Lobster Opener 10-3-2020 - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

molina0 · 10-12-2020, 07:42 AM

Lobster Opener 10/3/2020 San Diego Bay

LIMIT by 8PM.

Biggest Lobster ever, 4.4 pounds.

Green Monster Surprise:

First Daylight Lobster with NO BAIT!!!! Ever!!!!

FISH11 · 10-12-2020, 08:04 AM

Excellent haul. All bugs look good size and some biggies. Can't wait to do that in my Solo Skiff. Congrats.

molina0 · 10-12-2020, 08:13 AM

All LEGAL and then some...

Way "EASIER" and "FUNNER" on a Solo Skiff. Not to mention, how quick and maneuverable, especially around the bigger boats.

ProfessorLongArms · 10-12-2020, 10:24 AM

Good god what a slug of an eel!

grey zone · 10-12-2020, 11:02 AM

Are those eel teeth marks on your bait tube? I know someone who got bit by one and it really did some damage. Nice lobsters plus a bonus one.

DanaPT · 10-12-2020, 03:44 PM

Pulled up on a particular net, felt something big, something thumping. . .

Kept the pulling and BAM, horned tooth shark. about 3 feet curled up making off with lobster food.

Eels are the worst, I'm always looking 2x for them. What sucks is when you have a keeper and an eel in the same net thumping around. Putting your hand in there is no fun. Eels must know my go ID#.

From the sound of it lobster season has been a slow, painful, hardly worth doing it chore. I'm sure these are the few pictures of success.. what we aren't seeing are the scores of failures from others and their "i almost died" stories.

Best to not start.

Salty · 10-13-2020, 02:03 PM

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Originally Posted by grey zone

Are those eel teeth marks on your bait tube? I know someone who got bit by one and it really did some damage. Nice lobsters plus a bonus one.

I've worked in the aquarium industry most my life. I had a cooworker at an importer/wholesaler up in LA that had a big Tessalata Eel(A fancier-looking type of moray) latch onto his arm. The thing got lockjaw and would not let go, even when trying to pry it off with screwdrivers/pliers/etc. It took like an hour to get the thing off and he had to go to the ER and take a bunch of antibiotics to prevent infection. The eel was almost dried up, but once it was back in the tank, it recovered pretty quickly too. That was the worst I've seen. I've personally been bitten by a Mexican Dragon eel, a Gold-Headed Moray, and a tiny Snowflake eel while servicing aquariums. It's not a good time and I don't recommend it. The one in that pot is a beast too!

10-12-2020, 07:42 AM	#1
molina0 Junior Join Date: Mar 2018 Location: I live in La Mesa, CA Posts: 11	Lobster Opener 10-3-2020 Lobster Opener 10/3/2020 San Diego Bay LIMIT by 8PM. Biggest Lobster ever, 4.4 pounds. Green Monster Surprise: First Daylight Lobster with NO BAIT!!!! Ever!!!!

10-12-2020, 08:04 AM	#2
FISH11 Member Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Pine Valley when not fishing La Jolla Posts: 2,643	Excellent haul. All bugs look good size and some biggies. Can't wait to do that in my Solo Skiff. Congrats. __________________ MARK ......... 2016 MALIBU X FACTOR, 2020 SOLO SKIFF (Fishing Kayak on Steroids ) Last edited by FISH11; 10-12-2020 at 08:09 AM.

10-12-2020, 08:13 AM	#3
molina0 Junior Join Date: Mar 2018 Location: I live in La Mesa, CA Posts: 11	All LEGAL and then some... Way "EASIER" and "FUNNER" on a Solo Skiff. Not to mention, how quick and maneuverable, especially around the bigger boats.

10-12-2020, 10:24 AM	#4
ProfessorLongArms Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2017 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 401	Good god what a slug of an eel!

10-12-2020, 11:02 AM	#5
grey zone Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: san diego Posts: 158	Are those eel teeth marks on your bait tube? I know someone who got bit by one and it really did some damage. Nice lobsters plus a bonus one.

10-12-2020, 03:44 PM	#6
DanaPT Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: South OC Posts: 1,606	Pulled up on a particular net, felt something big, something thumping. . . Kept the pulling and BAM, horned tooth shark. about 3 feet curled up making off with lobster food. Eels are the worst, I'm always looking 2x for them. What sucks is when you have a keeper and an eel in the same net thumping around. Putting your hand in there is no fun. Eels must know my go ID#. From the sound of it lobster season has been a slow, painful, hardly worth doing it chore. I'm sure these are the few pictures of success.. what we aren't seeing are the scores of failures from others and their "i almost died" stories. Best to not start.