Small fish are always the tastiest DT. That is NOT by accident - it is conceived by nature to assure the larger breeding stocks survival when 'all things being equal' - attempting to pursued man and other creatures to hunt for the smaller specimens for his own need. Hence there are also MORE of them than there are their larger counterparts. It's all part of a larger plan I feel.
Thought I'd post this... it's an article that appeared in our Sunday paper today. Frankston beach is an extremely short drive from where I live and I have fished there many hundreds of times in my life. Note that in the picture you see, the Occy is actually alive, not dead. Contrary to what it says in the article, he is NOT sick. Note the fattened 'Mantle/head/body' of the octopus in the picture, normally it would lay much flatter if on dry land. Occy's come out onto dry land to busk when their water becomes excessively cold and they have just eaten a large meal. They'll come out onto exposed land peacefully and quietly in an effort to use the Sun's direct rays to warm them up so their digestive system increases. Once it does and their food starts to decompose nicely inside their stomach's, it's back into the blue yonder to rest. Crayfish also do this when they've eaten too much and the water is a little too cool for their liking. But unlike the Octopus who sits there quietly, Crayfish will come out onto sandy dry land and move about like mad. They look like they are chasing something, when in fact all they're doing is moving about fast to warm up... much the same as we do when we warm up prior to excercising.
Amazing what can dwell right under your nose and you'd never know it. Little beknowns to the Occy... how lucky he was that Peter Dwyer ran across him and NOT AndrewX, or it would have been , "Occy with Salsa anyone??". :big grin: I've caught many that size and much larger in Bass Strait from my boat. BUT PLEASE NOTE very well. Unless you know how to kill an octopus efficently and immediatly NEVER go anywhere near them especially when they are of this size or larger. They can kill a man and rip him from limb to limb as easily as 'a b c'. They are not to be played with unless you know what you are doing. Especially if they realise you are out to do them harm, then you'll be in for a party unless you know how to end it in a second flat. There is only 1 place on their entire bodies that you can cut them for instentaneous death. A million cuts anywhere else and it will NOT stop or slow them down at all. They do not feel pain as red blooded animals do. When starved, they will happily eat an entire tenticle of their own without pain and it will grow back in less than 2 months. They have the intelligence of a dog. Whatever it is you want to do to them, they will know it as soon as you start. They are a freaky creature and excessivly powerful. This is no joke, but many species of fish will succumb to a heart attack upon seeing them. This is how much fear they can instill into their prey who know of their ways. To attempt to kill one without knowing how, I would liken to suicide. Let alone the size of bite one of this size can inflict upon a human. They can cut your arm off with one bite of their huge 'parrot' like beak in the bottom of their mantle where all their legs start. If you do not know how, leave them well alone is the best advise I can offer you. Even smaller specimens can inflict alot of pain on unsuspecting humans.
Then not only do you need to know who to safely capture it, but you also need to know how to properly prepare it before knowing how to properly cook it. Otherwise, you 'll be eating the equiviliant of pieces of rubber tyres, instead of truly 'melt in the mouth' gourmet bliss. They're not an easy meal by any means, but a special one if you know how. As Curly from the 3 stooges said once..." They're a delackacy".:big grin:lolol
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