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July 27, 2018, 07:27 AM
hray
Another lobster Mini season in the books. Pic heavy
Well another lobster mini season comes to a close and with success. I was born and raised in south Miami Dade and been doing this since I was a child. For the last 13 years My family and another friend of mine's family have been doing Mini season. His 2 kids couldn't make it this year so my family of 5 plus him and his wife went on the hunt. His wife had to go back to work for day 2 so 7 hunters the first day and 6 the second. First day total of 42 spiny lobster with one slipper lobster one spanish and second day total of 35 spiny and one spanish. Your allowed 6 spiny lobster per person in Biscayne National Park and no requirements of slipper or spanish. Any way great success as we limited out the first day and missed it by one second day. Enjoy some of the photos as it was a beautiful 2 days on the water. Hray, Oh I'm the guy with the lip squirrel.

























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July 27, 2018, 07:30 AM
BamaJeepster
Looks like fun!

Have a lobster roll for me!


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July 27, 2018, 07:31 AM
MikeinNC
LOBSTAHH!!!


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July 27, 2018, 07:46 AM
slabsides45
For those who aren't familiar with this type lobstah, what's the taste like compared to the Maine variety?


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July 27, 2018, 07:57 AM
CQB60
Sea scorpions, yum


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July 27, 2018, 08:06 AM
sig 226
looks like fun and a lot of bugs collected.


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July 27, 2018, 08:08 AM
Gibb
Ah, rock lobster... aka overgrown shrimp. Razz

Just joshing ya, looks like a good time!



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July 27, 2018, 08:13 AM
Gibb
quote:
Originally posted by slabsides45:
For those who aren't familiar with this type lobstah, what's the taste like compared to the Maine variety?


Maine lobsters are sweeter and firmer, while rock lobster tends to be stringy and less flavorful. If you've ever had surf and turf (steak and lobster tail) where the lobster tail was lost to the flavor of the steak, you had rock lobster. (Red Lobster was stirred a while back for doing this but advertising it as Maine lobster).



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July 27, 2018, 08:40 AM
CaptainMike
Maine Lobster is smooshy fleshed and taste like algae (pond water). Spiny Lobster are firm-fleshed and delicious. Wink


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July 27, 2018, 08:58 AM
PHPaul
quote:
Originally posted by CaptainMike:
Maine Lobster is smooshy fleshed and taste like algae (pond water). Spiny Lobster are firm-fleshed and delicious. Wink


Ah...yeah... Razz Big Grin

OP: How much water you working in (depth)?



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July 27, 2018, 09:04 AM
Southflorida-law
I hate you. That is one big Spanish lobster!! My injuries kept me out of the water this year, some of the best weather I have seen for mini-season. Looked awesome.
July 27, 2018, 09:37 AM
HK Ag
We have had rock lobster on dive trips to the Caymans, ummm so good. Need to start diving again.

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July 27, 2018, 10:18 AM
highroundcount
That looks like loads of fun. I would love to do something like that!


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July 27, 2018, 10:28 AM
BigNC
Hray- nice bugs bro! And Squirrel.

Anyone that thinks rock lobster are yucky fleshed or stringy- you are doing it wrong. It is NOT as sweet as Maine tail- more like Maine claw meat in my book. So I prefer it in quantity.


Overgrown shrimp? Ok by me.


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July 27, 2018, 10:32 AM
hray
quote:
Originally posted by PHPaul:
quote:
Originally posted by CaptainMike:
Maine Lobster is smooshy fleshed and taste like algae (pond water). Spiny Lobster are firm-fleshed and delicious. Wink


Ah...yeah... Razz Big Grin

OP: How much water you working in (depth)?


Kept between 8'-14' feet. Free diving. we do bring a tank set up for the mother load if we come across it. First day we have a spot that's about 14' that has several old pieces of a metal hull from a long ago wreck that lays flat on the sandy bottom. will put on a tank and shew em out as the free divers do the diving bird thing to loop em up. We like the mobility of free diving. I'll troll the pack around like bait for air jaws over the reefs until we find stuff. pretty fun and tiring.


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July 27, 2018, 10:35 AM
davetruong
Amazing pictures. Thank you for sharing. What great memories for your family!


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July 27, 2018, 11:59 AM
hray
quote:
Originally posted by Southflorida-law:
I hate you. That is one big Spanish lobster!! My injuries kept me out of the water this year, some of the best weather I have seen for mini-season. Looked awesome.


Get well soon so you can get back in the water. By the way I probably owe you a couple of tails for the recommendation you gave for my son. Thanks again and get well soon. Hray


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July 27, 2018, 12:28 PM
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Oh man, that looks ridiculously fun! Thanks for posting!


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July 27, 2018, 01:15 PM
konata88
Envy!

6 per person? Can you eat that much? They look pretty large. Or do you freeze them or something?



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July 27, 2018, 01:23 PM
MikeGLI
quote:
Originally posted by konata88:
Envy!

6 per person? Can you eat that much? They look pretty large. Or do you freeze them or something?


You only eat the tails. And yes, you can freeze them.



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