Lobstering: What's your record?

[Areometer]

I wonder what was the most number of lobsters you & your dive buddy have caught *per person per dive*, ever - without the use of cages but only a stick, a gauge & a bag. Of course that you should only count legal-sized ones that you actually brought ashore.

You are qualified whether you have a lobster license or whether you assisted someone who has one.

My record: 3 per person per dive
Location: Norman's Woe, MA
Time: Aug '05
# of divers incl. me: 2 (my buddy is licensed, I assisted)

Please share your record with us.

 

[decapoddiver]

I got 26 by myself a few years ago doing 2 tanks in my "secret spot". I haven't come close to repeating this in the last few years. Now that we can only take 10, I have limited out twice this year.

"You shoulda been here a few years ago. Lobstahs everywheah!"

 

[yak]

our team record is 27 keepers - 3 divers, 2 dives. Yes Lobstaman, at the Honey Hole.

 

[Rick L]

The limit is 15!
Unless you know something I dont?
The state site still says 15.
Rick L

 

[ddown]

not in NE but 17 2 divers 1 Dive no sticks, spears, nothing but tackling them in Panama.

 

[yak]

I got 26 by myself a few years ago doing 2 tanks in my "secret spot". I haven't come close to repeating this in the last few years. Now that we can only take 10, I have limited out twice this year.

"You shoulda been here a few years ago. Lobstahs everywheah!"

Not that is matters much as most of us generally don't bump into the limit, but it's 15, not 10.

 

[ScubaSarus]

Can I ask if it is true that lobsters are more scarce now than lets say 5-10 years ago. This is what I have heard when talking to locals. But I see no hard data to prove this fact.

 

[Rick L]

Ive been lobster diving since 1987.
I dont see any drop off in numbers!
I see a lot more huge lobsters and v notched ones than ever before!!!
Rick L

 

[Bob3]

If you count Spiny Crayfish (Florida bugs) it was a little over 1500 lbs for one looong day.
The commercial trappers had new rules passed to screw with the commercial dive harvesters & now the daily take is down to a mere pittance per day per [commercial] license holder.

 

[matt_unique]

I would never take more than what I plan to eat that day. Two weeks ago my buddy and I came up with a total of 9. I took 4 home and he took 5.

--Matt