Wow you guys hit the mother load on that one!!!
We sure did. One of the great things around here is that there are so few divers that most places where you can find good scallop sites, you can usually pick as much as you need. I've never been on a site so stuffed with them before, though. The reason for taking so many was that we were harvesting for a family arrangement.
Normally I settle for a dozen or two; that's about the maximum amount we can eat if we don't have guests for supper. I don't see any point in harvesting more than I can comfortably eat while the quality is best.
One thing for sure is that they are delicious!! I actually prefer them over lobster.
When I get them like this, directly from the seabed and into the kitchen the same day, there's a limit as to how many I can eat. I'm usually content after about half a dozen, my wife a couple less.They're so sweet and rich that it's easy to overindulge, and I usually use something sharp (like chili, ginger, lemon, wasabi and/or soy sauce) to balance the sweetness. If they're stored a few days in a storage net, they lose some of the rich sweetness and it's easier to eat more.
BTW, if you look at my buddy's gear, that's a very popular configuration around here: Drysuit and recreational doubles (in this case a double 6L 300 bar without an iso valve on the manifold). Long hose optional, however both my buddy on that dive and I prefer a LH/BO config with a 150cm (5') long hose. Even if I only dive open water with a single tank rig.
