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Posted by Jeff on 00:08:33 10/05/03
In Reply to: Dana bug report posted by jesdarryl
: My first attempt at hoop nets: 7 bugs, 6 short and one big fat legal. :D. Baited the hoops with Mackrel and Cat food. I got started about 1 hr. after sunset, but I noticed there was a small boat out there setting just before sun set. As I approached the boat, I noticed they were pulling them in like crazey. The guy told me they come out right at sun set and that's when they are the most active. After that, they move out farther from the shore. I don't know how many legals they had, but I could hear them hoop and holler every time they pulled one up. I was just setting when they were leaving. does anybody have more info. on this. I tried a few different spots, but the best was right around the corner from the launch area. I used Q mans set up with one change. I took some water bottles and tied some twine around the neck and placed one of those plastic key chain hooks about a foot up at the other end. I then placed a glow stick in each bottle. When I set, I just hook the bottle on the line reel. very easy to find. All in all, I think I did pretty darn good for my first try. It was not as hard as I thought it would be. Now, can someone tell me how to prepare and cook this guy. I've got him in a bucket of water and he is still kicking. what now? :?: I think the tail is all there is that is eatable, is that right? Like I said, I am really new at all this. One more thing, and I don't want to bum everybody out, but I heard the baby beach was closed to swimming due to contamination. Is this true?
Sounds like you had a good catch it is hard to find any fattie legals in the innerwaters. The lobster regs used to state that you are not allowed to hunt them 1/2 hour before sun up and 1/2 hour after sun down because they are so easy to catch since they are just coming out of their daily hiding spots. I have been diving for lobsters since I was a young kid and the tail of the California spiny lobsters is the only edible part. My favorite way to eat them is to give a quick dip in boiling water and then split them in half and toss them on the grill with herb butter. Hope this helps.
Jeff
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