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[@TheGenevaConvention1]

Another successful catch! 💯💯💯🦀

[@seasidenomad]

Heck yeah! 🦞

[@EM.1]

For fishing lobsters do you have restrictions like size or reproduction when they have eggs?

[@seasidenomad]

@EM.1 Yes, there is a size (slot limit) to what you can keep (depends on the particular area). You can just look up lobster measuring guage and see what the tool looks like. You can't keep one with eggs. You can't keep a notched lobster. And if it's a female with eggs, you should notch it. Thanks for the question!

[@maritimeus]

Hey Dave - I have a dilemma...do you have any suggestions on where I can buy lobster trap bait? I can't catch mackerel and pollock fast enough for my 5 recreational traps. I loaded up on pogies earlier this season in Portsmouth harbor, but those are depleted. I have pig hide, but I'd love to through in a few fish in each of the 5 bait bags. Any ideas where I can occasionally buy a 5 gallon bucket of mackerel/whatever? I checked with Brewsters in Portsmouth and they want like a $1 per mackerel, lol. Ideally, I'd find a commercial lobster boat and I can give him a $20 bill to fill up a bucket. I'm interested to know what you and your parents do to get their bait. Do you guys catch it all or buy? Thanks!

[@seasidenomad]

Hey, I asked and he goes through a buddy that only has a small amount for a few people, so no go there, but he said to call your local fish market or meat dept as they often resell buckets of scraps and that's basically what he uses when he can't catch enough macks or pogies. I remember he used to use those hides when bait was scarce and the smell off those is nose hair curling. Haha But they're durable, which is key. Otherwise, in a pinch Kittery Trading Post has a freezer of bait and there's another bait supplier on the nh seacoast that supplies gas stations, but again that's a smaller amount for a higher price than you probably want to pay. My dad also has an extra freezer that he stocks up with frozen bait over the winter to cover baiting in the spring. Hope that helps!

[@maritimeus]

Really great advice! Thanks Dave 👍

[@ShediacLobster]

Tags above his attana are to loose put them titer