Tom, is there a season on Lobster? and if so, what do the boats do any
other time?


Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:
On 28 Nov 2006 18:05:33 -0800, "Tim" wrote:

Thaks for the heads up, Tom.
I just finished watching it.That was truely interesting.

It was very interesting. What I found fascinating was the problems
with draggers. We see that a lot in/around the islands during certain
times of the year and you hear the inshore lobster fishers complaining
about losing their trawls to draggers.

In Narraganset Bay, trawls are lost all the time to cut buoys as they
lay their trawls so close to structure and in fairways.

I feel sorry for the Dragon Lady, loosing some of their gear like that.I'd
be mad too!

Happens a lot. It was neat watching Dragon Lady head into Point
Judith. That day marker on the outer wall of the Harbor of Refuge is
about nine feet above the top of the granite wall and it was almost
underwater. :) I fish that area a lot - looks a hell of a lot
different when there is a storm surge.

It was really good to see the Coast Guard, being on top of
things, with storm watch etc. Tom, I couldn't tell, what was that Jet
that was circling around the boats? Did you notice?

Yes - it was the Falconjet based out of New London - they have two of
them for the 1st District - one in New London and one in Boston I
believe.

http://www.uscg.mil/datasheet/hu-25.htm

Anyhow, it ;ooks to me that "Lobsta" catching would be
a lot safer than those souls that go for King Crab.

It can be fun too.