zmk1962 Posted February 20, 2017 Share Posted February 20, 2017 (edited) Hey Raiders, Has anyone figured out how to easily split up a 2kg frozen squid bait block?? I've been told there's a general shortage of frozen bait squid in Sydney . So the local bait supplies near where I live are only stocking US sourced food grade 2.2kg blocks of squid at $27 a pop. For me 2kg is way too much to take out on a trip and its a waste to throw the unused portion out... so I'm looking for best advice on how to chunk this down without losing the quality of the remaining bait chunks. I've tried a few things like smashing the block on concrete ...but looking at any shared experiences! Someone is sure to have cracked this problem with a simple and effective solution. Cheers Zoran Edited February 20, 2017 by zmk1962 corrections and additions Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zmk1962 Posted February 20, 2017 Author Share Posted February 20, 2017 Thanks noelm...yup tried that previously as well....I'll keep experimenting. Cheers Zoran Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Guest123456789 Posted February 20, 2017 Share Posted February 20, 2017 Use the fridge. 12 hours and they will still be mostly frozen but thawed enough to seperate without breaking. You could just leave them at room temperature but they will begin to perish and smell. Make sure it's airtight or the odour will irritate the wife. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zmk1962 Posted February 21, 2017 Author Share Posted February 21, 2017 I'll give the slow thaw fridge method a go... keeping the missus happy is a must so will use the garage beer fridge - hence only my mates will be irritated by the fish smelling beer bottles .... could be a side benefit - maybe they'll drink less or bring their own to share ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Guest123456789 Posted February 21, 2017 Share Posted February 21, 2017 Hahaha and the added benefit of the smell deterring the ladies from the general garage area. Might have to get a beer fridge myself now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zmk1962 Posted February 22, 2017 Author Share Posted February 22, 2017 ok so gave the fridge method a go...no noticable smells.... just finished splitting up the block into 4 rectangular chinese takaway containers all good...seems to be the way to go... Thanks flatheadluke ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wizza Posted February 22, 2017 Share Posted February 22, 2017 I use the caveman method of belting a Chinese chopper with a length of hardwood,works ok.Hope you check the package for the origin of the squid,all I can find lately are Product of China masquerading as USA under the well known US brand name. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allen_f Posted February 22, 2017 Share Posted February 22, 2017 i literally just use my hands to rip them apart after 10 minutes of sitting on the bench. I use the granite table top for leverage. Any unused squid I take home and freeze and reuse as either burley or bait which usually works really well for some reason haha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trigunner54 Posted February 22, 2017 Share Posted February 22, 2017 Can anyone tell me how to bait up on a hook the small squid u get from frozen blocks? Thank you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Guest123456789 Posted February 23, 2017 Share Posted February 23, 2017 19 hours ago, zmk1962 said: ok so gave the fridge method a go...no noticable smells.... just finished splitting up the block into 4 rectangular chinese takaway containers all good...seems to be the way to go... Thanks flatheadluke ! No worries glad it worked for you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allen_f Posted February 23, 2017 Share Posted February 23, 2017 14 hours ago, trigunner54 said: Can anyone tell me how to bait up on a hook the small squid u get from frozen blocks? Thank you i hook baby squid through the hood and just drop it down! Nice and easy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nolongeramember Posted February 23, 2017 Share Posted February 23, 2017 1 hour ago, allen_f said: i hook baby squid through the hood and just drop it down! Nice and easy Same. And make sure it's on centre and close to the end so it doesn't spin in the current. Test it before dropping down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allen_f Posted February 23, 2017 Share Posted February 23, 2017 2 hours ago, Roylo said: Same. And make sure it's on centre and close to the end so it doesn't spin in the current. Test it before dropping down. ive caught fish on a 5mm x 2cm piece of squid, if fish are hungry, they won't be fussy hahaha also gotten kings on a 2cm strip of baby squid LOL fish are so damn unpredictable :'( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trigunner54 Posted February 23, 2017 Share Posted February 23, 2017 so you use the whole baby squid? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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