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Old 07-12-2021, 03:40 PM   #11
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Originally Posted by beamie View Post
Lobstering on the south shore is really picked up in the last 2 weeks

Before that it was pretty slow

From what I was hearing the shed was early and they hide to harden up and now that has passed
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You are correct, they hide until they harden up, then the females "lay" their eggs . But they all dont shed st once, and older ones may only molt every 18 months, where juvenile bugs may shed 3 times a year, I dont fish rocks, I strictly fish sand.
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