Local advice - regular lobster season Marathon

Dirt Mcgirt · July 2017

Hey guys! We're heading down to Marathon for the beginning of regular lobster season and I was hoping to get some local knowledge. We have been lobstering several times in the lower keys but this will be the first trip to Marathon. The plan is head out back and drag spotters around near Tripod bank also to try to find the bomb holes (are they about 8nm N of Vaca cut by bamboo banks?)

We'll also head out front and hit E washerwoman and the coral humps to the east. Sound like a decent plan?

I'm certainly not asking for spots, but any advice is certainly appreciated. thanks!

Saltology · July 2017

In marathon, its less about small ledges and crevices as it is about big heads, with one problem: everyone knows where they are. Find sand, and find a head. They are almost always located in a patch of sand. If the water is clear, you can stand on the bow and look like that

piner_wahoo · July 2017

waaaay out back

flounder2 · August 2017

if the water is clear, you do not want to drag in Tripod. All you have to do is look for sandy spots, pretty much every one has structure.

Dirt Mcgirt · August 2017

Thanks for the help guys! I appreciate it!

thomasj1107 · August 2017

flounder2 wrote: »

if the water is clear, you do not want to drag in Tripod. All you have to do is look for sandy spots, pretty much every one has structure.

Why dont you want to drag in tripod? Or do you just mean you dont have to?

Dirt Mcgirt · August 2017

I was wondering that too

flounder2 · August 2017

Correct - dragging is a complete waste of time there because you can see the spots from the boat.

piner_wahoo · August 2017

i see em THRU the boat

Local advice - regular lobster season Marathon

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