Cut Hunting
Cut Hunting
Treasure Hunting for Lobsters
American Lobsters
Lobster hunting is becoming a favorite pastimes for many divers. These tasty crustaceans, also known as bugs to divers, are delicious. But in order to capture a lobster you must first find them. Lobsters need places to hide from other predators so prefer corral reefs, rocky area, old shipwrecks and man made areas where there are plenty of holes to hide in.
Lobsters are nocturnal feeders and they rarely venture far from their hole during the daylight hours. You will find them sitting on there front porch of there chosen home with just there antennea sticking and there back end inside the hole. Then threatened they will simply scoot back into there homes and then push down with there legs and brace there backs against the surface of the hole. This defensive action, also known as locking-up, makes it very difficult to pry the little buggers out.
Blue Lobsters
While I have heard of people snorkeling or free diving during the day, most lobster hunting is done at night with scuba tanks. Hunting for these elusive crustaceans in their natural environment has become a sport and after you have a little experience under your belt you may want to enter some of the contests available to the hunters. Prizes are given for the first lobster found, the largest one, the most found and anything else the promoter of the event can think of.
The first thing the new treasure hunter will need to accomplish is to become scuba certified. Follow the PADI rules set down for scuba divers and please use common sense. The PADI rules state that you always surface with 500 psi of air left in your tanks. It does NOT say surface with 500 psi of air left in your tanks unless you are lobster hunting.
Spinney Lobsters
The most common PADI rule violated is to always dive with a buddy. You may start with a buddy in the water but when both of you are chasing after a fast moving lobster you will become quickly separated and very rarely will two divers make the effort needed to find each other again.
Gloves.
Next you will need a pair of good quality gloves. The claws of the lobsters are a great defense and if the bug should get a hold of you with them they can cut right through the cheep gloves and can give you a nasty cut. It has been said that the larger lobsters can crush a coke bottle with his claws and they bite as well. Not all lobsters have claws, such as the spinney lobster, but they make up for them with the spines on the underside of the tail, hence the name. Another hazard of night hunting is digging broken sea urchin spines out of your hands when you do not have a pair of good quality of gloves.
Yellow Lobsters
Underwater Light.
The more powerful the better. The wider the beam of light the easer to spot the bugs wandering around. Do not shine the light directly at the lobster until you are ready to make your final darting run at him. The light will blind him for a second or so just like a dear in automobile headlights. When he freezes you may just have enough extra time to make the capture.
The capture.
If the lobster is out in the open, do not try to grab them, just pin them to the bottom of ocean floor with your hand. Watch out for sea urchins, this is why most night divers will be digging sea urchin spines out of there hands after the dive is over.
If you discover a lobster sitting oh his home porch grab him by his head just below the antennae. If you grab him by the antennae they will just break off. Once the capture has been made point his tail at your capture bag and just let go. He will swim tail first right into the bag.
If you have missed your first grasp at him all is not lost. He will wedge himself into his crevice with the locking up maneuver. Grab him by the head and give him a good shake. If you are able to throw off his equilibrium he slide right out.
Size Limit
All divers are required to have a lobster gage with them at all times. It is used to determine if your catch is of legal size limit. If you do not have a gage with you the Coast Guard will give you a heavy fine.
Happy Treasure Hunting.
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Treasure Hunt for Aquamarine
Not all treasure was found buried. There is still a remarkable amount of treasure and in Mother Earth including semi-precious stones found in the mountain of rocks in North Carolina. One of the biggest draws to Gem Mountain is a treasure hunt aquamarine. You find it - to save it. It's so fun and so simple.
Aquamarine Cut
Aquamarine is a variety transparent gem beryl. It is closely related to the emerald and the most common color is blue turquoise or sensitive reminiscent of the sea Other colors can vary from yellow to pink Rosey. The more intense the color is all the more valuable it is and can achieve $ 120 to $ 500 a carat.
Rock Harassment
One of the most popular pastimes of Americans and Europeans called hard rock, or treasure hunt. You can find all kinds of treasure of gold coins, objects or semi-precious stones. Although metal detectors are used in other aspects of the treasure hunt, which will not be of much help to the treasure hunt aquamarine. You need small jackhammers, picks, shovels and brushes ... and a good pair of eyes.
Not only is aquamarine treasure hunting to combine the pleasure of Hunting with a practical skill, you can meet many other people and often gets to travel in the beautiful outdoor locations. Gem Mountain, for example, is outside the beautiful Mitchell County, North Carolina. Admission is free and all tools are provided.
Aquamarine Rough
Myth Mars
If you were born in March, then you specific reason to go aquamarine treasure hunting, because it is their birthstone. It is also the stone to give as gifts in the 16th anniversaries and 19th Th Legend that the use or maintenance of an aquamarine in his person, not only keep you safe at sea, but beware of vertigo.
Over the years, aquamarines are said to lead gives courage, happiness and ability to see into the future. It is also supposed to make your smart and seem to be younger. In the Middle Ages, was believed to be an effective antidote against poisons, which are not currently recommended. However, the pale blue is very soothing and often have been used to help anxiety.
According to the ancient healing systems of India and Tibet, the body has seven energy centers called chakras. Chakra the gorge is said to be blue, so blue or blue and SH-stones like turquoise is said to help users not only of throat problems, but stop being able to communicate what they really feel.
Bushy Creak Mine
Whatever the reason for the treasure hunt aquamarine you are sure to have a fun time Gema Mountains of North Carolina. Tools needed to hunt in the Bureau of Mines are provided by mine operators, if available. If you want to bring their own tools, be sure to include a shovel, changing the screen, goggles, gloves, pick, hammer and something to carry your treasures in. also inspect all your precious stones to dig up no additional charge. stonemasons are handy for cutting and polishing your gems. If you can not come to North Carolina then you can mining buckets ranging from $ 15 to $ 120.
Happy treasure hunting.
About the Author
David Cowley has created numerous articles on Treasure Hunting. He has also created a Web Site dedicated to Treasure Hunting. Visit Treasure Hunting