shoupart
Contributor
Here in SoCal, somebody told me a long time ago that if you mess with a lobster trap, it will release dye on your gloves and mark you as a thief, thereby allowing Fish & Game or the police to come arrest you.
I didn't really believe that, especially when I'd encounter a trap during a dive and see no visible dye-release gizmo. (Not that I took any, but I had a look!)
I figured it was false:
1) No dye packets on the traps I saw.
2) Barely ever saw any lobster boats around said traps
3) Nor did I often see Fish & Game checking anything besides fishing license & to make sure the bugs were legal. They certainly weren't checking gloves for signs of dye residue.
4) The whole system seems really inefficient. think about it.
So I stopped believing in that local diving urban legend, but I still hear it from other divers. I'm pretty certain it's completely untrue.
Plus, I can't find ANY information on 'lobster traps marked with dye' on the internet or anywhere else, so far.
Does anybody know anything about alleged dye on cages/traps?
I didn't really believe that, especially when I'd encounter a trap during a dive and see no visible dye-release gizmo. (Not that I took any, but I had a look!)
I figured it was false:
1) No dye packets on the traps I saw.
2) Barely ever saw any lobster boats around said traps
3) Nor did I often see Fish & Game checking anything besides fishing license & to make sure the bugs were legal. They certainly weren't checking gloves for signs of dye residue.
4) The whole system seems really inefficient. think about it.
So I stopped believing in that local diving urban legend, but I still hear it from other divers. I'm pretty certain it's completely untrue.
Plus, I can't find ANY information on 'lobster traps marked with dye' on the internet or anywhere else, so far.
Does anybody know anything about alleged dye on cages/traps?