Squid Tips--work in progress!

Cleaning Directions for Consumption 

(for bait, just freeze in a Ziplock)

• Place squid on a cutting board, cut just below the eye, you'll be separating the mantle from the tentacles. 
• Bottom Half: make a small cut at top of the tentacles and remove the beak. Cut tentacles into what every length etc you need
• Take your knife and follow along the pen (small bone like structure that runs above the eye to top of the mantle. 
• You'll need to remove the skin on the mantle, either using a specific tool (like the squid EZ) or your knife. 
• Mantle: I rub my knife blade against the skin to get some to rip and then peel from there. It can be tough. 
• Tentacles: Use the blade to dull down the hooks (these tend to soften up while cooking, but I remove as many as I can) and then use the blade to rub off the skin, similar to the mantle.

• Unlike some squid fisheries in the lower 48, a boat is required. 
• Line counters are VERY helpful. 
• You'll be fishing 200-500ft deep, so calm winds are a must. If not, you'll need to keep the engine running to maintain your spot or a lot of anchor line.
• Without a line counter, find 600ft of water, drop to the bottom and reel up.
• Make sure to keep some light on your lures while out of the water to recharge them (best jigs for this depth are glow in the dark)
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More to come!

While there are multiple fishing charter companies in Valdez, below are the one's offering Squid Fishing:

Legacy Charters

https://www.legacyadventures907.com/service-page/squid-fishing

Cronk Charters

https://www.facebook.com/p/Cronks-Valdez-Fishing-Charters-100067173375593/

More to come!

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