January 15, 2013 — Fisherman in California are pulling up huge numbers of Jumbo Squids. The unexplained boom in the species began a week ago and has left fisherman with more squid than they can eat.
A scene straight out of a movie is taking place on boats around Southern California: Giant squids are spewing water and ink at passengers.
And people are loving it.
Fishermen say that hundreds of the oversized squids – weighing up to 25 pounds – are turning up in numbers that they haven't see in years.
"It's like Super Soaker time; people get squirted in the face," Mike Hansen, a captain at Dana Wharf Sportfishing, said. "It's really exciting for people, and you know they love to eat the stuff too."
Passengers on California-based Dana Wharf Sportfishing's boats recently caught more than 1800 jumbo squids on a single night. Normally, the water is so empty in the winter that the company doesn't even send out nighttime fishing boats.
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