08-29-2020, 02:12 PM
If you’re going to throw bait, just remember everything eats live shrimp. Not sure how old your kids are but if you ever go down for spiny lobster I really like Summerland Key (my favorite place to stay in the Keys anytime of year) and had tremendous success last time at Cudjoe Key. The 2 day mini season at the End of July is generally your best bet. Just be warned it went from being generally overlooked 10 to 15 years ago to being the heaviest traffic of the year in the Keys in the past 5 years. If you’ve ever been down at Christmas and the New Year you’ll understand just how many hours extra you can get tied up on Highway 1. The regular lobster season you have to compete with commercial trappers taking millions of lobsters. However since the trade war with China they have had the high demand and $15 a pound whole lobster price evaporate so that’s leaving plenty for sportsman. The reason the Keys are so popular is you don’t need to scuba dive to get them like most of Florida.