{"id":1428,"date":"2008-10-04T23:55:05","date_gmt":"2008-10-05T06:55:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/psychosolodiver.com\/?p=1428"},"modified":"2008-10-05T10:13:18","modified_gmt":"2008-10-05T17:13:18","slug":"scouting-for-another-lobster-spot-pulled-over-by-the-department-of-fish-and-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/psychosolodiver.com\/?p=1428","title":{"rendered":"Scouting For Another Lobster Spot \/ Pulled Over By The Department Of Fish And Game"},"content":{"rendered":"

Logged SCUBA Dive #309<\/p>\n

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Solo Diving, SoCal Buddy Diving<\/p>\n

In With: 3000 psi
\nOut With: 500 psi
\nMax depth: 42 feet
\nWaves: Minor chop at the surface, surgy on the ocean floor
\nVisibility: 10 to 20 feet at 30 feet, five feet at 25 and shallower
\nWater Temperature: 62 degrees
\nTotal Bottom Time: About 45 minutes<\/p>\n

We need to find a better spot where the legal sized bugs will be jumping into our bags; this was our quest tonight.<\/p>\n

Instructor John went out a few days ago and couldn’t catch any legal bugs; in talking with some hoop netters, they are having the same problem also – lots of shorts, a few legal bugs, but no monsters.<\/p>\n

Apparently, the Island Diver went out Wednesday and the boat caught 26 bugs among six hunters, but where?<\/p>\n

We made a slow journey to our “new” spot due to wind chop.<\/p>\n

The lights from a few shore divers and hoop netters were in the distance.<\/p>\n

Vis was pretty good deeper than 30 feet, but I tried shallower.<\/p>\n

At 25 feet and shallower, the vis cut to five feet; I patrolled around, looking under the kelp and between rocks.<\/p>\n

I caught four bugs, all short; it’s amazing how big short bugs look when you haven’t spotted any lobsters for a while.<\/p>\n

I thought that since this is a new spot we are exploring, I wouldn’t feel so bad if I didn’t see any legal lobsters – which I didn’t.<\/p>\n

I surfaced fairly close to the boat, after peaking a few times during the dive to get my bearings.<\/p>\n

\"Instructor<\/p>\n

Instructor John returned with two lobsters.<\/p>\n

\"The<\/p>\n

The bugs were legal, but not monsters; he caught them in 38 to 40 feet of water.<\/p>\n

\"I<\/p>\n

I pose with my catch – enough kelp to make sushi for a month!<\/p>\n

This is the second dive in a row that I got skunked!<\/p>\n

We talked about other potential spots that we need to try, but all add on to our travel time; but, as long as I limit, I’ll endure the voyage.<\/p>\n

We made a slow trip back, riding the wind chop, and a fairly quick departure once back.<\/p>\n

I was driving home on the freeway when Instructor John called me.<\/p>\n

“Hey, I just got pulled over by the DFG,” John said.<\/p>\n

“What? You’re kidding?”<\/p>\n

“No I’m not, they spotted us putting our gear away but couldn’t get to us in time to hassle us in the parking lot,” John said.<\/p>\n

Since John was the first out of the lot – I was busy finishing my beer – he got stopped police-style, red lights and all.<\/p>\n

His two bugs were legal, but he left his fishing license and lobster report card on the boat!<\/p>\n

The DFG officers were cool, and told him he wouldn’t get a ticket as long as he faxed them the information.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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