4 days to Lobster Season

[tacmik]

Originally Posted by EastLosYaker

Dang, UCLA game starts at 7. Gonna have to catch the next one. Go Bruins!!! Go Lobsters!!!

Bruins, hooping Bruins, hooping Bruins, hooping.....GO BRUINS

[dadd827]

Jon
8:42 PM (1 hour ago)

to askmarine
My buddy and I are planning on heading out on the water Friday night (late) so we can pull traps after midnight. So...


Question: Can you drop your hoop nets in the water before midnight (Friday Night) and let them soak (for less than the 2hr. max of course) and pull them after midnight (so now technically it's Saturday / opening day)?
I saw some talk of this on a fishing forum and still do not feel like I have a clear answer. Can you please clarify whether or not this is "OK" or "a ticket waiting to happen"?

We are hoop netting in the Southern California area.

Thanks in advance,

Jon

Roberts, Ed@Wildlife
9:07 PM (1 hour ago)

to me, Wildlife
No.

You cannot drop hoop nets (be careful with your words here - in one sentence you use the word "traps", which may not be legally used to take lobster) with the intent to take lobster before 000 hours on September 27. If you were to drop your hoop nets before midnight, legally you could not retain any lobsters in those nets even if you pulled them after midnight.

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From: Jon
Sent: Wednesday, September 24, 2014 8:42 PM
To: Wildlife Ask Marine
Subject: RE: Opening Night for Spiny Lobster


Jon
9:17 PM (55 minutes ago)

to Ed.Roberts
Ed,

Thank you for the quick reply. I meant "hoop nets" and not "traps".

It just seemed on the forum like some people on the forum were not clear how to interpret this. I now have "clarity" on the this and will be dropping my "hoop nets" a few minutes after midnight.

Thanks again,

Jon

[Batmann]

Just wanted to say thanks to Jim for hosting the seminar today at Turners.

It was great to meet a couple people from BWE as well as pick up some tips on catching some bugs.

[Saba Slayer]

Thanks Batman and nice meeting you Cbad Mike.
That was a fun seminar...Lori is always a good hostess...We gave away 4 hoop-nets and 4 hoopnet kits last night along with a bunch of other gear in the raffle, and everyone got a Promar beanie and a license holder in their swag bag.
Wow...that sale price they had last night on the sabiki sticks was outrageous!

Tonight's seminar at Sav-On Tackle should have a bunch of raffle items too...Roger usually kicks in some gear and I've got an Ambush and Pro Kit along with some hats and Pautzke's Fuel and the same swag bags with Promar beanies and license holders for the first 40 folks.
I'll bring my Hobie PA setup with the Scotty Puller and a Scotty Trap-ease and a PVC rack on it too.

Please introduce yourself as being from the BWE board as it's always nice to meet you guys in person. If your on BWE...please let me know and I've got a few copies of KayakFish magazine for you guys and maybe a hat too.