How to Safely Free Dive for Lobster
Find a lobster "hole"., Mobilize two others for this endeavor., Go out in mid-morning, fully rested, and on a bright sunny day., Anchor the boat., Throw an additional rope in the water., Inform the lookout of your plans and have him or her monitor...
Step-by-Step Guide
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Step 1: Find a lobster "hole".
Ask your friends, the local spearfishing shop worker, read a local book or magazine, and find an area that has reefs that "look alive".
A reef that looks alive is teeming with life and has healthy coral.
Except for slipper lobsters, lobsters will not be found in sandy areas. -
Step 2: Mobilize two others for this endeavor.
Use a boat; a dinghy will do for calm to moderate conditions. , Avoid the dusk, night and dawn hours.
For subsistence fare, the day hours are clearly sufficient. , Lobsters can be found in waters from ten feet deep and deeper.
Most people should not go deeper than 30 feet (9.1 m). , This rope is for the divers to get a sense of bearing and should be knotted at intervals to signify depth. , Discuss your working depths, cinch on your weight belts and slip calmly into the abyss.
Strive to relax to keep from hyperventilating, and soon you will recall the cold and darkness of the deep. ,, Going past 10 feet (3.0 m) in depth, it gets dark, even in the day carry a small flashlight at the very least.
Be careful how you use the flashlight to avoid vision problems.
After a while your vision will adjust to the darkness of the depths. , Often, they will be partially in a hole, so beware of the vicious moray eels.
The eel and the lobster strangely coexist.
The three-pronged spear serves a second purpose: coax the lobster into the open with it, so the lobster can be grabbed.
Grab the lobster from the back and the top, and away from the moray eel (the spiny lobster has no claws to hurt you). , A speared lobster will bring the sharks, they like lobsters.
A lobster that is not speared tastes better and lives longer. , Rest in the boat if necessary if tired from the compression. , -
Step 3: Go out in mid-morning
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Step 4: fully rested
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Step 5: and on a bright sunny day.
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Step 6: Anchor the boat.
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Step 7: Throw an additional rope in the water.
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Step 8: Inform the lookout of your plans and have him or her monitor the water for sharks and excessive dive times.
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Step 9: Descend slowly and check the depth from the knots on the rope.
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Step 10: Search the reefs with repeated dives and you will find the lobster - an unsuspecting prey.
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Step 11: Grab lobsters from the top and back.
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Step 12: Avoid spearing lobsters.
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Step 13: Put the lobster in a mesh bag and ascend slowly.
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Step 14: Take just what you need
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Step 15: be thankful and return to shore.
Detailed Guide
Ask your friends, the local spearfishing shop worker, read a local book or magazine, and find an area that has reefs that "look alive".
A reef that looks alive is teeming with life and has healthy coral.
Except for slipper lobsters, lobsters will not be found in sandy areas.
Use a boat; a dinghy will do for calm to moderate conditions. , Avoid the dusk, night and dawn hours.
For subsistence fare, the day hours are clearly sufficient. , Lobsters can be found in waters from ten feet deep and deeper.
Most people should not go deeper than 30 feet (9.1 m). , This rope is for the divers to get a sense of bearing and should be knotted at intervals to signify depth. , Discuss your working depths, cinch on your weight belts and slip calmly into the abyss.
Strive to relax to keep from hyperventilating, and soon you will recall the cold and darkness of the deep. ,, Going past 10 feet (3.0 m) in depth, it gets dark, even in the day carry a small flashlight at the very least.
Be careful how you use the flashlight to avoid vision problems.
After a while your vision will adjust to the darkness of the depths. , Often, they will be partially in a hole, so beware of the vicious moray eels.
The eel and the lobster strangely coexist.
The three-pronged spear serves a second purpose: coax the lobster into the open with it, so the lobster can be grabbed.
Grab the lobster from the back and the top, and away from the moray eel (the spiny lobster has no claws to hurt you). , A speared lobster will bring the sharks, they like lobsters.
A lobster that is not speared tastes better and lives longer. , Rest in the boat if necessary if tired from the compression. ,
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