Did I really see a 60 lb Lobster off Palancar

[MxDiver]

Originally Posted by cruzan

60lbs of lobster 4lbs melted butter and a couple of close friends.


Nah it be tough to eat something that managed to survive that long.

I don't thing lobster meat gets tougher like the beef from older cows, so you should be ok.

I am assuming that is what you are talking about, because there is no way I can feel bad about 60lbs of lobster.
(I'm one of the worse ones remember )

[cruzan]

Originally Posted by MxDiver

I don't thing lobster meat gets tougher like the beef from older cows, so you should be ok.

I am assuming that is what you are talking about, because there is no way I can feel bad about 60lbs of lobster.
(I'm one of the worse ones remember )

No, remember your all really eight yrs old. None of you are really bad just mischievous.

[1Kwik_69]

You aren't crazy. I have a picture of one from there that I took about eight years ago. It might even be the same one? Our DM from Deep Blue was even surprised. He said he'd never even seen one that big. I'll have to dig up that pic when I'm home.

[joed]

Originally Posted by moabe

just got back from cozumel. Dove palancar wall and chanukanknknknk. I could have sworn that i saw a lobster as big as my 10 yr old at the chanukaka site. Was I on too much gas or does anyone else have any pics of this beast.

I must have seen the same lobster when I was there in 2008. It was huge. In fact it was so big that the dive masters came overt to see it and began taking pictures. They marked the spot and called in to other divers about this lobster. It made quite an impression.

[petronius]

Originally Posted by reactive

Did it look like this guy?

Multiplying that by 6 would be a scary-big lobster!

I'm glad you linked that; I've never looked at that LA Times outdoors blog, but it's pretty nice... Thanks!

[watsonsl]

We saw one on that same reef in 2006, if not 60 he had to weigh a good 50 lbs. Biggest dang crawfish i've ever seen!

[steve and cindy cox]

We just got back from Coz. last week also. We think we saw the same lobster at Palancar. It was easily 5 or 6 times larger than any lobster we have ever seen in our 23+ years of diving. Didn't have my camera on that dive so I didn't get any pictures. So you are not imagining things, he's there and he's HUGE. We also saw a king crab on that dive that had arms 3 feet across. I'm thinking someone is dumping steroids into the water.

[dwh1836]

i have seen some large lobsters down there(though not that large) so It seems possible. And I have also seen that huge green eel while I was takeing my drift diveing specialty.
Congrats on your first dive,its great when you get to see something that takes your breath away right off.

[johnyringo]

[quote=navyhmc;301071]1. You were narc'd
2. The water refraction made the 2 lb lobster look big.
3. You saw a 10 year old in a lobster suit.

[boates]

the largest lobster caught, on record was 44lbs 2oz, off the coast of N.S, I think 1977. Interesting thing about them, scientists don't know how long they live, as they don't breakdown mechanically, and continue to grow all their lives. A 2lb (cold water) lobster would be roughly 5 yrs, then growth slows from there. Scientists estimate age by size, so they figured this 1 around 100, and suspect a 150yr old could be possible, although the bigger they get, the harder to forage for food unseen by predators. It's suspected lobsters don't die naturally, but by predation. The older they get, the more fertile they become. A lobster (cold water) this size is indeed inedible, so leaving them to reproduce is best. Don't forget, if they lose limbs, they regenerate. They have to leave their shell to grow, and the new shell is a loose fit for the 1st season,the reason that sometimes when eating lobster, there seems to be alot of water inside, and the shell is still softish as it hasn't fully calcified. We've seen HUGE ones here, perhaps 3' tip of tail-tip of claws................interesting beasties Food for thought........