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[mackeralboy]

Anybody else like to grab those big cockroaches from the sea?

[CoyoteHuntress]

I dont know if Id go grabbing them from the sea ( I dont care for sharks....) But Id sure be grabbing them from the pot LOL

[jephs422]

every year like clockwork.

[socal shooter]

i love hoopnetting them.. i have family in torrance.. my uncles boat is in the redondo harbor we always take his dingy just inside the break wall for them... never dived for them tho, i want to but only during the daylight.. lol i like to see wuts around me lol

[meangreen75]

I used to hunt for them all the time when I was younger. Down in Kennedy's cove near La Bufadora and out in Oahu when I was stationed there. It's been like 10 years but those were good times.Doug

[jephs422]

Opener of hooping season to me is just as important as opener of bobcat season, or deer season to others. We make it a big event, and since I live 4 minutes directly between 2 different harbors that produce well, I get out a lot midweek all season and avoid the weekend crowds.

[ShooterJohn]

every year like clockwork.

Jeph is the MASTER of getting California lobsters. Show them some pictures Jeph.

[Old timer]

Use to get them by the bucket full on beach dives in Mexico at the time there was no limit untill you tried to bring them across the border

[PredatorMaster]

Yea I like to Chase bugs.

[jephs422]

Jeph is the MASTER of getting California lobsters. Show them some pictures Jeph.

Man, I think I left the camera at home the last 3 seasons. Here's one measly bug...

[CoyoteHuntress]

DANG... Okay you need to send me one or three of those to uh, um. ... Mount... I will flesh it myself thanks LOL> BTW send butter and garlic.. it helps with the mounting process

[ShooterJohn]

That's a nice one Jeph. But I've seen those other pictures you just don't want to brag.

[Cranky Farmer]

every year like clockwork.

When we going?

[Stan]

Nice Bug!Nothing like looking at one in an opening with one antenna looking back and one forward I never had the b@#%* to reach in as was told that antenna looking back could be at a Morey Eel And I cant eat shelfish

[mackeralboy]

For those interested...... I'm including a Lobster recipe that I came up with when I lived in Catalina. It is a real panty dropper.Lobster Marsala1. Remove the lobster tail from the head. (I never keep the head unless the bug is 7lbs or more and I'm going to eat the meat out of the legs and then I only keep the legs. Personally I think the juices from the guts etc. in the head ruin the taste of the meat. )2. Take the Lobster tail(s) and spilt it/them into two halves.3. Place the tail(s) meat side up into a pan or dish that is just big enough to hold it/them.4. Pour Sweet Marsala wine into the pan almost up to the level of the top of the meat. ( any type of red wine will work but I have found that Sweet Marsala is the best)5. Place thin slices of butter on top of the meat.6. Place the pan/dish with the lobster into an oven that is on as high as it will go without being on broil.7. The lobster will be done when the wine is boiling and the meat is a solid white. For those who would like to brown the top of the meat you can now turn the oven up to Broil and put the meat under the broiler for a couple of minutes. 8. Pull the meat from the shell and serve with drawn butter or what ever else dipping juice you like. My girlfriend likes to mix more butter in with the wine that the lobster was cooked in and dip the meat into that.You will find that the Lobster picks up the fruitie flavor of the wine. I often freeze a good number of the tails I get and this recipe works great as it tends to rehydrate the meat. This recipe serves well with rice or a grain called Quinoa (sp?) that I get at Trader Joes.Enjoy Mc

[meangreen75]

I haven't tried it myself, but I hear that if you microwave the legs for 10 seconds the meat will pop out of outer shell. Anyone have success with that technique???D

[Mr Del]

I this one of those jokes when you then throw away the lobster legs and then eat the microwave?

[meangreen75]

Nope. I read about it on another forum. Just wondering if anyone's tried it. It makes sense. The air inside the legs super heat and the meat pops out.D

[mackeralboy]

Hey is somebody talking about me?

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[barndoor]

This is how we roll.....Multiday.....4 fisherman........53 bugs...... there is 3 layers of bugs there.Our biggest ever, 13 lbs.

[Braz]

Wow, that's a lot of lobster.

[socal shooter]

i cant wait to go out for some bugs

[zippy1970]

has anyone done the " lobster card " yet ? I guess its new for this year . my brother and I will be going for some bugs this year . have lots of bonito for bait .

[CoyoteHuntress]

Holy Smokes that is alot of lobster..

[xyourlocaldjx]

i love hoopnetting them.. i have family in torrance.. my uncles boat is in the redondo harbor we always take his dingy just inside the break wall for them... never dived for them tho, i want to but only during the daylight.. lol i like to see wuts around me lol

I'm from torrance also... Been surfing for awhile and thanks to that I've found some promising spots for hoop netting you going out this saturday? I'll be in san diego trying to catch them buggers

[xyourlocaldjx]

AV as in antelope valley? that's quite a drive lolWe'll be in SD and you're more then welcome to come. just need a hoop net, fishing license, ocean tag, and a lobster report card.... probably a size gauge also.u2u me if you're interested, we'll be near sea world.getting there around 8 or 9 bbq'n and drinking and casting out our nets at 12:10 i believe.

[socal shooter]

im not sure if i'll make it out this sat.. my buddy leaves for basic on monday so we are having a going away party for him. i think im going to be trying for sunday night though. so do you guys hoop during the day time? i've always been told its not worth trying during the day.. bass pro is has great deals on hoop set ups right now fyi

[45Colt]

DANG... Okay you need to send me one or three of those to uh, um. ... Mount... I will flesh it myself thanks LOL> BTW send butter and garlic.. it helps with the mounting process

In the mid 70's,off Solana Beach/Del Mar was down about 30 feet.Spotted a bug.Grabbed it,put it in my goodie bag.On the beach,it was a full shell.Mounted it on a sea urchin shell.Took it to work at Kraft Systems in Vista.Those ladies went nuts over it.They were Korean,Japanese,and Okinawa.Had many offers to buy it.I refused.Not everyday while diving that you get one in pristene condidtion.Was on display at the Diving Locker store in Escondido.Wasn't there last time I was in Escondido in 1982.