Sea Fishing for Squid - How to catch Squid - Squid jigs and lure rigs | The Fish Locker
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- Опубликовано: 8 сен 2024
- Squid are fascinating creatures and can be found all over the world from shallow inshore waters to the deepest depths of the oceans. They are not only a great source of delicious sustainable protein but they are high in vitamins and nutrients including B-12. I show you how to catch and how to humanely dispatch squid. Ensuring absolutely no distress and ensuring your catch is in the best possible condition.
Here are links to some of the tackle I was using in this video.
Penn Clash II 4000 HS - bit.ly/3VeWLWq
Penn Conflict Inshore 30g - bit.ly/38sx1C7
Squid Jigs - bit.ly/3EuVXVD
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Nice to see a good squid session. I always remember my son's first boat trip with me and a caught a good-sized squid. The creature soaked me like a fire hose, and my son freaked. Then it proceeded to ink which freaked him out a second time. Good memories, and good advice not to bring them straight into the boat. All the best to you all.
🤣🤣🤣 Good memories or childhood trauma. Depends who you ask. 🤣🦑
great to see a squid session its not that often it gets show in depth showing the squid jigs etc.
thank you John.
I hope the video helps folks out. As usual I am simply sharing what I know and love doing. 😊🦑
My wife is Asian and they eat squid a lot. They dry them out and then cook them slightly, and eat them like jerky. It’s great! I can’t wait to see a “Catch and cook “ show and get a recipe from Jim’s Kitchen.. I really love your channel keep it up, thanks
Someone else mentioned dry squid to me. I tried it once in Korea and it nearly had my teeth out. 🤣
Thank you John great video, will look forward to the cooking with Jim,
Hopefully coming soon. 😊👍🏻
it's always great to see the respect you show to the animals you catch in dispatching them quickly and humanely. Great video once again and loved the underwater camera! Its amazing the difference between 2 sets of organisms, humans and cephalopods, that are studied together so closely because of their mental advancements.
It is a risky thing showing the dispatch on camera as there are so many trigger hungry people out there. But I felt it was important to educate people how to humanely and efficiently do the task. It is the ultimate respect for your food.
@@TheFishLocker 100%, if you're going to take the life of a being, do it as benevolently as possible. Totally agree with you.
@@TheFishLocker true John. Thing is squid are probably the easiest and quickest catch to dispatch. I remember my dad showing me how too do it years ago as a kid, thinking I’d get upset but I didn’t. I’ve since shown my boys how to do it they’re 11 & 14 and neither were taken back or upset by it. The only reply I got was “is that it” I was like yes lads that it. The others two we caught they both despatched them themselves, no problem whatsoever. My dad taught me, and now I’m teaching my kids and they love it, especially the night fishing🙂👍
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Just got home from work. 12:25am Eastern time. Greeting from somewhere close to Fort Knox, Kentucky U.S.A.
Welcome. 😊🦑
Some of your antics with the net made me laugh.
It’s all in good fun. 🤣
Cracking video John, I swear by my vac pack machine, no freezer burn 😎
Good shout
Love it John your a master of your craft, I enjoy every minute of your content thanks for sharing 👍
Simply sharing what we know and love doing in the hope it helps folks out.
Eamon I so agree mate I could watch him for hours he is so knowledgeable ❤there such a beautiful family aswell ❤️
Looking forward to the catch and cook video
Should be up soon.
Early mid week treat John! Good Lad was gonna ask about Wor Jim showin us how to cook said squid, bloody love it meself. Ta very much mate always brightens me day fella
Just wait and see. 😉👍🏻🦑
@@TheFishLocker cannot wait mate
Happy Thanksgiving 🍁 to The Fish 🎣 Lockers!
Best wishes to you and your family. 😊👍🏻
That was slightly different, but very enjoyable. Loved the underwater footage. Look forward to a Spargo’s kitchen with them 👩🍳🐟🎣
Thank a Kevin. 🦑😊
Even when the weather is crap , you still get a video out , good on ya !!
Cheers John 👍🏴
It’s not easy at the minute but I’m doing my best. 👍🏻
XLNT video, John! Locals here in Hawaii, usually eat squid/octopus one of two ways...Raw or dried. For dried cephalopods, separate the tentacles & marinate overnight. Myself, am no fisherman, only consumer so don't have any marinade recipes to share!-lol. But they're usually dried in screen dry box, approx. 7-10 days, depending on weather. Or smoked over local mesquite or acacia wood....Keep them videos coming....ALOHA from Hawaii!
Interesting. I would imagine dried would be super tough to eat?
@@TheFishLocker.....Not as much as you would think. Also, w/Right seasoning, very tasty! Guess you need to be raised up w/that sort of thing?!-lol
Great channel this. Found it by accident and been ‘hooked’ since. I’m here all week…..all the best John
Thank you and welcome 🦑👍🏻😊
Once again i am in shock....squid close in shore in the UK....great vid again bro and Will look forward to Jim's cook up 🙂
It’s a crazy old world isn’t it mate. 😉🦑👍🏻
I love catching the giant ones when they come in here locally.. dunno if my back could take it anymore, but the chaos that ensues during a humbolt squid bite, especially if they are huge ones, is quite memorable.. lol
That would be both exciting and a bit terrorising.
@@TheFishLocker hauled a 9' up next to my kayak once, that nonsense was insane.. cool to experience once.. lol
Never gone squid fishing before although I've had a couple grab my bait (and then let go as you try to land them)! Wouldn't mind being round at Jim's for the cook up, love Calamari!
They are good fun to target. And taste delicious. 😊🦑
To my regret. There is no squid run here in Virginia. I do miss the days where one could do a five-gallon bucket in four or five hours back up in New England. Thanx for reminding me of those times.
Sorry about your current lack of squid but happy to remind you of good fishing. 👍🏻🦑
Great video John. As allways passing your knowledge and experience on to others. Look forward to the catch and cook. 👍
Simply sharing what we love doing mate. Simple and honest. 👍🏻👍🏻
Thanks for sharing how to tie the knots! Great video and very informative!
I hope it helps.
Hahaha, Chris was so lucky it wasn't Ink that would have put me on the floor laughing, Not to mean or anything.
Thank you for taking me with you to watch!! 🐙🐙
Now that would have been hilarious. 🤣
Its not a Fish Locker video until you hear "bad weather". Lol
At least you know the videos are honest, current and time relevant. 😉 saw someone post a video last week that still had all the green leaves on the trees. 🤣
I learned a new way to make a loop. Thanks
My pleasure. 😊🦑👍🏻
Great video!! Learning about fishing squid was very interesting, but I really appreciate the simple “wetting the line” technique!! Fishing my whole life and never done it!! My line always looked pretty ragged after tying on a hook. Now I know why! Thanks for the info and looking forward to the Catch and Cook!! Hope Jim had a great Birthday also.
Every day is a school day my friend. 😊👍🏻🦑
Loved the video can’t wait to see what recipes Jim comes up with
Thanks mate. Video coming soon. 👍🏻🦑
very interesting video, in my place in Bali it is called pencil squid, they often chase my jig bait when I go fishing jigging at night. and sometimes the pencil squid, which is small in size, is often used as bait to catch big fish
Interesting. Thank you for sharing. 👍🏻🦑
You get some stuff down south weird times of year!!
Yep.
As Always. Loved it. Those Squid are Monsters. Again didn't know we got them off our coasts.
All up and down the south coast this time of year bud.
A corker John, I love Squid, regards to the family, greetings from Cyprus. 🐟🐟🐟🐟
Thank you Jacqui. Best wishes to you and yours. 💙🦑😊
@@TheFishLocker Thank you, am looking forward to Jim doing some cooking! Got my eye open!
I'm glad the despatch is very quick and easy.
I thought it was important to show the swift, humane and efficient way to do it so people would know and it wouldn’t cause them any distress. It is only showing your catch and food the respect it deserves. 👍🏻🦑
Thanks for the video, look forward to Spargos cooking of the 🐙.
Coming soon hopefully.
I love the creatures. They're known for their intelligence. Come in hefty sizes, too - the Humboldt variety can be aggressive and is known to have attacked divers who just wanted to be friendly.
I have heard of them attacking divers. Scary thought isn’t it!!! 🦑
The variety found off the Mexican coast are hyper aggressive and potentially very dangerous, they have killed a number of fishermen. They are also cannibals and kill any other squid that is weak or sick.
Bloody superb video John , not only good winter bait but also good eating mate , thank you .
Agreed. Win win with a good squid!! 🦑👍🏻
Nice one John, thank you.
My pleasure bud. 👍🏻
Thank you John and Chris something new will look forward when you cook some take care both of you.
It is our pleasure Kieth. 😊👍🏻🦑
So pleased for a mid week show!!
We haven’t missed one in 7 months. 2 uploads a week. 👍🏻🦑💪🏻
@@TheFishLocker geesh..... I've been sleeping too much!! Haha
Can't wait to see what Jim comes up with. I love squid it's so good and most people don't realize that.
It is very underrated isn’t it.
@@TheFishLocker very underrated. Most people have had it overcooked and that's why.
That was great John.
Glad you enjoyed the video. 🦑👍🏻
Thanks for the takcle tutorial, I'm enlightened. Cannot wait for the culinary section.
I hope the video has helped folks out. 😊👍🏻🦑
Epic, i nearly pissed myself laughing with that jet of water to the face, really have got interested in this squid fishing this year, am getting everything ready and planned for next year and will get out and get some, perfect bait for the cod back where im from in East Anglia, this was great fishing, glad you posted this John, thanks for sharing
It’s something we usually just have a dabble at on the way in from a session. This was just for a bit of a jolly. 👍🏻🦑
Just had squid last night in my Tom Yum. Delicious stuff! Love your videos!
Thank you. 👍🏻🦑
Judo Chop HAI!
Great video... Lovely calamari!
Precision. 😉🦑
Fantastic, you have so much variety down there.
I can imagine it's good fun catching them with unlimited innuendo jokes🤣👍
Haha. Who doesn’t love a good squirting pun. 🤣
I've just replayed the slow motion bit 10+ time's. I haven't laughed so much in ages
Mate I’ve been in stitches loads of times about that. 🤣🦑💦
Great vid and tutorial on squid jig making, thanks John.
I hope it helps folks out. 👍🏻🦑
as I have come to expect, another informative tutorial thank you .....
Glad you enjoyed the video 🦑👍🏻
Go on squidward lad. What an amazing prehistoric creature..the squid I mean 🤣🤣
Thanks John as always. Respect 👍
Haha. Cheers bud. 🤣🦑
U guys got a lots of sooooooo beautifully squids.... love it...
Wonderful aren’t they. 😊🦑
@@TheFishLocker cant argue w that fact, sir,,, lovely squids
John you always deliver sir your so knowledgeable thank you for your time
Simply sharing what we love doing mate. 👍🏻🦑
Very efficient, humane and easy dispatch method, thanks for showing it. I'm about to get my first squid fishing kit tommorow and hopefully I'll have a chance to put it into practice soon!
I felt it was important to show the most humane and efficient method of doing it so that people could learn. It’s the highest respect you can show for your food. 😊🦑👍🏻
Cheers for that, superb, my favourite seafood
My pleasure Steve. 🦑👍🏻
You can "vacuum" pack them by submerging the ziplock bag in a pot of water before you zip it. Reslly forces all the air out.
That’s how I do it. 😉
Great video of something which prepared, seasoned and cooked properly make a tasty starter or main.
Agreed.
Hello from Québec , Canada :) Love your videos !
Hello Jeremy. 😊👍🏻🦑
Great nights viewing, plenty information and a laugh at your mates expense. Good lesson in despatching the squid, once again thanks for a entertaining video John. 👍
Thank you very much mate. I hope the tips and info help folks out. 😊🦑
Another great video John. Yes got to see Jim the father in law cook us up some beautiful squid dish with some freshly caught squid in his lovely kitchen. Quick question john does Jim pickle or store any of his allotment peppers, fruits etc from his allotment for the coming winter months ahead? Just like to know out of curiosity. My dad has a huge allotment it’s not his land he rents it off worcestershire council and come the end of summer into Autumn he starts the process of pickling some of his peppers, onions, and fruits so he can make jams etc plumbs anything he can pickle really. Just wondering if Jim does the same? Also could you do us a Sole catch and cook video if you get chance. Love Sole meat absolutely beautiful😋👍
Jim never has enough produce left over 🤣
Great video. Thanks again
My pleasure 🦑😊
I’ve always wanted to fish for squid and I live on the coast in a good area for squid have been to busy but I did catch one accidentally whilst fishing for a different species. Then I just noticed your video what a brilliant fully informative film now after watching I am armed with everything I need to know and now more keen to give it a go soon👌
That’s what I hope when I make the videos. I try to put as much info in as I can. Good luck. 🦑👍🏻👍🏻
Enjoyed that John
Thank you very much Tim. 🦑👍🏻
That looked fun, fished the same gear including the "prawns" in the grand canal Venice for cuttlefish, when you land them on the quay they squirt ink everywhere, dodgy !! Thanks for taking us along 👍
Haha. I bet that goes down well with passers by. 🤣🦑
Great video as per mate. I moved outside to western Australia a few years back and got right into squid fishing, great to see it's becoming more popular in the UK... We just use single jigs out here, usually the 2-2.5 size on 8ft light spinning gear it's alot of fun. Except when the sharks and Samson fish nick em. Tight lines mate, hoping to see more squid content.
We occasionally get smoked by a big bass.
Damn those were big squid! Here on the opposite side of the Atlantic, when we jig for squid from piers, what we catch isn't much larger than your lure. They're good eating, but when you separate the body from the tentacles you're done - both are bite-sized. The problem with public pier fishing is that as soon as you pull up a squid, people will come over and drop on either side as close as they can get. I mean four at a time.
I recomment fried squid. Salt, pepper and a little hot pepper flakes. High heat, quick cooking time. Add a soy dipping sauce with sesame oil, vinegar, crushed ginger root and garlic.
Catch and cook video incoming. 😉
Yep that’s all you need with squid as it’s so tasty. I just dip my squid in a bit of flower, then fry in Cornish or Irish butter, few chopped cloves of garlic, splash of lemon juice and your done. Some folk like a splash of Worcestershire sauce on them which I’m not bothered either way, growing up a mile from the Worcestershire sauce factory in Worcester I can’t even smell the stuff now my nose is so accustomed to it😂
Thanks
Thank you Natalie. 😊🦑💙
Fab video john👍
Thanks Nigel. 👍🏻
Love this video lot of big ones have a nice day 🐟🦀🦞🐙
Thank you Susan, have a lovely day. 😊🦑
That squid had a brilliant aim to get chris like lol !
What an awesome video! Happy holidays from Missouri! 🖐
Thank you very much. 🦑😊
Thank you for the video! It was interesting and I imagine it was nice to find a way to fish with your friend when the weather was crap. Looking forward to Spargo's Kitchen..take it easy..cheers.🦑🔱
The weather lately has been horrific. We are just happy to get out anywhere.
Oh if anyone can come up with a delicious squid meal it’s our Jim in Spargos kitchen. Everything that man cooks looks looks absolutely delicious😋👍
I've never caught one, you make it look so easy. Thanks for sharing 👍🕷
Most things seem easy if you know how. Hopefully this video will help some folks get amongst the squid.
@@TheFishLocker I'm sure it will. Are they lover's of warmer water? Just I've never heard or seen anyone catch S.E.
@@MrRiverspider have you ever gone night fishing? It’s the only time you’ll catch squid tbh.
Amazing John how a simple rig can get most out of fishing I wouldn’t be surprised if a huge cod can eat them at that size ❤
Would need a big old cod for that squid!!
@@TheFishLocker cod of a lifetime for any angler
Thanks for sharing another great video John. Always full of information which flows so spontaneously in your your great method of presentation. Cheers, Don from South Aust.
I hope the video helps folks 👍🏻🦑
Great video as always💪👍
Cheers bud.
Hell yea. I love squid videos! You the man John
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I bought squid jigs about three years ago and still haven't used them yet. I think it's about time I did and this really helped technically and motivationally, thanks John 👍
I'm just thinking of a small marina near me that is well lit up at night, it's a bit snaggy on the bottom but worth a go I reckon.
Well you definitely won’t catch anything if you don’t try. 😉🦑
I did the same afew yrs back, up until two weeks ago I live baited two cuttlefish off my sib (daytime) and now feel confident how to do it.
I'll be back down soon trying other tactics with more gear ordered offline to put to use, the mackerel numbers have been thin so and it's enjoyable trying something completely different and reaping the rewards.
My two cents so far, do the opposite of mackerel jigging, slow and delicate when you feel the weight on the end all the way in.
Oh man. I have never been squid jigging but I love the way it sounds. Squid Jigging. Sounds like a dance.
You can dance whilst you’re doing it if you want to? 🤣🦑
@8:56 that is so cool! I will definitely try to do that if I ever come across a squid or cuttlefish❤️
It is the most efficient and humane way to do it. Instant and painless. It shows your catch the upmost respect 👍🏻🦑
Great one John. You weren't squirting your pal on purpose, were you?? Of course not, why would I say that! There seems to be loads of squid everywhere at the moment. I've caught them in Cornwall, Hampshire and Sussex during the last month alone. I don't know if they are feeding on the prawns which are moving off into deeper water at night. They definitely use those lights to hunt by though. Full moons are epic.
Sign of the changing ecosystem balance that’s all mate.
Well done lad. .just reminded me to add the squid rings to my seafood order for Christmas. .
Perfect. 👌🏻
very instructional Mr Fish Locker...
I hope the video helps folks out.
I've never fished for squid but, it looks like good fun. I look forward to seeing the cooking vid, as I love squid. Brilliant work as always. 👍👍👍
It’s great fun and they’re great eating. 👍🏻🦑
And me. Some other commented they’re tasteless. He must not have any tastebuds if he thinks squid is tasteless😂yea I love fish but give me squid , cuttlefish and shellfish any day over fish.
A while back you asked if there were any international fishing trips we’d like to see you take. This jogged my memory. Any thoughts on fishing for Humboldt squid (Diablo rojo) in the Sea of Cortez/Gulf of California?
That would be exciting!!!
Nice one John great and informative as always, plus plenty of good bait for future
Good bait and good food!! 🦑👍🏻🤣
I cant wait to come to England and fish for squid, sadly I've never heard of people fishing for them over here in the Netherlands.
I don’t see why you wouldn’t catch them?
@@TheFishLocker True, but I cant find a single source of a person catching one here, so ill just go to England, its not that far away.
Great footage :) - I'll look forward to the 'cooking' lesson - I've only ever managed to create rubber bands when I've tried cooking squid (I was once told that rubbing the tubes with kiwi fruit flesh helps to tenderise the meat, but it never worked for me :) Thank you for sharing
I’ve never heard that one before. 🤔
@@TheFishLocker I just googled it. it turns out that it's an Ozzy thing to do. It appears that you're supposed to marinate the tubes in kiwi juice, not just rub them! I might try that 😀
Fab video - I love to eat squid, and very much look forward to the cook video from Spargo's Kitchen!
A question - are there any restrictions on the size that you can catch?
Not currently.
Hi, big fan of your channel and seeing this video reminded of a guy I was chatting to in Plymouth one afternoon a few years back, and he was telling me that he caught a 3.5kg squid down at Elphinstone car park, I'll be honest and say I did doubt him until he showed me a photo of it. Was an absolute monster.
There are some absolute sea monsters that get caught each year!!
@@TheFishLocker I wasn't aware that they even grew that big.
A really good night's catch, squid are one of my favourite eating "fish". When I did all my sea fishing, way back, off the south and east coast we never caught any. Don't know if they just favour your warmer waters off Cornwall or whether they've only moved here recently.
I have had them all along the south coast and even up to the NE.
@@TheFishLocker Thanks for the info. My fishing days were in the mid 1950s - mid 1960s and as I said I never saw any caught, mind you we didn't have such posh tackle back then. That may well have been the reason.
Happy Thanksgiving John, Hannah, James and Elizabeth... and Jim I hope u all have a blessed holiday
Thank you Tracy and have a lovely day. 👍🏻😊🦑
Great video John, can’t believe where your catching those squid, is that because of the bad weather, or is that a usual occurrence at this time of year.
Looking forward to see Jim’s way of cooking them.
Because of the conditions.
That was a fascinating video on squid catching. Great knowledge and good to see them before they get used as bait. Having had cuttlefish before (cooked by my good wife, and very tasty) I can imagine these are good eating. Look forward to the 'catch and cook'. Sorry to your friend, had to watch that squirt in the face clip quite a few times! Best wishes, Kev & co
Aw mate it was hilarious. I have watched it probably 10 times and laugh every time!! 🤣🤣🤣
Get yourself a vacume sealer machine from Lidl when they are next in store, great for fish, meats and baits, all for around €30
It’s on the Christmas list. 😉
Awesome! Thanks for sharing mate:) Takes me back a few years catching them in exactly the same way of the jetty in Malaysia, great fun and a feed afterwards!
Looking forward to seeing the catch and cook, cheers again mate .
Rob.
Great fun isn’t it. 🤣🦑
Jamaica so much Fish Tuna , see you yacht 😊
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Great video as always, not done squid fishing before, but hoping to try for the first time this weekend inside a harbour.
Good luck.
That was really good mate not many people video fishing for squid. was great to see you giving that a go mate I would like to try this some day. Great stuff!! Tight lines mate all the best 🎣🎣🎣
It’s good fun for a few hours when the weather is poor.
Never realised fishing is so dear,i think i will just watch🤪
You choose what your priorities are. I don’t drink or smoke. I can afford a boat.
You’re not wrong there, John. I keep horses and dogs, some folk think I’m insane just spending my spare money on my pets, but I don’t go out drinking and I don’t smoke. Everyone is different and deserves to enjoy their time how they wish to.
You have to come over to the island of Mauritius, you will catch some amazing fish, including the king of them all The Blue Marlin!
That would be amazing fun!!
I want to try squid fishing, it seems very easy
We make everything look easy. 🦑👍🏻