Help On Catching The Spiny Lobster In September

[Strongfox]

Hello everyone on the forum. I would like some advice or tips on how to go about catching the Spiny Lobster in September. In my town it is 9/21/2013 and I know the only time to catch it is from 9pm to 4am. I need all the advice you can give on catching this sucker. I have been doing the save and continue trick and also leaving the water then re entering too. Also I have been trying every night since 9/15/2013 in the game and no luck. If you guys have any advice or tips, then that would be lovely. Again I want to catch him in September only so any advice would help as I already know that the best time to catch is in October but I just cant wait so I need the help. Thanks in advance.

 

[Zanessa]

It has a large shadow and it moves slow.
So I assume that you should ONLY follow big, slow moving shadows.

 

[HaleyRocksSocks]

I know you said you want to catch it in September, but the only real advice I can give is to go to October. I TT'd to October and I caught one after about 3 minutes in the water without having to save and continue or get out. :/ And the Spiny Lobster's shadow moves and looks exactly like a regular Lobster's shadow, if that helps.

 

[Strongfox]

I already know the size and movement but thanks. Any other advice or tips?

 

[Zanessa]

I already know the size and movement but thanks.

Sorry. I'm just suggesting you only follow those. The others smaller things eventually go away, so don't follow them.

 

[HaleyRocksSocks]

I don't think there's anything else you can do other than what you're already doing, in that case. Unless of course...you want to go to October.... XD

 

[Strongfox]

Sorry. I'm just suggesting you only follow those. The others smaller things eventually go away, so don't follow them.

Yeah i have been doing so but every time i do it i only get Abalone for some reason and i am following the biggest shadows too.

 

[Strongfox]

Bump... Any more advice like location to get, by buoyed off area or by beach, or best time during the 9pm to 4am time or anything else I should know?

 

[Zanessa]

They're probably closer to the edge of the map. That's all I know.

 

[th8827]

He starts appearing after the 15th. September is special because the catchable creatures change on the 15th.

Or so I heard/read on guides online.

 

[Strongfox]

He starts appearing after the 15th. September is special because the catchable creatures change on the 15th.

Or so I heard/read on guides online.

Yep already knew that but thanks.

 

[JaneyBriggs]

Best time to catch it is oct - dec at night

 

[Lelo]

I also had problems finding a Spiny Lobster, so I came across this thread. And although it didn't give me any new insights, I managed to catch one just 5 minutes later. So, thanks everybody!

 

[Silversea]

I've spent 4 hours on the hunt so far, I'm personally just going to wait until October, supposedly it is commoner then.

 

[mistakenolive]

The only thing I can think of is improving feng shui; it might (might!) help with item luck. I know it helps with making the scorpion and tarantula more common (improve money luck=expensive bugs more available). Otherwise, start diving at 9p and don't stop until 4a...

 

[Silversea]

I'm pretty sure it was confirmed that feng shui affected rare fish/bugs was a rumour.

 

[Silversea]

Finally found one, just to confirm, it does not act the same as the normal lobster. Rather the spiny lobster moves like a scallop; it moves slowly and jumps a bit. This makes it far easier to pursue than the regular lobster.

 

[May]

I got one last night. It didn't take me long, I just kept swimming around and diving for things. My inventory only got full once while I was hunting for it.
I found it to be fast, not slow moving though...

 

[Silversea]

I got one last night. It didn't take me long, I just kept swimming around and diving for things. My inventory only got full once while I was hunting for it.
I found it to be fast, not slow moving though...

Its not as fast as the octopus or lobster, but its not as slow as sweet shrimp and abalone definitely.

 

[Cassandra]

Finally found one, just to confirm, it does not act the same as the normal lobster. Rather the spiny lobster moves like a scallop; it moves slowly and jumps a bit. This makes it far easier to pursue than the regular lobster.

Would you mind describing how it moves? xD I don't dive too much, so I'm not sure how fast other things move, either.
Like what do you mean by jumps? Sorry for the idiot questions, I've really avoided diving. D: