Ockie legs or squid

[Moolies]

Does anybody in the Cape Town area know where i can purchase octopus legs or squid as they are running low on stock in the S/suburbs
All info will be greatly appreciated.
Thankks

[Lenny]

Best Would be to try Big Catch in Paarden Island . Squid seems to be a Major Problem every its getting worst and Worst , Price wise too ...
Or LAst resort give West hook a Call , they are in the N/Burbs though .



Or you could just go look for an Occie  at MAcs on low tide on aasbankies theres lots ...


I have a couple of contacts in PE anf Jefrries  , but aint driving up for a couple of blocks .

[Moolies]

Thanks Lennie,


I'll look into this.

[Marthin]

big catch had occie last i was there.... some chokka fine some not so fine....

[Lichia amia]

Whats the damage for a Kg of Chokka in the Mother City at the Mo ?

[Marthin]

dunno honestly but for quality stuff you must be looking at 120 - 160/kg?  I don't call out tackle shops anymore but there's one in particular i'll bet good money on it's not under 130/kg!!!

I got some local stuff, it's cheap and well it landed me a west coast cobbie so works for me.

[Lichia amia]

dunno honestly but for quality stuff you must be looking at 120 - 160/kg?  I don't call out tackle shops anymore but there's one in particular i'll bet good money on it's not under 130/kg!!!

I got some local stuff, it's cheap and well it landed me a west coast cobbie so works for me.

  

[Lenny]

Whats the damage for a Kg of Chokka in the Mother City at the Mo ?

In one word TOOMUCH .
Skippers in PE anf Jefries are more and more going further for fish some trips they come al the way down to Mosselbay and stuis , because its scare price just sky rockets . You could make million with a Tjokka outfit , but most of the time not.


And being in CPt in Winter , not alot of Tjokka get sold , so all the shops are trying to move the old stuff , from last season . In Peak Summer theres not alot .


Tjokka can be frozen for long periods of time , the Tjokka I use , I  have kept frozen , used it as bait and to eat for up to a year , no problem , I did get it directly , of my MAtes boat in St Francis , so there was no freezer time on land , I sometimes wonder how long the 'fresh shipments at tackleshops ' have been lying in a Storage/ freezer somewhere.
By the look of some of the Tjokka they are OLD .
My suggestion is we all use old tjokka , so if MR Kob want Tjokka , he'll have to chow the old stuff .

[Moolies]

Thanks Lennie,


I'll look into this.

Hi Lennie,
Just came back they prices are great and they have stock. Local squid 100-120p/kg import 50-100 p/kg

[Lichia amia]

Thanks Lennie,


I'll look into this.

Hi Lennie,
Just came back they prices are great and they have stock. Local squid 100-120p/kg import 50-100 p/kg

Falklands Chokka ?
 
Whats the qaulity like ?
 
 
 

[Lenny]

Thanks Lennie,


I'll look into this.

Hi Lennie,
Just came back they prices are great and they have stock. Local squid 100-120p/kg import 50-100 p/kg

Falklands Chokka ?
 
Whats the qaulity like ?

Where did you go to Big Catch ?
I would Think , Local Squid , Seafrozen . Might be wrong .
And the import , must be Falklands / similar price to West hook .


Glad you got Sorted , Cool to help others  .

[Marthin]

the local looks better than the import.  But that's just my opinion.

[Tuna]

Our local chokka are probably that exoensive cause the say its the best quality eating calamari in the world.
95 persent are probably exported abd we are just lucky to get some ourselfes.
if you look in all the big shoo and supermarkets, you wil see it all imported stuff.
it can lay for 2 years if its welk wrapped
mine still works great after 2 years

[SAfish]

Our local chokka are probably that exoensive cause the say its the best quality eating calamari in the world.
95 persent are probably exported abd we are just lucky to get some ourselfes.
if you look in all the big shoo and supermarkets, you wil see it all imported stuff.
it can lay for 2 years if its welk wrapped
mine still works great after 2 years

It lives! 

Hoekom is jy so skaars?