Cuttlefish and octopus

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Cuttlefish and octopus

#1 Post by Chris T »

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??
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Re: Cuttlefish and octopus

#2 Post by fastnet »

Often caught an octopus,usually when drifting over broken ground.Never caught a cuttlefish!
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#3 Post by fagancian79 »

I seen a guy catch one off a boat in newquay. Squirted its ink all over the place
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#4 Post by matt69 »

Caught a octopus on a strip of mackerel from greystones harbour two weeks ago.
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Re: Cuttlefish and octopus

#5 Post by paul skelly »

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.
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Re: Cuttlefish and octopus

#6 Post by mickser »

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
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Anyone know how you would deliberately target them with traps??
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Re: Cuttlefish and octopus

#8 Post by blowin »

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 !
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Re: Cuttlefish and octopus

#9 Post by chris power »

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
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Re: Cuttlefish and octopus

#10 Post by Nic Mach »

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.
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#11 Post by sea serpant »

I have had two octopus in killiney
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#12 Post by bassboy »

I had an octopus on an lrf lure :)
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#13 Post by finding nemo »

Had an octopus on Colliemore pier a few years ago and a mate had one off Serrento park also.
Cant remember what bait sorry.
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#14 Post by Ric0shay »

I had this little fellow during the week.Ill have a video of him up in a bit.
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Re: Cuttlefish and octopus

#15 Post by JimC »

I've seen the odd octopus!
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