using squid

how does everyone cut their squid i normally cut it into strips for pollack and coalies, chunks for codling, cut it in half for doggies and cut the tentacles off and stick them on a size 6 for flatties

I normally use a knife but sometimes a scissors

Nah, much the same except sometimes i dont cut em just turn em inside out and stuff em with bait and use the old squid bomb for cod. I've heard it can work for ray also as a cocktail. Also have used strips behind a glow muppet hung up the snood on glow beads in deep water channels for codling.

sk

ya ever used the tenticles i found they work quite well especially for flounders and some dabs on 'em

i was using the tentacles on ballycotton pier a while back. i had 2/0 hooks with a little mack and then the tentacles. it looked very realistic in the water. the doggies seemed to love them. 3 of us fishing and we had a dog on almost every 2nd cast. some good sized ones too.

using single tentagles on size 6 is good for flounders and using them 2 tip off lug worm is good.

Whole on a 4/0 penel or Cut in half and wrapped around sand eel or mackerel to protect from crabs

Donagh

it is a good bait at this time of year.

depends on the target species - float fishing for mackerel and pollack I'd cut a very long thin strip using a scissors. beach stuff I usually use a knife and cut a wider strip to tip lug etc. Day time I'd say the shape is more important, nighttime the scent trail is, probably.

I was using whole small calamari south of Courtown in December and the whiting were swallowing the things entirely. But that's whiting for you - they'll take anything when they're feeding. Even themselves.

i just cut it any shape when float fishing and in half for doggies around millisle.