JustinW
Contributor
I threw away the net a long time ago! If you have a decent pair of gloves then all you need is patience. I usually tickle them out and grab them at the carapace.
I see divers trying to catch lobsters with those useless snares and nets and most destroy more reef than anything. its not hard to catch them by hand and you wont tear up the reef in the process. I rarely use a tickle stick, I like to get positioned where i know im not going to damage the reef then reach in and grab the lobster head first. Always make sure the lobster is legal size before hand and always check it with a guage before you surface. as the second part of your question pull and twist gripping the tail as close to the body as possible the break off a antenna and insert it in the rectum of the lobster after you push it in so far the "poop string" will come out the other end. pull it the rest of the way out and throw him on the grill! good luck and good lobstering!
What exactly are you doing with these lobsters??? Surely you aren't taking them off the reef? "Don't let me catch you taking things off of my reef"
Thats right, "Its not yours to take and it isnt right for you to take advantage of what is there for you to see and enjoy not to destroy."Its not yours to take and it isnt right for you to take advantage of what is there for you to see and enjoy not to destroy.
The highlight of hipocricy. So please, try to explain your logic to me, its OK for you to legally take lobsters of of a reef, but its not ok for me to legally take a fish or a broken off piece of live rock. I'm not killing it, but you are.