Where can I get live octopus as bait?

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Darth Salacious
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Thanks for the valuable advice bro.
GUess I'll grab a few tonight and try them out over the weekend. :lol:
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Darth Salacious wrote:Thanks. By the way, octopuses can be freezed and de-frosted just before use right? Does it affect their performance?

Or do I have to buy them fresh and use them almost immediately?
The squids and octopus from supermarket probably undergone a period of refrigeration already. Buying them back to keep for a few days in the freezer shouldn't make much of a difference. We won't really know until we try right? ;)

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Haha, true true.
I'll try and let you guys know.
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