Cuttlefish and octopus

Just wondering, has anyone ever caught either a cuttlefish or an octopus on rod and line or even heard of anyone using traps to catch them around the Irish coast??

Often caught an octopus,usually when drifting over broken ground.Never caught a cuttlefish!

I seen a guy catch one off a boat in newquay. Squirted its ink all over the place

Caught a octopus on a strip of mackerel from greystones harbour two weeks ago.

Had a few octo's from howth harbour over the years
And I'm sure a lot of people have hooked them and just thought they were snagged if they take your bait and make it into a hole you've no chance.

I have caught two octopus one in Killala the other off Bray head the tentacles make a great bait and they grow back on if you leave enough for them to move around and feed
mickser

Anyone know how you would deliberately target them with traps??

I brought what I thought was a squid to the surface not far from Killala . That could have been octopus , I only saw the splayed out tentacles from the front before it dropped off.
I was going to ask whether people get many squid . There were guys using lamps and jigs off a pier in Kerry last year. They claimed to have caught a good few on some nights but no sign on that one.
I think you will find that octopus can get out of almost anything !
Good luck

Very good topic I'd love to no have ppl got cuttle fish in Ireland to.i have got cuttle fish on lures when working in Spain and Portugal and they were great fun woul love to be able to get them on home ground if is possible to

Heard about a lad getting an octopus on Killiney, and during the last spell of bad weather I was fishing and noticed a tentacle between the mess. Used it as bait, to no avail though.

I have had two octopus in killiney

I had an octopus on an lrf lure

Had an octopus on Colliemore pier a few years ago and a mate had one off Serrento park also.
Cant remember what bait sorry.

I had this little fellow during the week.Ill have a video of him up in a bit.

I've seen the odd octopus!

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