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Re: Mmm. Cockroach of the sea..

Jan 16, 2019, 2:54 PM

The best Lobster I've ever eaten, was when I lived in Hawaii, and my best friend, a local Hawaiian would take me reef diving on the North shore at night looking for the Hawaiian lobster. We had to use what they called a Hawaiian sling which was a 3 prong spear with a rubber like tubing that propels the spear, and the main reason for using a the spear was bc, the holes that you will most likely find the lobster, there will be a big A$S Moray eel laying ready to attack anything that goes in the hole where the lobsters hide at. The lobster is easy to find with a bright diving flash light bc their eyes will be dark blue, bingo, guaranteed lobster with his pal the Moray eel waiting. So we would shoot them with the Hawaiian sling and be ready to hall A$S if the Moray comes out the hole, and they will if they feel threaten by you

But anyway, the only meat you get is in the their tail bc they don't have claws, they have thorns all over the main body part of them for protection from most but not all. They are called the spiney lobster, but they are the best tasting lobster that I have ever had, and the meat isn't as firm as the cold water lobster. We would mix the sea water about 50/50 mix with fresh water. After you have eaten a Hawaiian lobster, the cold water lobster just won't taste that good to you anymore bc Hawaiian lobster are a much better tasting lobster, and the meat is softer and it feels better in your mouth, or it did to me.

Most lobster holes in the reef are about 25-30 Ft down, but with those huge fins they use for lobster diving, it don't take but a few seconds to get down to where the lobster will be found. The lobster is well worth the practice it takes of holding your breath long enough to go down and searching for a few hole to get a lobster. When we would go, we would try and get a dozen lobster for the pot we would have for heating/boiling the water with wood or charcoals in a lava rock hole. My best friend and a couple other friends and our wives would spend the night on the North Shore hunting for lobster, drinking, and eating lobster and raw tuna. Some of the best memories of my life was spent on the North Shore with friends eating, drinking, and just having a great time Hawaiian style!!! If I would have been well off financially, I would have moved back to Hawaii years ago!!! It's cheap living there when you live in base housing and shopping in the Military commissaries and the PX-es!!!