Lobster Archives

August 22, 2015 by Joseph Simonds

Holy Lobster Trap!

What a view this would be coming up into the boat!

For those of you that like spiny lobster like I do, you know just how precious this cargo is…

In fact, when we were down in Islamorada for mini-lobster season a few week ago, we asked the commercial lobster place next door to us how much they sell each spiny lobster tail for.

Their answer… $16 per spiny lobster tail!

Also, as you will see in this commercial lobster trap video, they pull up more than just lobster. They have an eel, lionfish, snapper, and a few other species of fish and bottom dwellers as well!

And don’t think for a second that the commercial lobster guys have just one trap out. Many of them have hundreds of small traps (not this size) out working for them during lobster season.

Important Note: This video was NOT taken in Florida, and this lobster trap would NOT be legal in Florida. Click here to see all of the Florida lobster regulations for commercial lobstering.

Related Video: “How To Lasso a Lobster While Plucking Off Lionfish Along The Way” (watch it here)

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P.P.S. – Can you name any of the other species found in the lobster trap? Let us know in the comments. Fish On!

August 18, 2015August 16, 2015 by Joseph Simonds

Guess Who?

Yep, the Lionfish Killer Alex Fogg is back at it again…

If you don’t who “The Lionfish Killer” is, you can watch one his most popular videos, “The Ultimate Lionfish Massacre” here.

And this time he is lassoing lionfish (aka using a lobster snare), lassoing Florida spiny lobster, and then smoking more lionfish like an underwater wrangler.

If you didn’t know, the FWC (Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission) approved a new ruling for the 2015 mini-lobster season that you can keep one extra lobster tail per day if you kill 10 lionfish in the same day (click here to read the FWC rule).

So for divers like Alex Fogg that can kill lionfish faster than Chuck Norris could, it equates into an extra lobster both days of mini-lobster season.

Now if you didn’t get to read Luke’s “Ultimate Guide To Catching Lobster In The Florida Keys While Snorkeling” (you can click here to watch/read it), he left off one of the options to catch lobster (using a snare or “lasso” to catch lobster).

But thankfully for the Lionfish Killer Alex Fogg, you now know exactly how to get a snare behind a lobster and into your boat.

Well done! And what a heck of a ledge at towards the end of this video! Wow!

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May 29, 2015 by Joseph Simonds

This has to be my favorite “non-fishing” video of the month!

Just wait until you see the amazing underwater footage that these gents from Australia’s “Terra Australis” capture on film.

They go from catching lobster, seeing tons of amazing fish, feeding seals, and then letting huge stingrays swim over them for a quick “stingray kiss“.

This video footage was all taken in Western Australia’s Rottnest Island.

Adding this dive spot to my bucket list…

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January 29, 2015January 28, 2015 by Joseph Simonds

On the northwest coast of Australia there exists an elite team of spearfishing enthusiasts called the “YoungBloods”.

From the looks of it, the YoungBloods seem to be pretty cool Aussies…

The YoungBloods and their friends at Shock Mansion took some mind-blowing underwater footage, including tons of amazing shots with their spearguns, hanging out with sharks, riding around with whale sharks, and plucking monster lobster out of the rocks.

They even let their girlfriends go out and get some footage with the whale shark…

The only thing that could have made this video better would have been for me to join them for beers and BBQ at the end of this video.

Epic job YoungBloods and Shock Mansion.

We will certainly say that you fit the criteria of “Salt Strong“.

P.S. – If you like this video, then you’ll love the next one we have for you – Roberta Mancino Dives with the Fastest Fish in the Ocean.

January 4, 2015December 29, 2014 by Joseph Simonds

Here’s some cool underwater footage of Sebastian Inlet, which is a very popular snook destination as you’ll understand when watching this video.

January 4, 2015December 29, 2014 by Luke Simonds

Kayak Spearfishing and Lobstering in South Florida is completely affordable and productive.

January 4, 2015December 24, 2014 by Joseph Simonds

Peter Miller, the host of NBC’s “Bass 2 Billfish” shows you how to catch lobster in Florida by hand.

And although Peter makes it look amazingly easy in his demo down in the Florida Keys (during lobster mini-season), it isn’t always as simple as bagging every lobster you come across.

Many times you will find them hiding under rocks, in bridge pilings, in or around coral reefs, and other structure (so they aren’t always just hanging out in the grass flats).

But either way, great job by Peter of showing you how to catch Florida lobster by hand.

December 26, 2014December 16, 2014 by Joseph Simonds

Stud diver Cameron Kirkconnell goes down in 80+ feet of water somewhere off the east coast of Florida to spear some amazing fish.

January 5, 2015October 9, 2014 by Joseph Simonds

Here’s an unedited video of Luke Simonds lobster hunting in the Keys for the 2 day mini-season in July of 2014.

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