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Date Posted: 03:19:05 10/11/02 Fri
Author: Randall
Author Host/IP: 142.177.102.91
Subject: How to catch a Spiny Lobster

Here are a few of the FAQ's on how to use and set-up a hoop-net to catch a bug or two:



(Q): If you have a small fish head, let's say a Yellowtail, do you connect it with a zip-tie through the eyes only?

(A): YES, Through the eyes is enough to hold it in the net!!!

(Q): If you are connecting a Mackerel do you zip-tie the head and tail?

(A): On mackerel I put a zip-tie through the eyes, and in the mid portion of the back, (use a knife to make a hole through the mackerel) making sure I have the backbone pinned to the net!!

(Q): If you have a larger size Tuna head should it be cut in half?

(A): This is a judgement call, but if it is from a tuna over 20lbs, I would cut it in half!!! (you better have a good meatsaw, or a LARGE sharp meat cleaver, with a mallet to chop your way through the head!!!)

(Q): Is there something other than a zip-tie to connect lobster bait to a hoopnet?

(A): Yes, you can put your bait in a bait cup with lots of holes drilled in it. You can make a small wire basket to put your bait in. And zip-ties work the best for attatching these to the nets also!!!

(Q): Is there such a thing as too much bait in a hoopnet?

(A): You need enough bait to keep the lobsters on the net untill you pull them!! Although, the more bait in the net, the harder they are to pull!!!!!

(Q): When pulling the hoopnet do you pull fast, average speed, or slowly, and why?

(A): You pull the nets as fast, and as steady as you can, without any hesatation. If you hesatate, this will give the bugs all the time they need to escape from the nets!!!!!

(Q): How long is a hoopnet normally left down before being pulled?

(A): Using 10 nets on my boat, I like to soak the nets for about 30 min., but if it is wide open, you can pull them at anytime.

(Q): Does the weather and/or tides affect fishing for lobsters?

(A): YES, lobsters tend to feed better when there is a LARGE swell, good tidal movement, and/or a strong current to stir up the bottom and expose the food that they feed on.

(Q): What are the current regulations for sportfishing lobsters?

(A): Below are the current DFG definitions, and regulations related to the Sport Take of Spiny Lobster:


Chapter 1. General Provisions and Definitions

1.17. Bag and Possession Limit.

No more than one daily bag limit of each kind of fish, amphibian, reptile, mollusk or crustacean named in these regulations may be taken or possessed by any one person unless otherwise authorized; regardless of whether they are fresh, frozen, or otherwise preserved.

1.59. Limit.

Refers to daily bag limit and possession limit per person.

1.62. Minimum Size.

No fish, mollusks or crustaceans less than the legal minimum
size (total, fork or alternate) may be possessed, except as otherwise provided. Total length is the longest straight-line measurement from the tip of the head to the end of the longest lobe of the tail. Fork length is the straight-line distance from the tip of the head to the center of the tail fin. Tip of the head shall be the most anterior point on the fish with the mouth closed and the fish lying flat on its side. Alternate length is the straight-line distance from the base of the foremost spine of the first dorsal fin to the end of the longest lobe of the tail. Unless otherwise provided, all fish, mollusks or crustaceans less than the legal minimum size must be returned immediately to the water from which they were taken.

1.68. Open Season.

That period of time during which the taking of fish, amphibians,
reptiles, mollusks and crustaceans is authorized.

1.80. Take.
Hunt, pursue, catch, capture or kill fish, amphibians, reptiles, mollusks,
crustaceans or invertebrates or attempting to do so.

Chapter 4. Ocean Fishing

29.90. Spiny Lobsters.

(a) Open season: From the Saturday preceding the first Wednesday in October
through the first Wednesday after the 15th of March.

(b) Limit: Seven.

(c) Minimum size: Three and one-fourth inches measured in a straight line on the
mid-line of the back from the rear edge of the eye socket to the rear edge of the body
shell. Any lobster may be brought to the surface of the water for the purpose of
measuring, but no undersize lobster may be brought aboard any boat, placed in any
type of receiver, kept on the person or retained in any person’s possession or under
his direct control; all lobsters shall be measured immediately upon being brought
to the surface of the water, and any undersize lobster shall be released immediately
into the water.

29.80. Gear Restrictions.

(a) General: Saltwater crustaceans may be taken by hand. Nets, traps or other
appliances may not be used except as provided in this section.

(b) Baited hoop nets may be used to take spiny lobsters and all species of crabs.
Between Point Arguello, Santa Barbara County, and the United States-Mexico
border, not more than five baited hoop nets may be fished by a person to take spiny
lobster and crab, not to exceed a total of 10 baited hoop nets fished from any vessel.

27.15. Multi-Day Fishing Trips.

The following provisions apply to anglers and to boat owners and operators when
a Declaration for a Multi-Day Fishing Trip has been filed with the Department of Fish
and Game.

(a) Provisions related to the angler: Up to three daily bag and possession limits of
saltwater fin fish, lobster and rock scallops and up to two daily bag and possession
limits of abalone are allowed for a person fishing during a multi-day trip in ocean
waters from a boat whose owner or operator has filed a Declaration for Multi-Day
Fishing Trip, pursuant to the provisions of subsection (b) below.

(1) The provisions of this section do not authorize any person to take more than one
daily bag limit of fish during one calendar day.

(2) The provisions of this section do not apply to the taking and possession of
salmon, steelhead, striped bass and sturgeon.

(b) Provisions related to the boat owner or operator who has filed for a Declaration
for a Multi-Day Fishing Trip:

(1) The owner or operator of a boat shall mail or deliver to the nearest office of the
department a Declaration for Multi-Day Fishing Trip application form provided by
the Department and a $3.00 filing fee. The applicant shall provide the following
information:

(A) Place, date and time of departure of the boat.

(B) Place, date and estimated time of return of the boat.

(C) Name and/or number of the boat, including the number of any Fish and Game
registration number plates assigned to the vessel.

(D) Copy of passenger manifest if fishing within 10 miles of the mainland shore of
California.

(E) Date and hour Declaration mailed or delivered to the Fish and Game Department
office.

(2) The Declaration for Multi-Day Fishing Trip form must be submitted to the nearest
office of the department in order for any person aboard such boat to possess more than
one bag limit of saltwater fin fish, abalone, lobster and rock scallops. If mailed, the form
must be received at least 48 hours prior to the date of the boats departure. If the 48-
hours advance notice is not met, the original copy of the form signed by an authorized
department representative must be aboard the vessel during the trip. Forms will be
accepted for authorization only during business hours of 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

(3) A Declaration for Multi-Day Fishing Trip may not be filed for a trip unless the trip is
continuous and extends for a period of 12 hours or more on the first and last days of
the trip and no berthing or docking is permitted within five miles of the mainland shore.

(4) The owner or operator of a boat filing a Declaration for Multi-Day Fishing Trip
shall prepare such form in duplicate, and shall require the duplicate to be posted in
full view of the passengers aboard the boat.

(5) All passengers must disembark at place of return stated on Declaration.

NOTICE: The above "QUOTED" regulations are for reference ONLY!!! You should consult the DFG web-site for the most recent & up to date regulations pertaining to the fish species you are attempting to TAKE!!!

http://www.dfg.ca.gov/fg_comm/fishregs.html



Below are some pics of one of the many ways you can rig a hoop-net, and some of the many types of floats used to mark your nets, while fishing for spiny lobsters:









Below is a pic of the gauge made by TOP-ME Products, that I use to measure my lobsters! It is the ONLY gauge that I have found that comes with a "certificate of accuracy";



Also, here is a pic of some of the other styles of gauges that are available on the market;







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