Posts by spearstuff

  • It's lobster season again

    Quote from LunkerBuster

    Okay. That would freak me out. I find lobs to be way too close to spiders for me to trust them at all. I would not be able to handle that well. Hahaha. Sweet limit


    The one on my head was trying it's best to gouge out my eyeball. I don't think many people would be comfortable with that <img src= " height="23" srcset="https://spearfishing.world/forum/images/smilies/emojione/1f606@2x.png 2x">

  • as much as i love sculpin

    Quote from pantoja

    yeah, like i said , to each his own.a few times i've seen this videos of people tryin to eat the fish while it's still moving .........:rolleye2: why? will it taste any better?, will it have such a huge benefit to your health ? will the parasites and worms not harm you ? i'm just saying . i don't really care what anyone eats but since i'm bored and stuff i state what i think.


    The Japanese believe... and believe is the key word here.... that as the freshness of the fish increase so does the quality of the meat and the healthiness of the meal. It's a cultural thing. That is why you will see fish that are still moving being served in restaurants. It shows just how fresh the fish is, which is very important to the Japanese.

  • as much as i love sculpin

    Quote from sdeisen

    I agree that salmon is not good for sushi/ sashimi, it is the only fish i've ever eaten raw and do not enjoy. I can't imagine mackeral sushi being good, the texture is far too mushy


    Crazy.....


    Raw salmon is my absolute favorite fish to eat raw. I could chow down on that stuff all day long and still want more.

  • About Spearboard

    Quote from monster slayer

    So using a banana boat sunblock is still bad juju? <img src= " height="23" srcset="https://spearfishing.world/forum/images/smilies/emojione/1f606@2x.png 2x">


    <img src= " class="smiley" srcset="https://spearfishing.world/forum/images/smilies/emojione/1f606@2x.png 2x" height="23" width="23" loading="eager" data-tooltip="biggrin" aria-label="biggrin"> Ha I'm sure you could sneak that by when no one's looking.

  • It's lobster season again

    Wasn't planning on diving last tonight (November 5), but Tailsurfer said he was going for bugs so I decided to head out as well.

    As we pulled up to the spot we immediately noticed the bright lights of three squid boats anchored up in front of our dive spot. "Weird," I thought the squid boats had hit their maximum quota for the year. Oh well I guess not.


    The air temp was a frigid 50 degrees so I quickly turned back to my car to suit up. But as soon as I opened my car door my dive light flew out and broke on the street. "Welll that sucks!" Without a dive light I told Josh I had to bail on the dive. That bummed him out pretty bad.

    Josh handed me his spare light and I knew I couldn't ditch him now :rolleyes: Next Josh finds an old dive light I had lying around my car and zip ties the two together making a twin beam setup. Haha it was almost brighter than Josh's main light

    So with that fixed we jumped in the water and....

    The vis was pretty good. At least 12ft, maybe 15ft. Surge was strong. And the waves managed to smack me in the face more than a few times at this spot. But that's just part of diving.

    First legal bug I spotted was halfway outside a small hole that was just large enough for him to fit inside. As soon as that bug saw my light it started the backwards crawl. By the time I reached him his carapace was already safely inside the hole so all I could do was grab for its face. Got a good grip and yanked him right out of his hole. After throwing him in my bug bag I was just glad to get the skunk off for the night.

    Later... as I was floating next to a bundle of kelp, breathing up and getting ready to dive down 15ft to the rocky reef below, I glanced over to my right and saw a thick looking lobster clinging on to a kelp strand only a foot under the surface. Score! (I thought) Without shinning my light directly at him I swam over and just plucked him right off the kelp. Hollered over to Josh to come check out my bug. He swore I was lying to him and said I pulled that from guy off reef ^^, but then he started looking around and found his own lobster clinging to the kelp. Unfortunately his was short so it had to go. But that wasn't the only one I found. Later that night I spotted 3 more lobsters clinging to the kelp just a couple feet from the surface (all short unfortunately).




    Just another fun night in Laguna :thumbup: Total count was 8 bugs between Josh and me. Here's a quick pic of my catch.



    Oh and I did see a small 20 inch seabass swim by on the dive if that means anything.

  • About Spearboard

    Quote from sdeisen

    oh god i haven't heard bananas on a boat in a while,,, its a shitty superstition considering how great bananas are for those leg cramps.


    Last time I got invited on a boat the captain wouldn't let me on until I either threw away my banana or ate it away from his boat. People out here are hardcore believers in the banana myth.


    Quote from Dan

    Did a black wetsuit count? :)


    Pretty sure I only owned dark blue spring suits back then so it's hard to say.


    He's since changed his beliefs. He doesn't mind if others wear black, but he still won't wear black clothing himself.

  • About Spearboard

    Quote from ladvr

    Some seriously bad mojo on that gun.:S


    When I grew up my dad told me never to wear black clothes because black was an evil color and bad things would happen if I wore black. I always thought it was ridiculous, but he made sure I never wore black clothes when I lived with him.


    Growing up with a superstitious parent figure forcing his radical beliefs on me has made me a firm disbeliever of bad mojo, bananas on a boat, or any other absurd superstitions.

  • About Spearboard

    Quote from Dan

    <img src= " class="smiley" srcset="https://spearfishing.world/forum/images/smilies/emojione/1f606@2x.png 2x" height="23" width="23" loading="eager" data-tooltip="biggrin" aria-label="biggrin"> :nono:


    <img src= " class="smiley" srcset="https://spearfishing.world/forum/images/smilies/emojione/1f606@2x.png 2x" height="23" width="23" loading="eager" data-tooltip="biggrin" aria-label="biggrin"> I can't help it. It's hard to totally hate a guy that gave you a free speargun.

  • About Spearboard

    Quote from sdeisen

    lol Spearstuff won the pelag from the illegal fish contest. way to go


    <img src= " class="smiley" srcset="https://spearfishing.world/forum/images/smilies/emojione/1f606@2x.png 2x" height="23" width="23" loading="eager" data-tooltip="biggrin" aria-label="biggrin"> I still need to use my pelaj gun in the water. I've just been diving for lobsters non stop lately.



    Quote from toptuna

    I had the same signature as I do here and no one ever said anything to me about it.


    I think Tony is just laid back and doesn't care about what a lot of people do on spearboard. But if you get on his bad side or if someone complains then he can get all website dictator for life on your ass and delete your stuff.

  • North County Bug Report

    Quote from LunkerBuster

    To an ignorant day diver, what do you mean when you say light control? Just the actual holding of your light or your use of the light?


    He means that shinning the light at the lobster scares it away immediately. Normally lobsters don't run away at the sight of your dive light, but sometimes they bolt at the slightest glimmer of your light. When lobsters scare like that you really have to control where you're shining your light or all your lobsters will run away before you have a chance at them.


    Quote from Sockeye

    Dove North County last night from 8:30-10:30pm. Really amazing conditions, over the larger reefs 20ft vis. The bugs where very light shy. Often I would drop down and just see bugs jetting off, I need to work on light control. Ended the night with two bugs, one was decent grade. I tossed back a few soft shell that if firm would have been legal. Overall I'm having a much slower year compared to last year. How is this year comparing to last year for you?


    Nice report. I should have gone out last night before the rain!


    I'm having the best year yet when it comes to lobster diving! However 90% of the bugs I find seem to be under 2lbs. I've only found a handful of bugs over 3lbs this year and only one lobster over 4 pounds.

  • Future Spearfishing Goals



    Just updating my goals.....

  • VIDEO - Daytime Lobster Grabbing - Nov 1st, 2011 +++ gopro HD review

    Quote from Jmartin

    which Laguna site did you dive?


    The one that's getting closed on January 1st


    Quote from fishingdude

    dude those holes look super tight! Looks like it took u a little to get out of the first one! Thats some crazy stuff!


    ha yah I had to wiggle a little to get out of there. I'm starting to get a little more adventurous in my diving.


    But if you want to see some really crazy stuff, check out the Southern California master at lobster diving, Dave Plossel


    Skip to 2:00 to watch the action
    How to find big lobster - YouTube

  • VIDEO - Daytime Lobster Grabbing - Nov 1st, 2011 +++ gopro HD review

    Quote from Don Paul

    Not as bad as me..;) I have only dive in LB for the bugs but baseball ends in two weeks.
    I love that spot Daniel, you hit it on a pretty day for sure.


    Cheers, Don


    I was really lucky the conditions were so nice. I went back out at night and the waves kicked up pretty bad. I heard Dave Plossel got his butt kicked on a reef and lost his fin diving Laguna last night.


    Quote from LunkerBuster

    [quote='spearstuff','http://spearfishing.world/forums/index.php?thread/&postID=58125#post58125']


    i cant imagine you can do this yourself, having a buddy is huge...put on your camera, then mask, i like the camera under the mask strap, but not your hood yet, then adjust the camera to be just beyond the mask and tighten down with a screw driver...then hood... it should be aligned for you from then on.


    I forget mine is there a lot of the time


    I dive by myself 50% of the time, so unfortunately I'll have to learn to put the camera on by myself anyways.


    But thanks for the tips. I might try that next time I go out with someone.