Friday, January 6, 2017

Why Lobster Hoopnetting Has Become A Trending Sport

By Jessica Williams


Enthusiasts greatly value sport fishing in the state of California. It is a region that is also widely known for great seafood choices. For those engaged in fishing as a sport, but are bored with its more traditional activities, they can find new ways to be able to explore their hobbies with regards to sea creatures.

Locals and enthusiasts from across the state and neighboring areas have taken to calling lobsters bugs. It is about affection for the large, spiny crustaceans who inhabit the coastline, hiding in kelp and holes in the daytime, and feeding at night. One of the most popular recreational activities today is lobster hoopnetting Catalina.

However, unlike in the days before stricter fisheries regulations, state statutes says that catching a lobster below a certain length is illegal. The minimum is for a lobster carapace that is three and one fourth inches long. The bugs are then considered mature and catchable, just like the legal age for young people.

There are charter cruises available just for hoopnetting activities alone. These can be turned into a combination of any kind of sport fishing activity, depending on the client. But true enthusiasts will not mix the pure joy of getting lobsters with other, more mundane tasks. These charters can be done in daytime or nighttime, with perhaps additional diving equipment for those who prefer getting their spiny crustaceans by diving for them.

Hoopnetting remains the easiest way to catch the bugs, and they can be used virtually anywhere on the sea. Divers will have a harder time for hard to reach places like the hidey holes or kelp in which the crustaceans like to sleep in. It is of course essential to be working with an experienced boat crew with their own pulleys for really good catches.

Having a great lobster meal is probably one of the main reasons for taking out bugs in Catalina. Hobbyists also know the benefits given by the sea air, and the most romantic night time scenery around the coast. This is the kind of sport that requires a minimum of effort, with a maximum of health benefits, natural beauty and even romance.

Those who are in the business of commercially fishing for crustaceans do it away from the island or on farther shores. In commercial terms, those who are employed in it go very far away from the coast. The times of unregulated fishing have created vast gaps in native ocean populations, especially in southern California and only sports fishing is all that is all that can be done there nowadays.

Getting into the scene does not require much training or licenses. A charter company can provide all the legal means to get those really big bugs right when they are really catchable. A feast fit for royalty rewards the patient, the skilled and the lucky.

Going after lobsters also does not require as much effort as when catching a big tuna, for example. It does not need long hours of waiting and running around in circles on the ocean. Dip as many hoop nets into the sea as can be done, and simply wait for the bugs to be pulled up.




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