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I used to spend more time diving than fishing and have spent lots of time kneeling on the bottom watching stripers. I got to hand feed one a lobster tail once. I first tried to feed him a small live lobster by holding it up in it's field of view and letting it swim away. The bass was like a lighting bolt after it as soon as I let it go. It must have been too big because it puked it back out and looked at me like a dog that just dropped a ball for another toss.
I grabbed the lobster and broke the tail off and held it out for the bass. It circled me for about 5 minutes getting closer each time and finally it came in within a foot or so and seemed to sniff it like a scared dog. Finally it darted in and sucked it out of my hand. After that, it wouldn't leave me alone. It would try to steal lobsters out of my hands before I could get them in the dive bag.
One of my best diving experiences.... except the time I had a fist fight with a seal that was trying to steal the bag of flounder off my waist. I was diving alone on that one...
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