Storing Squid Bars

[rirockhound]

and if a squid is bloody, wrinkled, torn by teeth - even better. My best bars have many faded, mismatched, torn and generally mangled squids and they seem to work just fine.

Yup...
we have more yellows on a beat to hell rainbow bar than anything else on the boat....

[backman]

I am more than willing to take people's old discolored and wrinkled squids and put them to good use

[Parapapam]

Hang 'em from a nail in the basement after a thorough fresh water wash. I put stinky stuff (thanks striper swiper) on the stinger the first time out each year.... I do the same thing with my single lures sort of. Those I wrap around two hanging 2x4's which are separated by about 3 feet. It stops the leader getting all curly.

Re-rig anything that looks old or dull....


Mike

[Tyke]

thanks for all the replies and help guys....i hate to ask ignorant questions but it was my first season last year and the bottom line is i'm just learning and i don't know this stuff so i have to ask these questions so i can learn and i appreciate everyones help.......now i have to run to wal mart to get an iron and an ironing board i'll report back later just how dressy my squids look

[backman]

light starch also

[scottclay]

I am more than willing to take people's old discolored and wrinkled squids and put them to good use

Larry, you can have my old squids, you know how much I love to run the old beat up ones!

[backman]

Cotton Candy is all chewed up and needs to be discarded.

To me!

[Massbaytuna3]

As Cam Dog (Fortunamate) said; we hang all of our bars in the off-season and keep our spare bars (not on the boat during the season) hung up as well. The "hot hot hot water" trick does a great job on old squid, be careful though.