In addition to the lobstrosity, I had 5 5 pounders and a 2 pounder, so I didn't feel the need to eat the superbug.
In addition to the lobstrosity, I had 5 5 pounders and a 2 pounder, so I didn't feel the need to eat the superbug.
Ah-OOOOOOOGH-Ga! Dive! Dive!
Lobstilla!
Now fess up, which island is producing this season? San Nicholas as a legendary bug source is now, nothing but that, a legend.
Catalina always seems to be ok, San Clemente is legendary...for shorts.....Santa Barbara Island is so so...
So do tell! Enquiring minds want to know....
I got him on a beach dive, between Laguna and Ventura. The actual site is...'Top Secret Lobster Spot #27'
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#27 darn my gps stops at #26. But anyway any bug over 5lbs starts to get tough. I prefer the just over legal two pounders. Plus your not eating the top producing lobster. I know a lot of guys would have kept it, I wouldn't have nor did you, so I must commend you. So how did you fit big boy and 5-5lbs and a 2lbs in a bag? Better question how did you stay pos. buoyant?
The wing in my BC has 58 lbs. of lift. Plus, I used the big one as a DPV at the end; held his caripice, and he pull me back to the boat at about 4 kts.
(For those of you trembling with rightous indignation, that was a joke.)
Bug season ends in Cali the first Wednesday following the 15th of March.
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We aren't allowed to take them here, but these are a couple big fellas at a popular local dive spot. They are northern atlantic lobster with the front claws.
yea I don't think I'd want to try and take one of those guys snake, unless you don't like all your fingers.
Lotte you don't know what your missing. Personally I think it's the second best tasting animal from the ocean, right behind king crab.
Snake, is fishing banned because it's a marine preserve or is it only open to commerical trappers?
Last edited by hbh2oguard; 10-12-2007 at 10:15 PM.
Yes, lobsters here are completely the domain of commercial fisherman, and they can only be taken in traps.
Ones like these are much to big to fit in the traps and so just continue to grow.
Here is another interesting pic, a scan of a local newspaper clipping showing some lobster "anamolies" caught locally.
Last edited by seasnake; 10-16-2007 at 02:10 PM.
Well, i've never tasted it at all in my life (same with crab as well)...so i'm not really that bothered as to whether i'm missing out on anything. Plus it probably tastes like chicken
Down here, we have the spiny lobster...on one of my AOW dives, my instructor found one under a reef and tried to coax it out...he thinks it must have been about 2/3 foot in length !!!!
Lottie