Lobster: Thoughts and tactics

[foxfish]

I just love eating lobster, I boil them for 5 mins a lb or less depending if they will be reheated (ie thermador or BBQ) I am lucky to have fisherman friends who keep me supplied with plenty throughout the year because - to be honest I could never satisfy my needs though my own efforts.

[Mr. X]

Do lobster stay in the same area year round - or is seasonal thing like crabs coming into breed? I noticed potting activity picked up a lot in June this year.

[sunfish]

Originally Posted by Mr. X

Do lobster stay in the same area year round - or is seasonal thing like crabs coming into breed? I noticed potting activity picked up a lot in June this year.

They tend to come inshore, late winter or early spring. They leave again, late autumn/early winter, but in mild years some probably stay all year round.
The potting activity depends a lot on weather.Fishermen want to keep their pots working as much as possible, but if bad weathers coming they don't want to risk losing £££'s worth of gear.

[Robbo66]

Originally Posted by sunfish

They tend to come inshore, late winter or early spring. They leave again, late autumn/early winter, but in mild years some probably stay all year round.
The potting activity depends a lot on weather.Fishermen want to keep their pots working as much as possible, but if bad weathers coming they don't want to risk losing £££'s worth of gear.

They'd better get their pots in now then.....this weather is a b****y nightmare and is set to last all Summer !!!

[Mr. X]

Yes, I've seen quite a lot of commercial lobster pots washed up on shore after storms. Often too heavy to lift, and certainly too heavy to carry (concrete ballast). The fishmonger at one location once asked me to dive for her husband's expensive new pot in exchange for bass! No vis. that day though. [Forecast is looking ok for Sunday -- can't see the water getting much chance to settle before then though].

[tribs]

Experienced comments please!!!!!!!!!! Can I somehow rig a torch to a speargun at the front so that it becomes a light wand/speargun comination, to look into deeper holes without buggering up all the line release etc??????????

Tribs

[foxfish]

Easy - buy a air gun.

[James T]

Tribs I use a 55 rubber gun and I mount a stubby torch (Ikelite) to the side of the handle. I use an old bit of belt rubber wrapped around the torch and then use two longish cable ties to secure the torch to the handle. the torch is in line with the barrell of the gun and the cable ties go through inside the trigger guard and around the gun handle. Don't have any pics but it works for me. James