i've always experienced better results when getting close to the stacks with my dynamic audio "bins" thats just me tho, i haven't tried too many different combos with them, i just use them when thats the only option.
I didn't know that giant squids were different. I've only heard one recording done with these and it was the guys 3rd time out in the field and it wasn't what it could be.
I must say tho, for the price i got my dynamic audio mics for they do a good job with stealthing, at least on my budget.