How do you catch a lobster?

[witchieblackcat]

A little while ago I came across a lobster underwater and being almost lunchtime my hunter gatherer instincts were uppermost in my mind. I tried grabbing its feelers but they slipped through my fingers as said lobster snuck back into his hole. I didn't fancy stuffing my hand into the hole after looking at Mr Lobster's claws so Mrs Cat was never presented with a lobster and the words "Can you cook this?".

Is there a YD approved, satisfaction guaranteed way for catching lobsters?

[gingerstu]

And once you've caught the thing, how do you cook it?!

[SoggyFox]

Leave em be.

[Xav]

Originally Posted by SoggyFox

Leave em be.

I agree. Totally. As divers we should be there to observe marine life. Not eat it. If everyone took one lobster on a dive there'd soon be none left. It can't be sustainable. There's enough overexploitation of marine stocks as it is.

[Steve Jones]

Grab them from behind across the carpace, then pop them into a bag.

Once back home put them in fresh water for a while until they pass out, then put them head first into boiling water and boil for 3 minutes per pound.

Steve

[Kent Tooling]

If you take some ferry liquid or bleach in a bottle down with you and quirt it in their hole they will come out rubbing their eyes then you can pick them up easy peesy Only jokeing !!!!

Or get a Re-Breather then they can not here you coming

[David Pye]

Agreed with the catching method but less so with the killing method.

It might seem peaceful but the process of their death is no more pleasant than you dying by dehydration by drinking vast amounts of seawater. Stab em through the shell with a small screwdriver and wiggle it upwards - there are plenty of google tips about how to this so it destroys their 'brain'

David

[nickb]

Originally Posted by Xav

I agree. Totally. As divers we should be there to observe marine life. Not eat it.

Speak for yourself Xav. I'm there to observe wrecks; the wildlife just gets in the way. If there's a lobster there, I'd have no qualms in bagging it if it's big enough.

[Xav]

Originally Posted by nickb

Speak for yourself Xav. I'm there to observe wrecks; the wildlife just gets in the way. If there's a lobster there, I'd have no qualms in bagging it if it's big enough.

Dont get me wrong nick this is purely my opinion of how we should behave, or more accurately how I choose to behave. I know a lot of divers that were taught many moons ago who view the sea and the fruit she bears as their bounty. Kind of a 'fair game' attitude, which is fair enough because when they were taught to think this way there were'nt the problems of exploitation that exist today.

With regards to your diving, obviously if you're trying to get into a wreck and there's a big lobster in your way then the best thing to do is shove it in a goodie bag where it cant be a nuisance anymore

[warmwaterdiver]

Originally Posted by witchieblackcat

How do you catch a lobster?

I take a "milldog" along on my dives, its an automatic lobster catcher, its very good