Jon
8:42 PM (1 hour ago)
to askmarine
My buddy and I are planning on heading out on the water Friday night (late) so we can pull traps after midnight. So...
Question: Can you drop your hoop nets in the water before midnight (Friday Night) and let them soak (for less than the 2hr. max of course) and pull them after midnight (so now technically it's Saturday / opening day)?
I saw some talk of this on a fishing forum and still do not feel like I have a clear answer. Can you please clarify whether or not this is "OK" or "a ticket waiting to happen"?
We are hoop netting in the Southern California area.
Thanks in advance,
Jon
Roberts, Ed@Wildlife
9:07 PM (1 hour ago)
to me, Wildlife
No.
You cannot drop hoop nets (be careful with your words here - in one sentence you use the word "traps", which may not be legally used to take lobster) with the intent to take lobster before 000 hours on September 27. If you were to drop your hoop nets before midnight, legally you could not retain any lobsters in those nets even if you pulled them after midnight.
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From: Jon
Sent: Wednesday, September 24, 2014 8:42 PM
To: Wildlife Ask Marine
Subject: RE: Opening Night for Spiny Lobster
Jon
9:17 PM (55 minutes ago)
to Ed.Roberts
Ed,
Thank you for the quick reply. I meant "hoop nets" and not "traps".
It just seemed on the forum like some people on the forum were not clear how to interpret this. I now have "clarity" on the this and will be dropping my "hoop nets" a few minutes after midnight.
Thanks again,
Jon