mobster75
Contributor
Last week I decided I wanted to try my hand at lobstering so I went and got the permit online and bought a dive bag, tickle stick, and measuring gauge. This past Saturday I got to try it out as a couple other people at the local shop's weekly free guided shore dives also wanted to go for bugs.
I caught my first lobster about 10 minutes into the first dive (of two) and was happy to see it was just legal. I swam over and signaled our dive leader, who had more experience, to double check it before I dropped it in my bag and he agreed it was good.
I have to admit, the whole process was a lot of fun. I had a blast hunting through the kelp and under the rocks to see if I could see an antenna or a claw or a tail. I was kind of nervous the first time I went to grab a lobster as I didn't want to get pinched and I know their range of motion is limited, but until you do something for the first time...... Now, they might be slow with their claws, but wow can they haul when they use their tail through open areas...
Caught about 4 or 5 more on the rest of dive 1 and during dive 2 but they weren't legal size so it was just catch and release. That was OK with me; I caught 1 good one and I was going to enjoy it when I got home with some lemon and butter
I've never been a huge fan of lobster because as a kid it seemed a bit rubbery. But the next day for lunch when we turned my catch into a stuffed lobster lunch, it wasn't rubbery at all. It was really fresh and tasty.
Just wanted to share another first with everyone else.
I caught my first lobster about 10 minutes into the first dive (of two) and was happy to see it was just legal. I swam over and signaled our dive leader, who had more experience, to double check it before I dropped it in my bag and he agreed it was good.
I have to admit, the whole process was a lot of fun. I had a blast hunting through the kelp and under the rocks to see if I could see an antenna or a claw or a tail. I was kind of nervous the first time I went to grab a lobster as I didn't want to get pinched and I know their range of motion is limited, but until you do something for the first time...... Now, they might be slow with their claws, but wow can they haul when they use their tail through open areas...
Caught about 4 or 5 more on the rest of dive 1 and during dive 2 but they weren't legal size so it was just catch and release. That was OK with me; I caught 1 good one and I was going to enjoy it when I got home with some lemon and butter
I've never been a huge fan of lobster because as a kid it seemed a bit rubbery. But the next day for lunch when we turned my catch into a stuffed lobster lunch, it wasn't rubbery at all. It was really fresh and tasty.
Just wanted to share another first with everyone else.
