I agree about the quality of the supermarket squid whether comparing frozen to frozen or fresh(dead) to fresh(dead). I've also found the prices better. At most any Safeway I can get a 3# box of frozen food grade squid for $2.99. At the bait store I can pay over $7 ($2.25/#+tax) for the same amount and an 1/8-1/4 of it will be freezer burned. As for fresh, I've rarely found it at any bait store but, I can get it for usually under $2/# at either Safeway, Albertsons or Nob Hill. Too bad we can't get food grade anchovies and/or sardines for bait from the supermarket. JM$.02.

Tight lines,
Wade