Several weeks ago when I was fishing off the Oregon Coast for kings, we caught one of those squid mentioned in the above newspaper link. It was several feet long, had tentacles over a foot and probably weighed in the mid to high teens. It grabbed a cut plug herring. We talked with a guide later that day that also caught one only he kept it and weighed it at 15 lbs. The water that trip was 62 degree's. Just returned from the same place Sunday and the water was 51 degree's.