Lobster Hoop Net Gear changes? - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

BT · 09-22-2009, 09:17 AM

Good article. I like the comment about the limit still being 7, and that the average lobster fisherman will just stay out longer and fish more often to get his/her limit. I can understand that there might be an impact on the fishery due to the popularization of the sport over recent years, but to blame it on a net is pretty silly. If they used this info as a baseline and studied it over a few years then I would be more understanding.

For years fishermen have been building the better “mouse trap” and even by their own definition, the conical nets are not a trap.

09-22-2009, 09:17 AM	#9
BT Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: San Carlos Posts: 202	Good article. I like the comment about the limit still being 7, and that the average lobster fisherman will just stay out longer and fish more often to get his/her limit. I can understand that there might be an impact on the fishery due to the popularization of the sport over recent years, but to blame it on a net is pretty silly. If they used this info as a baseline and studied it over a few years then I would be more understanding. For years fishermen have been building the better “mouse trap” and even by their own definition, the conical nets are not a trap. __________________ if your brain had fists, you could only hurt yourself!