Lobstering?

[rox@ucf11]

What do I need to know and have to lobster? and what are the best things to get, links if you have them

[Chad]

Depends on where you are going and what the regulations are. Some places you can hunt on scuba with spear guns. Other places like the Bahamas you can't be on scuba or use spear guns. I have only been in the Bahamas and we used pole spears and free dove to get them. They like to hide out under coral heads. They seem to really like low overhangs over a sandy bottom.

[moosicman]

i don't know what it is called but off the coast of florida you have to have a thing that i'm gonna call a "lobster key"...it is about three inches long and must be used to measure the lobster in size...from what my instructor has said, if you do not have it on your person and you are lobstering, they will take everything but the hair on your body away from you and i think he said they can arrest you (like if you are hunting deer illegally). i am not sure of these details but the reason i was asking was that i want to get into doing this. i love lobster and it can be expensive. we will have to go lobstering sometime...he said the limit was SIX lobster....but we only touched on it briefly and he was going to talk more about it later but we never got around to it. when i find out more i'll let you know...he goes off of Vero Beach to lobster and says thats a great place to go.

[rox@ucf11]

hmm ok well looks like I will have to look into it a bit more, but I did finally go get my saltwater fishing liscense duplicate(i lost it) today, and had them put the lobster stamp on there woo hoo

[Puffer Fish]

Originally Posted by moosicman

i don't know what it is called but off the coast of florida you have to have a thing that i'm gonna call a "lobster key"...it is about three inches long and must be used to measure the lobster in size...from what my instructor has said, if you do not have it on your person and you are lobstering, they will take everything but the hair on your body away from you and i think he said they can arrest you (like if you are hunting deer illegally). i am not sure of these details but the reason i was asking was that i want to get into doing this. i love lobster and it can be expensive. we will have to go lobstering sometime...he said the limit was SIX lobster....but we only touched on it briefly and he was going to talk more about it later but we never got around to it. when i find out more i'll let you know...he goes off of Vero Beach to lobster and says thats a great place to go.

It is a very simple and cheap measuring tool.. either plastic or aluminum. Looks like this:

\Plastic Lobster Gauge at Divers Direct

Best tool for catching them:

Scuba Gear and Scuba Diving Equipment - Discount dive gear

I use a snare or my hands... but don't take any lobster by hand unless it is easily bigger than the limit, as the extraction process can be a bit rough. I still have a freezer filled with them from my last trip down south.

There are several parts to catching them...

1. Knowing where they hide.

2. Knowing how to see them.

3. Knowing how to use the snare

4. Getting them in the bag without loosing them.

5. When all of the above fails, knowing how to catch with hands.

They are not this easy...oh, and don't try catching one with bare hands:

[CompuDude]

Whatever you do, learn the laws. Taking a lobster that too short, or via a disallowed method, is an EXPENSIVE ticket.

[NitroWill]

I think yall are all forgetting one of the most important things. You need a lobstering LICENSE in order to go lobstering. They have been fairly strict this year in checking for them and if you get caught without the license you can get in some trouble. You have to get a fishing license first and then the lobstering on top of it, but its all <$20 and can be done online. Just make sure to take your temporary license with you!!

LICENSE AND PERMIT REQUIREMENTS

[Puffer Fish]

Originally Posted by CompuDude

Whatever you do, learn the laws. Taking a lobster that too short, or via a disallowed method, is an EXPENSIVE ticket.

Not much to learn.. the size limit... the catching rules (no spearing), the maximum of 6 per day and you have to give the state money...

[Jipps]

you need a license and a lobster guage. you can use your hand or snares, or nets. lol, as long as you have the guage and license your legal.

[rox@ucf11]

puffer fish that second link isnt working for me