Big octopus while kayak fishing

Zee, that thing is awesome! 
Would love to had some of that fresh octovittle.

I was waiting for the bungee monster to reach over and grab that camera.   

Wish I could have been there to see it still alive.  How did you eat it?  Tako poke?

This seems appropriate...

That would be so good. So what kind of dish did you make?

I was waiting for the bungee monster to reach over and grab that camera.   

Yeah, no joke!  After reviewing the video a couple times, I actually thought about that and I now I'm surprised it didn't grab it!

that's cool last time I was at PC I caught two of them one day.  I was to chicken shit to haul them aboard though they were kinda scary looking

Thanks FG... I couldn't remember which one had the toothy suckers. 

Just goes to prove that you never know what you'll bring up from the depths. 

I can honestly say, that's one if the coolest things i've ever seen.

We prepared some Hawaiian style and Japanese style, tako poke and tako fritters.

Whats the bag limit, or restrictions on Octopus in Oregon?  Also, whats the BKM for prepping and storage till ya get home with it?  Fridge or freezer shelf life?

Zee generously shared a couple of legs with me.  As it took a while before I had a chance to prepare it I went with brined, pounded and slow cooked. 

I like raw octopus but the results of processing blew me away.  With no seasoning added (besides the day long brining), the flavor of the cooked Tako was amazing.  Imagine a mild albacor taste with that sweet octopus umami. 

The most surprising part though was the texture.  Even the thickest parts of the arms chewed like tender chicken. Mmmmmmmmmmmm

-Spot-

Worth noting that Jeff's video may soon break YouTube kayak fishing history. If you search for "kayak fishing" and filter it by view count it's #2 at 1.8 million views. #1 is Howard's marlin at 2.3 million views. Jeff's video has been steadily gaining 100,000 views per day and if it keeps pace for 5 more days it could be #1.

Worth noting that Jeff's video may soon break YouTube kayak fishing history. If you search for "kayak fishing" and filter it by view count it's #2 at 1.8 million views. #1 is Howard's marlin at 2.3 million views. Jeff's video has been steadily gaining 100,000 views per day and if it keeps pace for 5 more days it could be #1.

Now at 2.1+ million views!

-Allen

Won't be long before we see it in a filler segment on the local news or on one of the many infotainment programs.

I'll bet Kodak would be interested in using some of that footage to plug their playsports.

-Spot-

I'll bet Kodak would be interested in using some of that footage to plug their playsports.

I was wondering the same thing.

I just read the comments below the video on YouTube.  Very entertaining stuff...and some info about Zee I never knew before.   

Some of my favorites!

"This was so sad, I feel like crying.

ohwhererehwho 1 month ago 2"

"Wow... Was that in the sea?

holykiller130592 1 month ago"