6, 2009 23:37:06 GMT
got a fish crate frozen for £20 as they had so little they just kept filling each day till they were full!just kept the heads and the guts as they were all large! use heads whole and lacky the guts in some of those big squid I still have.The rule is buy in spring and stash for the season.Had a place down west who was prepared to sell me 3 to 5 inch 90p a kilo from the west then but they came in blast frozen 17 kilo lumps.
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Post by peewee007 on Nov 7, 2009 18:02:40 GMT
If I get hold of young cuttle, Do you hook em with the shell in or do you cut it out?
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Post by solehunter on Nov 7, 2009 19:13:34 GMT
If I get hold of young cuttle, Do you hook em with the shell in or do you cut it out? Best to remove it i say. |
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Post by red1 on Nov 7, 2009 20:09:08 GMT
if its any help scotties have plenty in at the mo pick some up myself a few hours ago,
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Post by stevieboy on Nov 9, 2009 12:13:41 GMT
got a fish crate frozen for £20 as they had so little they just kept filling each day till they were full!just kept the heads and the guts as they were all large! use heads whole and lacky the guts in some of those big squid I still have.The rule is buy in spring and stash for the season.Had a place down west who was prepared to sell me 3 to 5 inch 90p a kilo from the west then but they came in blast frozen 17 kilo lumps. Blimey Andy, gimme a PM next time and I'll take the bodies off you. An inch wide strip of body meat fits down the back of a whole squid nicely. It's seems to work well and casts very well too. |
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Post by Richieawt on Nov 9, 2009 15:35:21 GMT
got a fish crate frozen for £20 as they had so little they just kept filling each day till they were full!just kept the heads and the guts as they were all large! use heads whole and lacky the guts in some of those big squid I still have.The rule is buy in spring and stash for the season.Had a place down west who was prepared to sell me 3 to 5 inch 90p a kilo from the west then but they came in blast frozen 17 kilo lumps. Blimey Andy, gimme a PM next time and I'll take the bodies off you. An inch wide strip of body meat fits down the back of a whole squid nicely. It's seems to work well and casts very well too. Also with stands the pout abuse abit better |
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but has, as usual turned up a few fish lately... Saying that, the split on the Cod this winter season has been 13 to squid, and 8 to Cuttle, with the latter tending to be the bigger fish...
