frozen squid

[audiracer]

hi guys
been trying to hammer down the price of frozen squid 5lb boxes
what sort of prices are you paying at the moment?
and where are you getting it from?
does you local shop do discounts for multiple purchaces?

[Ben]

£5 for 5lb which is good i think but expencive if you only buy a small amount (£2.30 for a 1lb box!!!!)
discounts on rag if you buy regularly (gives you free 1s) and usualy rounds down the price

i have just been out to stock up the freezer with frozen baits and was astonished at the ridiculous prices!.

Here in the ne we dont use bait as much as it appears to be used down south and perhaps this reflects in the prices...or maybe i'm just going to the wrong shop

£1.90 per lb for squid
£3.60 for 3 peelers (small)
Frozen mussel (about a cup full and that was mainly water!) £1.60 !!!!!!!!
Swimming crabs £4.20 for 4

i keep reading about hermit crabs but have been unable to find any locally. And I fancy giving them a go as there were thousands on the bottom when we went diving recently at seahouses.

Am I paying over the odds ..perhaps a trip to north shields fish quay may be a better bet ...then spend a day packing it and freezing it in bulk.

Cheers Dave

[wellyfish]

Originally Posted by Davem

i have just been out to stock up the freezer with frozen baits and was astonished at the ridiculous prices!.

Here in the ne we dont use bait as much as it appears to be used down south and perhaps this reflects in the prices...or maybe i'm just going to the wrong shop

£1.90 per lb for squid
£3.60 for 3 peelers (small)
Frozen mussel (about a cup full and that was mainly water!) £1.60 !!!!!!!!
Swimming crabs £4.20 for 4

i keep reading about hermit crabs but have been unable to find any locally. And I fancy giving them a go as there were thousands on the bottom when we went diving recently at seahouses.

Am I paying over the odds ..perhaps a trip to north shields fish quay may be a better bet ...then spend a day packing it and freezing it in bulk.

Cheers Dave

hey dave i buy mine direct from my fish suppliers they charge me £1 per lb and that is fresh ,then i can freeze ,they sometimes give me it free if i buy alot of fish for my restaurant.,,where do you live ?????? could maybe put you on to a supplier

I live in the ne ...durham area...and am rapidly coming to the conclusion I need to search out a better supplier than my local shop!

Its seems that the closer you get to the sea the cheaper the sea gear gets! And I think a bulk purchase is needed from a fish market to get the best prices.

The price for mussels is absolutely ridiculous imho..they have to be available cheaper elsewhere! Its only £3.20 for a large bag of live ones at tesco's and their open 24/7

Dave

[kiwimarty]

Dave,

Tesco do squid dont they? Im sure we have bought it from there.

kiwi

[wellyfish]

[quote=Davem]I live in the ne ...durham area...and am rapidly coming to the conclusion I need to search out a better supplier than my local shop!

Its seems that the closer you get to the sea the cheaper the sea gear gets! And I think a bulk purchase is needed from a fish market to get the best prices.

The price for mussels is absolutely ridiculous imho..they have to be available cheaper elsewhere! Its only £3.20 for a large bag of live ones at tesco's and their open 24/7

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[wellyfish]

Originally Posted by wellyfish

i cant beleive mussels are that price, cos they are in season, i would expect that price out of season -may to august

mussel is the poor mans shellfish and you should be able to buy them for 70-90p a lb people just take the pi*s to make a fast £££££

[audiracer]

hi kiwi
yes tesco do sell squid, but i have been told that its been washed too much and its also been stripped, so really no good for fishing

[kiwimarty]

That's one important point I hadnt considered