Lobster Archives

August 19, 2016 by Joseph Simonds

We’ve been big fans of Robert and Sarah Arrington over at Deer Meat For Dinner for a long time.

The two of them make a great team, they are incredibly down to earth, and their videos have a way of sucking you into their world as they are always entertaining (while still giving some educational tips).

Their YouTube Channel is essentially a reality TV show in itself as you get to follow Robert and Sarah’s journey hunting, fishing, diving, moving into a new home, and even having their first child.

As you can imagine with their popularity, they certainly made “The Complete List: 85 Must Know Anglers In Florida” that we released last year (you can see the full list here)

Check out their amazing mini-season trip last month down in the Florida Keys below.

Not only did they limit out on lobster themselves, but they were able to help some young kids that were having trouble catching lobster get some bugs as well.

Keep up the great work Deer Meat For Dinner! (make sure to go subscribe to their YouTube channel here)

Enjoy.

Related Post: “How To Catch Lobster In The Florida Keys Without Tanks” (see it here now)

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August 7, 2016August 7, 2016 by Joseph Simonds

It’s lobster season time!!!

If you have ever been lobstering for spiny lobster in Florida, you probably know that mini lobster season (which is the frontrunner to the full Florida lobster season) is one of the craziest times down in the Florida Keys.

People are everywhere, and if you don’t know how to find and catch lobster, then you will most likely get left behind and go home not hitting your limit.

And while we were down here in Islamorada (for the first week of lobster season), we had a few “newbies” ask us about how to properly net a lobster.

So we wanted to share some of our lobster footage from the where Luke nets 6 different lobster in 6 different ways.

Hope you enjoy, and hope you limit out with some tasty bugs!

Of course, one of the other ways to catch lobster is to grab them with your hands. Just be prepared to hang on and get a hand around the full lobster as soon as you can.

Enjoy.

Related Video: “The Most Lobster Ever Caught On Film In Florida” (watch it here)

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July 25, 2017July 28, 2016 by Joseph Simonds

WARNING: If you have ever been lobstering in Florida before, then this video is going to give you goosebumps…

(And make sure to stick around for the full video as the amount of lobster get thicker and thicker as it goes on)

Can you imagine going scouting for lobster holes and coming across this spiny lobster spot!

And if you aren’t an avid lobster hunter, then here is why this lobster video is so amazing.

Usually, when lobstering in the Florida Keys, you find lobster that are trying to protect themselves behind or under structure like rocks, coral, sunken ships, etc.

And Florida spiny lobster usually aren’t in packs of 100 either…

But as you will see in this video, the lobster are so thick in this area, that they ran out of places to hide.

They are just sitting on the sandy bed waiting to get plucked!

According to the video’s owner, this was in Islamorada, Florida during the 2014 Lobster Mini-Season.

Enjoy!

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April 2, 2016 by Joseph Simonds

Depending on where you live in the world, these tasty underwater “buggers” may be called spiny lobster, crayfish, or bugs…

But regardless of what you call them, there is no arguing that the lobster/crayfish these guys are pulling out from the rocks are some big ones!

And if you have ever been free diving for lobster in the Florida Keys, you know that most divers use a tickle stick and a net to catch lobster.

So yanking them out with your hands is certainly more of a fine art.

You will notice the bottom of the lobster’s belly has some unique color. These are known as “Painted Crays” in Australia where the video is taken.

Great job OnPoint Spearfishing team!

Enjoy

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January 11, 2016January 11, 2016 by Luke Simonds

Coming home with a 19 lb red grouper that breaks a new world record on a freediving trip is pretty darn awesome…

Well, can you imagine bagging an 8 lb lobster (by hand) on the way up!

This is one of our all-time favorite videos from our friend Cameron Kirkconnell, and we wanted to play this one today because yesterday was Cameron’s birthday!

Happy birthday brother.

We hope you spent it out on the water with friends and family.

Check out this sick video by Cameron Kirkconnell below and prepare to be amazed!

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Enjoy and Fish On.

January 4, 2016January 4, 2016 by Joseph Simonds

Is this the future of lobstering in Florida or just one lucky angler…

A few weeks back, it was this black lab that made the headlines for diving down and catching lobster for his owner (watch that video here).

This week it is a special scented plastic fishing lure that attracts lobster strikes! The big question is can these cool and unique lobster tactics be used consistently…

At either rate, pretty wild to see this New Zealander actually land a spiny lobster (aka “crayfish”) using a plastic artificial lure from Shimano.

I’d love to see some footage like this in the Florida Keys, and I presume some lure manufacturer could make a fortune if they had a “scientifically proven” lure for lobster.

Can you imagine bringing lobster into the live well without ever getting out of the boat or soaking crab traps?

Check out how he does it here.

Note: This is the same angler from the popular fishing show “Ultimate Fishing” that wet his pants over a marlin. If you never saw that video, you’ve got to watch it here next.

Enjoy.

Related Video: “This Angler Literally Pees His Pants Over A 1,000+ Marlin On Film!” (watch it here)

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December 6, 2015 by Joseph Simonds

As if there weren’t enough reasons to want to visit New Zealand already, apparently they have a crazy amount of spiny lobster (also called “Crayfish” in places like Australia and New Zealand, and called “Kreef” in South Africa) that will give goosebumps to any Florida spiny lobster diver…

The only lobster footage that can compete with this is the viral video called “The Most Lobster Ever Caught On Film In Florida” (a must-watch if you haven’t seen it).

Check out what the team from Ultimate Fishing TV find when they visit the Dusky Sound Fiordland National Park in New Zealand.

Notice that in many areas it is so shallow they can stand up. Talk about a great place to teach kids how to catch lobster.

If you can’t catch a lobster here, you probably can’t catch one anywhere…

Also, if you want some free tips on how to catch lobster in the Florida Keys, here is a great tutorial video.

Related Video: “The Most Lobster Ever Caught On Film In Florida” (watch it here)

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November 26, 2015 by Joseph Simonds

The Lobster Dog!!!

Now I’ve seen dogs do some pretty cool tricks, but this black lab named Lila (aka “The Lobster Dog”) has learned how to dive down in saltwater and pluck off lobster from the ocean floor!

Co-founder of “Devoted To The Ocean” Alex Schulze taught both of his dogs how to dive off the boat and grab spiny lobster from the bottom.

Here are the notes from the Devoted to the Ocean video:

“One day while out free diving, I had the idea of trying to get Lila to catch a live lobster. Sure enough she caught a lobster on her first try, and the rest was history.”

Pretty freaking awesome!

We might have to contact Devoted To The Ocean and rent their dogs next time we are down in Islamorada for Lobster Season…

Enjoy.

And big thanks to Sam Sheffield of Winter Haven, FL for sending this over to us.

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August 25, 2015 by Joseph Simonds

There are people in life that fish, spear, and hunt similar to an Engineer…

Very slow, very steady, and very calculated… (I know, I went to Georgia Tech)

And then there are people that fish, spear, and hunt like a Boss…

Ferocious, wild, and taking no prisoners… like this diver!

I still have no idea how he managed to get a couple of these lobster.

I won’t ruin it for you, but in this video, our friend Mike Shipe goes to town on some big spiny lobster. He grabs them with his hands and gets a few with a lobster lasso (aka snare), and then he pulls out the spear gun…

Take note that he only had time to pull back one band on his spear gun in between shots.

Great stone shot man!

Note: This was all filmed off of Jacksonville, FL

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