Squid setup is easy...

All those really long, really lame spinning rigs that people think are good for steelhead fishing? Yeah...great squid rods.

I wouldn't blow the change for a GL3 1141s just for a squid rod, but if I had already bought one, I'd take it squid fishing.

I use a cheap noodle rod, 20# braid, and I have a bunch of jigs that I make myself.

Stuffed mantles are good, but the work involved is pretty extensive for not much return, in my opinion...regular deep fried, OK, I guess, but not all that great...better if fried in tempura.

Sauteed with vegetables and put over rice, or with a white sauce over noodles...yeah, now yer talkin'!

Far more expensive than my squid rod/reel are my halogen lights, cords, and generators fer gettin' 'em in...but they have multiple uses, so the household was happy to buy 'em for me...or, at least, my household did indeed buy 'em for me, and I haven't heard any complaints about it.

Fish on...

Todd