OT Lobster season: UPDATED :) Photo Added 2nd pg

ctf_error_coins · October 1, 2011 7:52AM

opens today and and this will be my very first time hoop netting, and in my Kayak at Night by Myself.

Should be very interesting.

This is coin related because proceeds from my very first coin show help to pay for the kayak in the first place, but please post a coin with an ocean theme.

chumley · October 1, 2011 8:03AM

not many a Mainer can lasso a lobsta....good luck with that

ctf_error_coins · October 1, 2011 8:07AM

<< not many a Mainer can lasso a lobsta....good luck with that >>

Pacific Spiny is what I'm going for.

IMO, they are taster that the lobsters in Maine.

dcarr · October 1, 2011 8:20AM

epcjimi1 · October 1, 2011 8:21AM

Interesting. Keep us posted. Would like to hear your results.

My foray into fishing - I tried the salmon fishing boat hand gig back in '78 out of Half Moon Bay, CA, , baiting meat lines, retrieve catch. Take fish off. Do it again. Sleep? No way. After 72 hrs of that I was done, finished and seasick to ice the cake.

Lobster from a Kayak?

Doable!

Swampboy · October 1, 2011 8:27AM

Hey! I'm making Lobster risotto tonight after the Husky game.
Have fun.

Images by Broadstruck.

yellowkid · October 1, 2011 11:13AM

REAL lobsters have claws, everything else is crayfish

coinman420 · October 1, 2011 11:38AM

crayfish have claws too, they are just tiny claws though... at least here in the NE.

coinman420 · October 1, 2011 11:48AM

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<< not many a Mainer can lasso a lobsta....good luck with that >>

Pacific Spiny is what I'm going for.

IMO, they are taster that the lobsters in Maine. >>

i never tasted a left coast lobster but maine lobsters are known to be the best. you may be right. when i visit my bro in the keys we take a bright flashlight out back of his abode along with a net at night and scoop `em up. the lobsters there have minuscule claws. we only do this this during the short "legal" fishing season.

NotSure · October 1, 2011 11:56AM

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<< not many a Mainer can lasso a lobsta....good luck with that >>

Pacific Spiny is what I'm going for.

IMO, they are taster that the lobsters in Maine. >>

i never tasted a left coast lobster but maine lobsters are known to be the best. you may be right. when i visit my bro in the keys we take a bright flashlight out back of his abode along with a net at night and scoop `em up. the lobsters there have minuscule claws. we only do this this during the short "legal" fishing season.

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I have to agree with the Maine lobstah thing. Even Mass lobstahs are yummy. Us northeasterners don't even recognize lobsters from other parts of the country (no offense to lobsters from other parts of the country/world). Gimme an northern Atlantic lobstah with big claws and a fat tail, lots of melted butter, and it's 'heaven', baby! None of those 1 1/4 lb'ers for me....give me a 5 or 6 pounder ANY day of the week!!

Good luck with the lobster-lasso, EOC!!! Keep us posted!

Type2 · October 1, 2011 12:03PM

Very cool love bug hunting. A DFG once told me that the bay in Santa Monica Ca. by the brack water will be a very good spot for ring hop's That will be fun.

Raybo · October 1, 2011 12:08PM

A nautical coin for ya matey........................ARRRRG!
And good luck (please send me a lobster

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CarlWohlforth · October 1, 2011 12:33PM

I never met a lobster I didn't like. All kinds are wonderful. Especially with melted butter.

paladin · October 1, 2011 3:33PM

I've had both. Maine is the reel deal.

pontiacinf · October 1, 2011 9:06PM

heck with that, I just take a 45 minute ride upto stonington CT and
pop into Garbo Lobster and buy some nice fat culls for 4 bucks a pound.

pretty much a monthly outing, although I did get some nice Maryland blue crabs
the other day also

ricko · October 1, 2011 10:27PM

Having lived in Maine, I am partial to their lobster. I have eaten - and enjoyed - the other. Lobster is just great and can be enjoyed many ways. Really like lobster rolls. Cheers, RickO

coinkid855 · October 1, 2011 10:39PM

-Paul

kaz · October 1, 2011 11:39PM

Good luck!

crazyhounddog · October 2, 2011 12:06AM

Good luck bro, watch out for the pinchers....And for good sakes don't fall out of your kayak that could get ugly with all those Lobsters in the water....

keyman64 · October 2, 2011 1:14AM

Cool, good luck! I am so buying a kayak....very very soon but with the purpose of photography. I will likely get mine from Craig's List with a bunch of fun accessories all at a big discount from new. That's the plan anyway!

fivecents · October 2, 2011 1:31AM

That's a neat error coin. What's up with the flat edge? Looks like end of the metal strip.

ctf_error_coins · October 2, 2011 2:21AM

<< Cool, good luck! I am so buying a kayak....very very soon but with the purpose of photography. I will likely get mine from Craig's List with a bunch of fun accessories all at a big discount from new. That's the plan anyway!

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LMAO, That is why I told my wife I needed the second Kayak, for photography...... But Then I found out you can fish and lobster from a kayak, I have been going out Salt Water fishing at least once a week for the past 2 months. I think this could be my midlife crisis, which is pretty darn fun. I still have not used my kayak for photography (work), but I still have plans to.

ctf_error_coins · October 2, 2011 2:22AM

<< That's a neat error coin. What's up with the flat edge? Looks like end of the metal strip. >>

Thanks, off center on a Straight Clip (end of the metal strip).

ctf_error_coins · October 2, 2011 2:30AM

LOBSTER REPORT: I hooped 6 lobsters but 5 were small so back in the sea they went, I brought home one legal sized lobster. Good thing I didn't keep any smalls as DFG officer snuck up on my in the middle of the night and checked out everything.

I also caught and released one baby stingray.

I almost got run over by a big boat. The boat traffic was very very, heavy because of opening day. Lobster nets everywhere.

The coolest thing was the phosphorescent algae, which glowed bright green. A sea lion swam under the kayak cashing bait fish and all of the movement left bright green trails everywhere, it was a really cool sight to see.

That's it for now, will post a photo later.

BBN · October 2, 2011 2:33AM

Here in the lower midwest we have crawdads. They taste like mud. If you try to spice them up and give them a cajun twist they taste like they're seasoned with mud and gasoline so they serve no real purpose for us around here except fish bait when they're young.. With that said, I love lobster.

AUandAG · October 2, 2011 2:44AM

I remember catching crawdads (crayfish, mud puppies, etc) out of Lake Tahoe that were 3-6 pounds! Yes,
huge and deep blue or green in color. Absolutely tasted like a Maine lobster with claws just as big and
tails that you could not finish!

bob

SkyMan · October 2, 2011 3:09AM

Kayak, huh? I hope there are no Great Whites that think your kayak looks like the underbelly of a seal.

I grew up in MA. on the coast and am an avid fisherman. One thing I'll never forget is watching one summer in the mid-1970's some lobstermen in my local town baiting their pots with mackerel. I went over to Brittany France for a while that summer and watched fishermen baiting their mackerel lines with lobster. It sure seemed like circular logic to me.

keyman64 · October 2, 2011 3:20AM

Nice update. I have been walking through swamps, pine scrub, oak hammocks ...and the like close to waterways the past few days. High of 80 Degrees here! Perfect weather. By the end of the week it will be back up to 87 but it has been sooooo nice. I have been scouting my favorite nature parks etc. My camera is at Nikon for repair and I hope to get it back by the end of this next week. Then I will be doing some photography!....And I might buy some new camera equipment....and a kayak...and might go on some photo trips real soon. Everglades maybe again real soon, maybe Cades Cove Tennessee again real soon...all types of stuff.

ctf_error_coins · October 2, 2011 3:42AM

<< Nice update. I have been walking through swamps, pine scrub, oak hammocks ...and the like close to waterways the past few days. High of 80 Degrees here! Perfect weather. By the end of the week it will be back up to 87 but it has been sooooo nice. I have been scouting my favorite nature parks etc. My camera is at Nikon for repair and I hope to get it back by the end of this next week. Then I will be doing some photography!....And I might buy some new camera equipment....and a kayak...and might go on some photo trips real soon. Everglades maybe again real soon, maybe Cades Cove Tennessee again real soon...all types of stuff.

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Everglades huh?, Wow that sound awesome, I have always wanted to "do" the everglades but it's not close nor can you do in in a 4x4. But now with a Kayak, and photo gear, you could do some really nice stuff.

ctf_error_coins · October 2, 2011 3:49AM

<< Kayak, huh? I hope there are no Great Whites that think your kayak looks like the underbelly of a seal.

I grew up in MA. on the coast and am an avid fisherman. One thing I'll never forget is watching one summer in the mid-1970's some lobstermen in my local town baiting their pots with mackerel. I went over to Brittany France for a while that summer and watched fishermen baiting their mackerel lines with lobster. It sure seemed like circular logic to me. >>

I am 95% sure that I saw a great white about a month and a half ago. At the time, there was no news about any sharks. I saw a large fin in the water and no spray and the fin seemed different from the numerous dolphins whom I always see but blew it off at the time. About a week later later they started seeing a Great White many times in different areas and they actually closed the Beaches for a day or so. After all the news and the beach closures, I am now faily certain that I did see the Great White or Whites that was/ are hanging out in Southern California. Surfer refer to them as "men in grey suits"

keyman64 · October 2, 2011 4:21AM

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<< Nice update. I have been walking through swamps, pine scrub, oak hammocks ...and the like close to waterways the past few days. High of 80 Degrees here! Perfect weather. By the end of the week it will be back up to 87 but it has been sooooo nice. I have been scouting my favorite nature parks etc. My camera is at Nikon for repair and I hope to get it back by the end of this next week. Then I will be doing some photography!....And I might buy some new camera equipment....and a kayak...and might go on some photo trips real soon. Everglades maybe again real soon, maybe Cades Cove Tennessee again real soon...all types of stuff.

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Everglades huh?, Wow that sound awesome, I have always wanted to "do" the everglades but it's not close nor can you do in in a 4x4. But now with a Kayak, and photo gear, you could do some really nice stuff. >>

I have been to the Florida Everglades many times. I typically hire a toothless boat driver (you know if they have too many teeth that they are not from there and are not as knowledgeable) to take me through canals and waterways etc while looking for birds, gators but mostly American Crocodiles. Check out the nature section of my website and you will see a few shots.

www.OwenImages.com There are two croc photos in the middle section of the nature page if you scroll down a bit.

ctf_error_coins · October 2, 2011 6:16AM

keyman64 · October 2, 2011 7:17AM

Very nice!

Walkerguy21D · October 2, 2011 7:33AM

Nice!
It will be shrimp netting season down here in FL in a few more months.

ctf_error_coins · October 2, 2011 1:02PM

Puerto Nuevo Style Lobster

seanq · October 2, 2011 11:24PM

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I carry lemons, just in case....

Sean Reynolds

crazyhounddog · October 3, 2011 12:31AM

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Maaaan, The Lobster looks almost as big as your truck!! Way
to go....

OldEastside · October 3, 2011 12:40AM

That is a big one, did you catch it, or did it catch you in that kayak

Steve

OT Lobster season: UPDATED :) Photo Added 2nd pg

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