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- May 6, 2009
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Hello all,
On a snorkeling trip over shallow muddy bottom, I located two Giant Pacific Octopus dens in about 5 feet of water. One animal probably has a head bigger than a grapefruit-definetly an adult, the other was about half that size. I saw them at about 5-6pm at what appeared to be their dens. The bigger animal had numerous scallop/clam shells and crab pieces piled in front of its burrow...the smaller animal was actually in the rock but some refuse scattered about clued me in to its position.
I'd like to go back sometime very soon and film these guys. Is it possible to lure them out during the day? Would a frozen mackerel work? How bout a small shore crab in a jar?(probably won't be able to catch a rock crab but they were clearly eating lots of these guys. Some funny plastic toy? Shiny fishing lures or swimbaits?(hooks removed of course?)
On a snorkeling trip over shallow muddy bottom, I located two Giant Pacific Octopus dens in about 5 feet of water. One animal probably has a head bigger than a grapefruit-definetly an adult, the other was about half that size. I saw them at about 5-6pm at what appeared to be their dens. The bigger animal had numerous scallop/clam shells and crab pieces piled in front of its burrow...the smaller animal was actually in the rock but some refuse scattered about clued me in to its position.
I'd like to go back sometime very soon and film these guys. Is it possible to lure them out during the day? Would a frozen mackerel work? How bout a small shore crab in a jar?(probably won't be able to catch a rock crab but they were clearly eating lots of these guys. Some funny plastic toy? Shiny fishing lures or swimbaits?(hooks removed of course?)