Lobster

[Firefyter]

Sorry, but it's illegal for foreigners to take lobsters in Mexico, in or out of the Marine Park. Do so at your own risk - if caught, they can confiscate your dive gear in addition to a fine.

http://www.bajaquest.com/faq/fishing_regs.htm

Hmmm.... this is the first I've heard of this. While I have no doubt that you're right after following the link you supplied, I can still say that it's fairly commonplace, at least on the mainland side. I've never done it, but I've been on the boat with the guys who were. I'm glad you posted this, and I won't do it now for sure. I think your warning to do so at your own risk is very good advice. Thanks for the link.

 

[jjwdiver]

Bug hunt with a buddy...make sure he/she is a local!

 

[ffestpirate]

You know.....I have enough lobsters here, I think I'll just sight see. I've gotten kind of fond of my dive gear and living outside of jail

 

[ggunn]

Legal or not, IMO it's just bad form. I went on a dive with a guy in Monterrey Bay who got in the water after me, so I didn't realize he had a speargun with him. Once we got to depth, he immediately started swimming around and spearing everything in sight. OK for him, I guess, but not my cuppa.

 

[sealskin98]

Legal or not, IMO it's just bad form.

Oh, Jeez.

 

[diveborg]

Legal or not, IMO it's just bad form.

I'd agree with that with respect to Cozumel at least. I personally don't care to dive with spearos, but that's just me.

 

[ggunn]

Oh, Jeez.

You've got your opinion, I've got mine.

 

[sealskin98]

You've got your opinion, I've got mine.

Yup.

We need to talk about this.

You been hittin' on that "tied on the stick" thing lately, or something else?

Looks like I'm gonna be in Austin in a few weeks or so.

Wanna go to 6th Street for a bit?

 

[ggunn]

Yup.

We need to talk about this.

You been hittin' on that "tied on the stick" thing lately, or something else?

Looks like I'm gonna be in Austin in a few weeks or so.

Wanna go to 6th Street for a bit?

I guess I could be clearer, if you're serious about wanting to talk about this, In rec diving areas, where folks are diving to see the critters, I think it's bad form to kill those critters. I also think that it's bad form to kill billfish for trophies; I am an avid fisherman, but I am stolidly catch-and-release when it comes to sailfish and marlin. I never order marlin in a restaurant, and when I see it on the menu, sometimes I will state my position on killing marlin to the waitstaff. OTOH, I have taken and brought back back many pounds of dorado off Cozumel, and I hunted ducks and geese for food growing up in Louisiana. Wild duck gumbo... <Homer Simpson gargling noise>. It's not at all that I am against taking wild game.

If you mean the stick I think you mean, no, I haven't seen any of that stuff in 25 years.

I'll gladly grab a beer with ya, but I avoid 6th Street whenever I can.

 

[sealskin98]

I guess I could be clearer, if you're serious about wanting to talk about this, In rec diving areas, where folks are diving to see the critters, I think it's bad form to kill those critters.

Now I understand your position. You have a point. I thought you were talking about all underwater hunting.

On your post on spearfishing when you were in Ca., I think that if spearfishing is going to be on the agenda everyone on the boat should be aware of it before you even leave the dock. That’s just for courtesy for all of the divers so they don’t get a surprise when they hit the water, but I don’t mind it a bit. As a matter of fact, the last time I was lobstering in Florida a couple of guys were spearfishing. One of them saw our sorry catch and gave us a couple of red snapper. They were great on the grill that evening.

I also think that it's bad form to kill billfish for trophies; I am an avid fisherman, but I am stolidly catch-and-release when it comes to sailfish and marlin. I never order marlin in a restaurant, and when I see it on the menu, sometimes I will state my position on killing marlin to the waitstaff.

Sounds like we kind of think alike on trophies…if you ain’t gonna eat it, don’t take it. But giving your opinion to a waiter that has nothing to do with the menu could be considered “bad form.”

I don’t understand your position on billfish, unless you mean something about the populations or something on them. When the wife hooked a marlin in Coz. about 10 years ago it was catch-and-release…it broke the line.

Explain more please. I personally just don’t like firm-fleshed fish like marlin; I prefer something like red snapper, orange roughy, or the mahi mahi like you are talking about. Shellfish are even better.

OTOH, I have taken and brought back back many pounds of dorado off Cozumel, and I hunted ducks and geese for food growing up in Louisiana. Wild duck gumbo... <Homer Simpson gargling noise>. It's not at all that I am against taking wild game.

Eww, greasy birds. I’d rather do quail or pheasant…even prairie chicken.

I still have Dad’s Belgium Browning Sweet 16.

I'll gladly grab a beer with ya, but I avoid 6th Street whenever I can.

I’ll let you know when I’ll be down; we can discuss this further. I think that we have gotten off-topic…this was supposed to be about lobstering in Coz. Then we can talk a bit about wade-fishing the flats around Corpus Christi.