Monster SD Bay Lobster - 11-25-2011 - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

KeptMan · 11-28-2011, 06:16 PM

The thought crossed my mind that I might be feeding some poor biologist. Having done four years of biology before engineering, either way it was a donation ($40-K per year doesn't go far when fishing gear comes into play).

Hopefully it wasn't to the same idiot that recommended sinking the dead whale off of La Jolla in 2,500-feet of water (anoxic to start with) to locally increase the BOD/ COD and subsequently kill all the fauna within a 10-square mile radius. Probably the same idiots that sponsor the MLPA nonsense.

grey zone · 11-28-2011, 07:21 PM

That's a big female!

KeptMan · 11-28-2011, 07:28 PM

I didn't spend much time with crayfish while studying biology. Please enlighten us. I catch enough most evenings that I would be game to let the big girls go so our kids can enjoy paddling and bugs too.

grey zone · 11-29-2011, 06:00 AM

The finlets on the underside of the tail overlap. On males they dont, most of the lobsters you see in that size range are all males.

GHOSTHUNTR · 11-29-2011, 03:10 PM

Small one female, big one male.

grey zone · 11-29-2011, 04:38 PM

The lobster he is holding is female.

GHOSTHUNTR · 11-29-2011, 04:57 PM

Check the last pair of legs on both. Females actually have two little claws that act like a hand on the last pair. This helps them to tend to the eggs under the swimmerettes. Bigger males have bigger underfins, but the swimmerettes on a female will cover the entire tail section. Male lobsters only have the one sharp claw on the end of the last pair.

11-28-2011, 06:16 PM	#1
KeptMan Junior Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: San Diego Posts: 21	The thought crossed my mind that I might be feeding some poor biologist. Having done four years of biology before engineering, either way it was a donation ($40-K per year doesn't go far when fishing gear comes into play). Hopefully it wasn't to the same idiot that recommended sinking the dead whale off of La Jolla in 2,500-feet of water (anoxic to start with) to locally increase the BOD/ COD and subsequently kill all the fauna within a 10-square mile radius. Probably the same idiots that sponsor the MLPA nonsense.

11-28-2011, 07:21 PM	#2
grey zone Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: san diego Posts: 158	That's a big female!

11-28-2011, 07:28 PM	#3
KeptMan Junior Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: San Diego Posts: 21	I didn't spend much time with crayfish while studying biology. Please enlighten us. I catch enough most evenings that I would be game to let the big girls go so our kids can enjoy paddling and bugs too.

11-29-2011, 06:00 AM	#4
grey zone Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: san diego Posts: 158	The finlets on the underside of the tail overlap. On males they dont, most of the lobsters you see in that size range are all males.

11-29-2011, 03:10 PM	#5
GHOSTHUNTR Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Poway Posts: 160	Small one female, big one male.

11-29-2011, 04:38 PM	#6
grey zone Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: san diego Posts: 158	The lobster he is holding is female.

11-29-2011, 04:57 PM	#7
GHOSTHUNTR Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Poway Posts: 160	Check the last pair of legs on both. Females actually have two little claws that act like a hand on the last pair. This helps them to tend to the eggs under the swimmerettes. Bigger males have bigger underfins, but the swimmerettes on a female will cover the entire tail section. Male lobsters only have the one sharp claw on the end of the last pair.