Homemade Lobster Snare

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• Jul 8, 2005

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I made a snare. I'll post a picture or two of it soon. It goes over the antenna and locks onto the horn, then you pull like heck and Voila!

 

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• Jul 8, 2005

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Gamecock:

I made a snare. I'll post a picture or two of it soon. It goes over the antenna and locks onto the horn, then you pull like heck and Voila!

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Interesting!! Post a picture of the locking mechanism.

 

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• Jul 8, 2005

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I have better luck if I put it behind the lobster and let the lobster back into the loop. They're too twitchy when I put stuff in their face.

 

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• Jul 8, 2005

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You Florida guys have it easy!!! If you use a snare here in California, they put you away for life-or at least slap you with a hefty fine. Something about crimes against crustaceans. Post the picture though. I'm interested in it for viewing purposes only-I swear.

 

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• Jul 9, 2005

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Gamecock:

I made a snare. I'll post a picture or two of it soon. It goes over the antenna and locks onto the horn, then you pull like heck and Voila!

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Nice idea, just not very practical. A lobster's antennae are very sensitive and almost constantly in motion when you are near. One touch on the antenna and, unless he is solidly in a hole where he cannot back up, he is gone. You might manage to get one occasionally, but not nearly as reliably as with a tail snare.

 

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• Jul 11, 2005

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Ok, here are the pictures of the snare...

http://www.gamecock.com/lobsnare1.jpg
http://www.gamecock.com/lobsnare2.jpg
http://www.gamecock.com/lobsnare3.jpg
http://www.gamecock.com/lobsnare4.jpg
http://www.gamecock.com/lobsnare5.jpg

It works. Don't think it don't!

Keyshunter: you gotta try it first.
They aren't that sensitive and they will let you do it.
I was absolutely sure they would not let do it before I tried it
but believe me, it works. You do need to do it with a little finesse!