hahahaha Thanks!!!
I hate diving for lobster in the day. It reminds me of playing football in high school and knowing that I was gonna get laid out by a faster/stronger player before I even went to tackle them. Every time I see one in a crack, I feel like they're already on the move back by the time my shadow casts over them... Mostly I'm just punching rocks and the occasional sea urchin
The alternative is that I'm dragging ass in the house at 3am with marginally more lobster. I look forward to finding the far end of the learning curve
Honestly I suck at *cooking* sheephead. I almost exclusively eat it raw. (just so good on the texture) I feel like anytime I try for a pan fry or sear like I would with calico/rockfish, the texture goes realllly mushy. I'm actually curious if anyone has any alternatives there.
I need to spend more time with Whitefish. I did a boat trip out of SB on the stardust (one of the only cattle boats I'll get on) and we were pulling up 36" whitefish out at SBI. I actually had a monster Ling on that trip and was beat out for jackpot by a Whitefish. Normally it's just those little dinks you get while rockfishing elsewhere, and I hate working around the bones when I'm cleaning them.
That said, I have a Japanese chef friend who is crazy for them. I'm going to have to start trying them out more.
I have a feeling I'll be sticking to rod and reel for the rest of the season. I tried a dive after the winds died down on Tuesday this week and I got an icecream headache from putting my face in the water. This recent upwelling is no joke.