‘As Big as My Torso’: Giant 21-Pound Lobster Caught Near Cape — How Much Meat Could it Yield?
- Posted on July 16, 2012 at 4:56pm by
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Elise Costa holding the giant lobster. (Photo: Elise Costa)
The 21-pound lobster caught in Orleans near Cape Cod, Mass., doesn’t quite beat the beast The Blaze reported on earlier this year being caught off the coast of Maine, but the crustacean caught off Nauset Beach only weighs in six pounds less.
CBS Local reports Capt’n Elmers, a nearby restaurant that actually serves lobster, has the animal on display at the moment:
“I had its tail on my shoulder and I had each claw in one of my hands, and it was as long as my arms and as big as my torso. It’s giant,” said Manager Elise Costa.
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Costa said the lobster’s claws were each about one foot long.
“Usually, for every four and a half pounds of live lobster, once you cook it and clean it, you get one pound of meat. So 21 divided by four and a half, that would give you about five pounds of meat,” said Costa.
The lobster will eventually be sold or raffled for charity.
According to the report, the two giant, Atlantic lobsters caught this year are rather rare, especially with “max gauge” rules restricting bringing in heavy-weights. Costa told CBS Local she thinks this area is one of the few left in New England that can bring in weightier catches of the popular seafood.
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Nickallsopp
Posted on July 18, 2012 at 1:01pm21 pounds! sounds like good eating.
Report Post »Eddie K
Posted on July 18, 2012 at 3:52amPass the mayo! Lobster salad! Lobster rolls! Save the shell and some flesh for lobster bisque! I think that is a new shell lobster. A new shell is as the name implies, however, when a lobster sheds it’s old shell and grow a new one, there is a lot of room in the shell for the lobster to grow into. Hence, you are paying for more shell weight. Always look for a lobster that has an old looking shell (barnacles, cracks, etc.) as they are packed with all that lobster goodness.
Report Post »suz
Posted on July 17, 2012 at 7:55pmmyself and a friend sat down to a ten pounder several years back. i didn’t enjoy it — the meat was tough.
rock lobster any day of the week.
Report Post »stumpy68
Posted on July 17, 2012 at 10:34pmYou need a 1 -2 lb lobster caught in cold Maine waters steamed
Report Post »and served with a couple of pounds of steamers.
blair152
Posted on July 17, 2012 at 7:37pmIt was probably donated to the New England Aquarium.
Report Post »phillipwgirard
Posted on July 17, 2012 at 8:27pmHope so,,, That big guy deserves to live,,,
Report Post »robosnitz
Posted on July 18, 2012 at 2:29amI agree. If I had the money, I’d buy it and donate it myself.That old timer deserves to retire.Don’t get me wrong, I LOVE lobster!
Report Post »Supersport
Posted on July 17, 2012 at 2:45pmGive me a knife and a fork and big bowl of melted butter
Report Post »pap pap
Posted on July 17, 2012 at 2:41pmIt keeps saying eat me, eat me but the smaller lobsters probably would taste better.
Tastes like chicken ???
One time many moons ago I was at a picnic and the farmer said that we could eat the chickens out of certain coop but not the other ones. Guess what, they were older ? They were so tough even the St. Bernard had a hard time eating it.
Report Post »oldduffer
Posted on July 17, 2012 at 1:24pmCan these suckers be BBQd like we do Spotted Owl and Bald Eagles? Making me hungry reading about it and the leftovers that could be thrown into the freezer. Here they get $7.00 per 4-5 oz. per.
Report Post »Eat all you can before Obama outlaws it per his Queen who will declare it fattening.
oldduffer
Posted on July 17, 2012 at 1:16pmLike Glen said this a:m….One big spider that ate a lot of fish poop. Lol! Still going to eat it anyway.
Report Post »Joker50
Posted on July 17, 2012 at 1:09pmOrleans is actually ON Cape Cod….not near it.
Report Post »HD Fatboy
Posted on July 17, 2012 at 1:43pmMe being from Ptown way back when makes you wonder if the news media folks have any education in geography. That comment of near cape cod is better than the folks who say they are from cape cod but the live in Wareham or Plymouth. They are in abundance here in FL.. I call them wannabees.. lmao
Report Post »SuperSuineg
Posted on July 17, 2012 at 12:41pmthrow it back, are you nuts? grab it’s DNA and clone that thing then we can all have one.
Report Post »TROLLMONGER
Posted on July 17, 2012 at 11:20amSeeing is believing Beck. So why are you in disbelief? Too bad you believe in something that cant be seen or proven.
Report Post »Dde13
Posted on July 17, 2012 at 12:24pmMake a picture of a lobster into a religious issue? What are you 13 years old?
Report Post »It’s a lobster!!!!! A BIG LOBSTER!!!!! End of story…… Grow up!!!!!!
yiska8
Posted on July 17, 2012 at 3:36pmHe’s a Texas-sized lobster! Pinchy here looks like he’s been eating well for a long while. He should be put on display or let the lobster auction begin!
Report Post »Guitar Master
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One would think that after catching a prize lobster of this size that it would be returned to it’s rightful place where it could breed again and re-distribute it’s strong genetic make-up but hold on for a second.
We’re dealing with the human race here, where greed runs rampant and common sense is non-existent.
This beautiful and very old specimen will end up on some big-shot’s dinner table soon to be turned into waste and flushed into the sour. Tells you a lot about the human condition !!
Report Post »Carrieann1
Posted on July 17, 2012 at 11:02amI agree ! Throw it back!!
Report Post »eagle2715
Posted on July 17, 2012 at 11:04amYup, and he will probably be tasty, and if it is done through charity, help a bunch of people out.
And I’d eat him just as soon as a Trophy Elk or Deer… Ya goofy hippie!
Report Post »melving
Posted on July 17, 2012 at 11:04amYup, put it on my plate!! I will eat it. God put it here for a reason….just like everything else.
Report Post »Melvin Spittle
Posted on July 17, 2012 at 11:42amWrong hippie.
Report Post »Do good deed goes unpunished.
If we kept throwing the big ones back, over time they will get even bigger. Next thing you know, they will be taking out ships and eating blue whales for a snack. Example: Godzilla. Eat him now and save the earth!
IsThereADifference
Posted on July 17, 2012 at 3:08pmYea let it go back home. That Lobster was just out there in the ocean trying to make a living. It probably has a family somewhere and children who miss it. I think i’m going to cry; this is a travesty. Sarc. OFF
Pass the butter please.
Report Post »Daveed
Posted on July 17, 2012 at 10:27amIs a Lobster that big and that old of meat really any good? Would they not get old and tough? Like a chicken, or a bore hog or what have ye?
Report Post »Carrieann1
Posted on July 17, 2012 at 11:02amI wondered the same thing!!
Report Post »MaineOnFire
Posted on July 17, 2012 at 11:25amNo, they don’t get tough. The shell is a lot thicker but as long as the lobster is not overcooked, it will be just as good. Just more of it. Shame though, to eat such a colossus. These are the smart ones, they have survived a LONG time. And they make MORE NEW LOBSTERS!. Toss the GIANT ones back so they can still procreate. That is the law in Maine and should be that law everywhere.
Report Post »BarrySoretoro
Posted on July 17, 2012 at 12:18pmDont worry. Some environut will buy it like Mary Tyler Moore. It will never make dinner
Report Post »TrueSoundsOfLiberty
Posted on July 17, 2012 at 9:11pmActually Maine, lobster does get tougher and less flavorful with the age of it. Much like any other meat. I’ve been cooking professionally for 18+ years and nobody in the culinary field would want to eat this other than for novelty. Only a few things get better with age like scotch, wine, vinegar and cheese… you could argue beef but that’s aged after slaughter lol.
Report Post »sabrinacle
Posted on July 21, 2012 at 2:59pmthey are only tough if you cook them too long.Big lobsters are delicious.I have had a 15 pounder with my friends (she won it in an auction).
Report Post »Obamujahadeen
Posted on July 17, 2012 at 10:25amLooks like it would weigh far more than 20 lbs.. the mutant Lobster, they usually don’t cook these big ones when they run across them, hopefully this one gets chucked back or on display or something other than dinner. Especially with lobster at an all time dollar worth, like everything else under ”Otyranny”.
Report Post »MaineOnFire
Posted on July 17, 2012 at 10:08amI AM EATING LOBSTER RIGHT NOW (really I am), gently sauteed with my breakfast scrambled eggs with some tender new Maine potatoes. DELICIOUS!! Help the industry…EAT MORE LOBSTER!! It is a great, low fat source of protein and the more-you-eat, the more-you-want. Maine lobster fishermen need your ongoing LOBSTER-ENJOYING!!
MAINE LOBSTER…it’s not just for TOURISTS!!
But I am glad to hear they threw this big guy back in the water to MAKE MORE LOBSTERS!!
Report Post »4xeverything
Posted on July 17, 2012 at 1:18pmHow about a trade? I’ll send you some sweet Ohio corn and giant Ohio turnips and, you send me some of those yummy lobsters. Pleeease!;0)
Report Post »adeleeeee
Posted on July 17, 2012 at 10:01amLoster equals giant cockroach! Yuk!
Report Post »quiet little lamb
Posted on July 17, 2012 at 10:12amStephen King’s wet dream
Report Post »thetruth34
Posted on July 17, 2012 at 10:00amI am not a PETA representative, nor am I an animal rights freak, but I know if I came across a large lobster like that, I would probably throw it back. I thoroughly enjoy lobster and I would rather eat (or see someone eat) 10 small ones than that 1 insanely large lobster. It‘s still George Bush’s fault though. (SARCASM — everything now-a-days is George Bush‘s fault according to the socialist leftist’s)
Report Post »Wilma
Posted on July 17, 2012 at 10:14amI agee. I would have photographed it and thrown it back. Catch and release unless it is an animal that might eat me.
Report Post »piper60
Posted on July 17, 2012 at 9:58amI wonder. Could we not enter this lobster in a genetic engineering project with the goal of breeding bigger lobsters or something?
Report Post »perry1980
Posted on July 17, 2012 at 9:57amPass the Butter!
Report Post »battles
Posted on July 17, 2012 at 9:19amOh Boy. Here comes the animal rights freaks. Pray for this lobster, before I eat it.
Report Post »quiet little lamb
Posted on July 17, 2012 at 10:18amfast death or that he gets to go home with the hippies?
Report Post »d_romprey
Posted on July 17, 2012 at 8:49amI am a New Englander and we do a yearly family ocean day and we cook lobster in sea water. Best way to cook it by far. We go to the fish market and buy the biggest they have. I like the big ones and you get a lot for your money. It is not too tough as a lot of people say for the most part. One day back in the mid 70′s we hit the jackpot on big ones. WE got a 32lb, 29lb, and a 25lb along with many smaller ones. Throw in a couple bushels of steamers and you have a great meal.
Report Post »CATPBJ
Posted on July 17, 2012 at 8:29amI would not want to eat that lobster, and I love lobster! The biggest cold-water Maine lobster that I ever had was roughly 6.5 pounds. On a lobster that size, a good portion of the meat was very tough and sort of ‘rubbery’. No, I did not overcook it! I am a retired chef who went to culinary school way back in the 1980′s so I know how to cook. On one of my trips up to Maine, I had asked a lobsterman about lobster size and yield and overall taste and I was told the same thing as my own ‘thinking’ had told me, that is, the largest lobster you would want to eat is about 4 to 5 pounds. Above that and the lobster shell thickens drastically thus lowering the yield of delicious lobster-meat. In adittion, the lobster meat on one greater then 5 or 6 pounds you run the risk of having lobster meat that is tough and rubbery.
This 21-pounder should be put back in the ocean to let him or her live out their normal life. If not, then raffle it off to raise money for some good local cause!
As they say ‘DownUnder’ — Rub a dub dub, Thanks for the Grub, Yeah God!!!
Lets EAT!
Report Post »caveroy
Posted on July 17, 2012 at 3:44pmI agree large lobsters are tough.
Report Post »johnjamison
Posted on July 17, 2012 at 7:40amLet it go,this animal ahd to survive for decades to get this big…do the right thing and let it go.
Report Post »quiltgal
Posted on July 17, 2012 at 8:28amI agree!
Report Post »KickinBack
Posted on July 17, 2012 at 10:37amNah, There’s always a bigger fish.
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