Lobster mini season next week
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groupergenius
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I'll be in Big Pine Key August 8-12. We know of a few "condos" that hold alot of bugs. I've got a Sea Chaser 24' offshore with 250 Yamaha, upper controls.
grumpygils
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Originally Posted by spinylobster
we've been scouting and it's gonna be excellant this year. all in 60 ft, ealybird... don't recall seeing that one, there are soo many boats out there can't recall it. And grumpy... where is your place in marathon.. We have a duplex in KCB that we rent in the winter and stay in may june and july... maybe we are neighbors
13th street KCB. Have you seen all of the construction down there? We have received several unsolicited bids on the house.
Mc
we've been scouting and it's gonna be excellant this year. all in 60 ft, ealybird... don't recall seeing that one, there are soo many boats out there can't recall it. And grumpy... where is your place in marathon.. We have a duplex in KCB that we rent in the winter and stay in may june and july... maybe we are neighbors
13th street KCB. Have you seen all of the construction down there? We have received several unsolicited bids on the house.
Mc
spinylobster
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yeah were on 8th st right on the golf course. and yes my ded gets offers all the time for our half of the duplex(our good friend owns the other half). My grandfather bought it in 1978 for 70K
. it was the one good investment he made in his life
grumpygils
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Originally Posted by spinylobster
yeah were on 8th st right on the golf course. and yes my ded gets offers all the time for our half of the duplex(our good friend owns the other half). My grandfather bought it in 1978 for 70K
. it was the one good investment he made in his life
I bet it has gone up 10-15 fold! Have you seen what they are asking for the concrete little houses and duplexes along charter row? They are like 900K+. Ridiculous! Maybe will will hook up some time down there. I try to get down about 6 times a year.
Mc
yeah were on 8th st right on the golf course. and yes my ded gets offers all the time for our half of the duplex(our good friend owns the other half). My grandfather bought it in 1978 for 70K
I bet it has gone up 10-15 fold! Have you seen what they are asking for the concrete little houses and duplexes along charter row? They are like 900K+. Ridiculous! Maybe will will hook up some time down there. I try to get down about 6 times a year.
Mc
spinylobster
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sounds good... like i said "we" are family is down there between may and july, we do nothing but fish and dive and snorkel(thunderbolt, coffins patch, etc) good times
grumpygils
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Originally Posted by spinylobster
sounds good... like i said "we" are family is down there between may and july, we do nothing but fish and dive and snorkel(thunderbolt, coffins patch, etc) good times
I am good friends with Jerry who was the dive master at Hooks unti the new people bought it. His wife runs the abyss dive shop that just moved out of the Holiday Inn. He turned some dive friends of mine onto several uncharted wrecks that they said were amazing. I am not certified but will slip out once in a while up to 50-60 feet. I am actually a functional and safe diver but never have time to get certified. I generally fish, fish and go back fishing. My buddies are into
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fishing and I think I may have to go that route. Gas at $3.50 makes eating fish expensive!
Mc
sounds good... like i said "we" are family is down there between may and july, we do nothing but fish and dive and snorkel(thunderbolt, coffins patch, etc) good times
I am good friends with Jerry who was the dive master at Hooks unti the new people bought it. His wife runs the abyss dive shop that just moved out of the Holiday Inn. He turned some dive friends of mine onto several uncharted wrecks that they said were amazing. I am not certified but will slip out once in a while up to 50-60 feet. I am actually a functional and safe diver but never have time to get certified. I generally fish, fish and go back fishing. My buddies are into
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fishing and I think I may have to go that route. Gas at $3.50 makes eating fish expensive!
Mc
spinylobster
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lol
spinylobster
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trust me they can fight back why do you think they call them "spiny" lobsters.... plus we don't use "sissy" traps to catch them, we literally dive down and pull them out of rocks and that is no picnic.
groupergenius
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Everytime I come home from lobstering, my arms are shredded from those antennae.
ric maniac
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i have never done this but it sounds like so much fun! ( and i love your avatar grouper genious! gigity gigity goo)
groupergenius
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All depends on the depth you find them. Anything less than 20' I typically snorkel.
Am I the only one here who also does a little tropical collecting as well? I usually come back with 2-3 fish and a coral banded shrimp or 2. I still have a pistol shrimp that my son caught 5 years ago.
Am I the only one here who also does a little tropical collecting as well? I usually come back with 2-3 fish and a coral banded shrimp or 2. I still have a pistol shrimp that my son caught 5 years ago.
spinylobster
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hey grouper You say you bring home tropicals, the other day I was looking at slurp guns, do you use them and id there a certain brand that i should look for.
every year i tell myself to get one and I never do. Good luck on wednesday if you are going, ill be out there bright and early. I will post later with pics to show everyone how i did
every year i tell myself to get one and I never do. Good luck on wednesday if you are going, ill be out there bright and early. I will post later with pics to show everyone how i did
groupergenius
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Spiny, this is what we use. I have never used a slurp gun. The nets work fine for me. If you watch a fish around his home, they have a pattern. Place the net in his path, the clear plastic is hard for them to see.
I'm not going down till August 8-13. You mentioned Coffin's Patch earlier. Marathon right?? Been on that reef many times before. IIRC that is a protected spot. Be careful.
I'm not going down till August 8-13. You mentioned Coffin's Patch earlier. Marathon right?? Been on that reef many times before. IIRC that is a protected spot. Be careful.
spinylobster
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yeah we go there for vacation... Im up here in brevard county for the rest of the year. We go out off the east coast in about 60 to 90 feet. I would never take anything off coffins, I have to much respect for that sight. but some of the ledges we dive on up here hold plenty of tropical fish so im gonna try that. thanks for the advice on the nets
reefkprz
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just for giggles check out the choppers on this one
http://www.bobcongdon.net/images/lobster-2004.jpg
http://www.bobcongdon.net/images/lobster-2004.jpg
spinylobster
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yeah im sure those would hurt
fishkiller
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Your tickle-stick techniques gotta be great! Otherwise, no lobster for you!