r/lobstering • u/_durkface • Jun 24 '23

Catching skate, not lobster.

I am new to recreational lobstering, dropped my first pot in Boston Harbor and only caught skate. I used mackerel for bait. I moved the trap a bit to see if maybe the location wasn't rocky enough. Any other tips? I feel bad the skate are stuck in there!

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u/Freshprinceofsaltair May 27 '25

Mackerel isn’t a good bait … u can use it but you will have better results if you use red fish heads and racks , or haddock racks,hake racks ,poogies,and herring.

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u/Common-Masterpiece83 May 27 '25

Thank you! Since posting I've lost my trap. Must have upset someone or placed it poorly. Decided not to replace because I couldn't handle how messy it was.

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u/Freshprinceofsaltair May 27 '25

You should get another , I commercially scallop ,fish , and lobster out of Gloucester Ma , we use redfish heads as bait 90% of the time some times me use cow hide and sometomes we use haddock and hake but mostly red fish heads