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Octopus Printed From: The Fishing Website Category: Diving Forum Name: The Scoobie Gang Forum Description: Tanks thanks! - SCUBA diver's here URL: https://www.fishing.net.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=126007 Printed Date: 27 Jan 2026 at 8:37pm Topic: Octopus Posted By: MB Subject: Octopus Date Posted: 26 Oct 2017 at 12:35am Went for a dive the other day and got a decent feed. Took an octopus which I don't normally do, but damn are they good to eat. I'd rate them above any fish you can name and scallops, but not above crayfish. Nothing beats a crayfish  Anyone else keen on octopus? How do you prepare and cook them!  Replies: Posted By: Steps Date Posted: 26 Oct 2017 at 9:14am Have brought up few octpus on the line.. good sized ones to. Hard to contain... suggestion? And how do you prepare cook them? Posted By: MB Date Posted: 26 Oct 2017 at 9:43am youtube is your friend. cleaning is straightforward if messy. tenderising can be achieved a few different ways, i dunked mine 4 times in boiling water. after these stages, you can use the meat however you wish. charred over a charcoal BBQ is awesome   Posted By: MB Date Posted: 26 Oct 2017 at 10:33am As for containment, a knife between the eyes slowed it down. Posted By: Metal Float Date Posted: 26 Oct 2017 at 1:12pm I also love eating them but have only taken one. I threw it in ice (as the internet says) and it quietened right down. I understand a squeeze of lemon makes them let go.  Posted By: Steps Date Posted: 26 Oct 2017 at 2:02pm Cool.. next time  We thought about the bin.. will they mess up/ start chewing on the fish at all...thats why we havnt done that. Posted By: krow Date Posted: 26 Oct 2017 at 7:51pm Same intelligence as your pet dog so I don't kill em.  Posted By: Catchelot Date Posted: 06 Dec 2017 at 5:52pm MB, an 'ole Maori trick is to tie and octopus to a stick and poke it a crayfish hole and watch the crays come flying out! Posted By: pjc Date Posted: 06 Dec 2017 at 6:45pm Catchelot wrote: MB, an 'ole Maori trick is to tie and octopus to a stick and poke it a crayfish hole and watch the crays come flying out! Thats exactly in the 1940s what grandfather use to do out at whatapu,apparently would come home empty the sack and ask if anyone wanted whatapu fleas. ------------- Sex at 58.Lucky I live at 56 Posted By: dedubyah Date Posted: 16 Dec 2017 at 8:24am years ago when staying in Greece, guy I was  with would bring in his occys  and spend a couple of minutes each smashing them on the concrete footpath to tenderise them, seemed to work a treat, used to just fry the tentacles in olive oil Posted By: nodnod Date Posted: 16 Dec 2017 at 9:20am dedubyah wrote: years ago when staying in Greece, guy I was  with would bring in his occys  and spend a couple of minutes each smashing them on the concrete footpath to tenderise them, seemed to work a treat, used to just fry the tentacles in olive oil Yup You right there, i worked in the Greek Islands for a couple of Seasons and the locals all used to beat the Octopus on the rocks, 100 times was tradition if i remember correctly. Only eat Tentacles also and very very tasty. I reckon good job for the missus...

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