went out at 0130 sunday morning with brotherbrian to the only fishable spot we could think of in soco..... i caught an octopus on a 3 oz blurple tattoo darter- i didnt think they lived along the coast here in new england- anyone else ever caught or seen one locally?

Definetly an Octopus and Not a big squid?

100% octapus

very cool then

Surfcasting for Octopus, who would have thought?

Sushi! :rotfl: :yak5: They eat it in Survivor :bl:

Any tips on locations , techniques , rod and reel choice , lure customization for catching surf Octopusses? :)

Fried Octopus is better than fried shrimp! I love the stuff, don't do squid, too chewey, but Octopus is awesome stuff. Par boil to get the skin off, clean him out and cut the tentacles into 2 inch pieces and deep fry like shrimp, yummmmmeeeeeeee!!!!!!!

Damn...
I only got one Blurple Octopus-Catching 3oz Darter left.
I should have ordered more - I did not expect the late season octopus run.

Those Tattoo darters drive me nuts...doesn't matter what I do I can't get the damn thing to swim straight.

-spence

Hey Spence I like your new togs.....

I am suprised by this... Octopus (pl) are really smart. Smarter than dogs for sure... Never thought they would fall to a darter. Must be a real good plug :laugha:

You should have challenged it to a game of checkers.

I am suprised by this... Octopus (pl) are really smart. Smarter than dogs for sure... Never thought they would fall to a darter. Must be a real good plug :laugha:

or maybe it was snagged.

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Octopus - It's Whats For Dinner!

When you think about it, Octopi change colors when excited like squid and when a Octopus is darting away from something with it's tentacles all closed up it resembles a darter with the big eye and all. Maybe the little bastard was trying to hump it?:huh:

good thinkin there Flaptail...:btu:

Fried Octopus is better than fried shrimp! I love the stuff, don't do squid, too chewey, but Octopus is awesome stuff. Par boil to get the skin off, clean him out and cut the tentacles into 2 inch pieces and deep fry like shrimp, yummmmmeeeeeeee!!!!!!!

thanks for the par-boiling the skin off trick....

When you think about it, Octopi change colors when excited like squid and when a Octopus is darting away from something with it's tentacles all closed up it resembles a darter with the big eye and all. Maybe the little bastard was trying to hump it?:huh:

Flaptail... Octopus is not derived from Latin. The correct plural is Octopuses. Did you know they have 3 hearts?

Flaptail... Octopus is not derived from Latin. The correct plural is Octopuses. Did you know they have 3 hearts?

No but I had a girlfriend once who did and all three were made of stone.

Oooooooooooo someone go tell Bloocrab that there's a run of octopusses out there :drool:

i,d get it mounted ,,,,put it on the wall....

went out at 0130 sunday morning with brotherbrian to the only fishable spot we could think of in soco..... i caught an octopus on a 3 oz blurple tattoo darter- i didnt think they lived along the coast here in new england- anyone else ever caught or seen one locally?

Do you have a pic?

Nice to know somebody's catching something!

The Octopus are running !!!!!! damm .. I'm catching 12" micros ... do better fresh water .