Squid preperation.

BaggieRich · #1 01-03-2006, 11:09 AM

As mentioned else where, I met an old bloke on the beach last night so said he'd been catching on squid, but he also mentioned that when he preps his squid he takes out the bone first, and strips the skin.

Now I'd heard of taking the skin off to give the quid a whiter look, but I'd never heard of anyone removing the bone. Has anyone else every heard of this, and if so, why?

Rich.

pingu · #2 01-03-2006, 12:45 PM

yep if you cut open the squid and remove inners you get a nice white sheet of squid, you can then cut into long strips , or small squares/triangles etc for tipping baits off or on own
whole suid is good for bigger fish, the pieces for most everything else, pout arent supposed too like squid , but never seems too stop them arroun=d here??

hope this helps

Greenheart · #3 01-03-2006, 01:55 PM

Maybe he has cuttlefish mixed up with squid, as they do have a bone. A hard white thing, that you often find washed up on the beach. Squid do have a sort of bone. It looks like a bit of clear plastic. If you get a fresh squid, first pull off the tenticles, these usually come off with the guts attached. You are then left with the main body of the squid (Shaped a bit like a condom

) Put your finger inside & feel around the edge & you should feel a stiff plasticky bit. Grip this with your fingernails & pull it out. If you leave this in, it can mask the hook point when you get a bite. Alternatively you can cut the Squid into rings, Dust with flour & deep fry. Sprinkle with salt & serve with garlic sauce. Delicious!!! Or maybe Pingu has a recipe for Squid pie?

Ben · #4 01-03-2006, 02:50 PM

i have heard of taking out the bone for whole squid
i do it sometimes, and was given a very good reason for doing it which made sesne at the time but i cant for the life of me remember it

BaggieRich · #5 01-03-2006, 02:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Greenheart

(Shaped a bit like a condom ) Put your finger inside & feel around the edge & you should feel a stiff plasticky bit. Grip this with your fingernails & pull it out.

*Ahem*

Inuendo overload...... Must.... Not.... Do... Joke... Must... Resist..

Arrrrrrrg. Brain melting...

Quote:

Originally Posted by Greenheart

Alternatively you can cut the Squid into rings, Dust with flour & deep fry. Sprinkle with salt & serve with garlic sauce. Delicious!!!

Now there's an idea. One problem, how'd I get the deep fat frier working on the beach????

Seriously, I didn't know about removing the "bone"... Cheers guys.

Rich.

gullyworm · #6 01-03-2006, 04:27 PM

I always take the cartilage out of the squid.
Feel and look at the end of the squids body and you will see a small point,pull it and it will come out,it should be the full length of the squid.
Happy squid fidling folks

trigger fish · #7 01-03-2006, 06:35 PM

i take the bone out , so i can put the bait on easy ( tradition )

Ben · #8 01-03-2006, 06:51 PM

on the subject of bait presentation, a really sharp knife makes like sooo much easier and makes it look alot neater at the end

trigger fish · #9 01-03-2006, 06:54 PM

i put elastic line round it so it doesnt come off . looks like a realy good bait ( havnt caught anything on it though , and its packed with loads of cod , pollack , whiting , bass , not a bait with it ) ..

FlyingFox · #10 01-03-2006, 08:45 PM

I normally take the bone out of the squid when fishing for small stuff like dogs and whiting...normally open it up with a knife and cut it into quarters and hook it wrap it round the hook with a bit of elastic to keep it secure! (stays on for ages) but if I'm fishing for decent size fish and planing on using the whole squid then i hook it with two hooks and leave it as one!

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