Rigging a lobster for bait

[clumber]

You would just be fishing Old School.

(the quote that I used in my signature is from Woods "New England's Prospect" published way back in 1634)

[beamie]

Why would this be illegal if the lobster was of legal size? When pulling my traps I often wonder just how many shorts hit the bottom before getting chowed.

[Nebe]

perfectly legal if you have a rec. lobster liscence.

[clambelly]

Originally Posted by clumber

You would just be fishing Old School.

(the quote that I used in my signature is from Woods "New England's Prospect" published way back in 1634)

lobster tails were the bait of choice for the exclusive fishing clubs such as the one on Cuttyhunk. also, the native american's told a tale of a certain member of the tribe who was assigned to go fishing for dinner. he was tired so tied the string to his foot and tossed a lobster tail out and dozed off while atop a large rock. he was only awoken upon being hauled into the water by a large bass!

[Flaptail]

Now I ain't saying I ever did this BUT, in the CC Canal, if you happened, by accident, in a very rare circumstance, totally without trying, I mean he snagged himself, it was an accident, really it was, a baby lobster on a slack tide in the middle of the night, and there he was , without your knowledge of course, impailed by accident agin, on your hook on a bait type fishfinder rig which happened to be attached to a 4 oz. bank sinker, what a coincidence , and you caught a 35 pound bass within a minute of the lobster getting snagged by accident, what would you do?

[piemma]

During the Schaefer Tournament in the early 60's a guy they called "The Mad Russian" won it 3 years in a row. Rumor has it he used lobster tails as bait. I believe his winning fish were all 50+ with a 60+ thrown in one of the years.

[striprman]

Originally Posted by Flaptail

Now I ain't saying I ever did this BUT, in the CC Canal, if you happened, by accident, in a very rare circumstance, totally without trying, I mean he snagged himself, it was an accident, really it was, a baby lobster on a slack tide in the middle of the night, and there he was , without your knowledge of course, impailed by accident agin, on your hook on a bait type fishfinder rig which happened to be attached to a 4 oz. bank sinker, what a coincidence , and you caught a 35 pound bass within a minute of the lobster getting snagged by accident, what would you do?

I think I'd accidently be pretty happy

[Johneeed]

Originally Posted by Flaptail

Now I ain't saying I ever did this BUT, in the CC Canal, if you happened, by accident, in a very rare circumstance, totally without trying, I mean he snagged himself, it was an accident, really it was, a baby lobster on a slack tide in the middle of the night, and there he was , without your knowledge of course, impailed by accident agin, on your hook on a bait type fishfinder rig which happened to be attached to a 4 oz. bank sinker, what a coincidence , and you caught a 35 pound bass within a minute of the lobster getting snagged by accident, what would you do?

Get rid of the remaining lobsta on yer rig...
take a pic of the bass,
gut the bass, pack it on ice ,
go home,
say you got it on a popper....

[striprman]

Originally Posted by clambelly

lobster tails were the bait of choice for the exclusive fishing clubs such as the one on Cuttyhunk. also, the native american's told a tale of a certain member of the tribe who was assigned to go fishing for dinner. he was tired so tied the string to his foot and tossed a lobster tail out and dozed off while atop a large rock. he was only awoken upon being hauled into the water by a large bass!

That was supposed to have been Plymouth Rock.