Doc Herrick heads out with a boatload of lobster gear to set. The local lobster season is in full swing.
Dog and I Heads Out Lobstering 7/12/08, originally uploaded by captjoe06.
Dog and I Heads Out Lobstering 7/12/08
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The Mighty Dog and I
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View Of The Helm of Clark Sandler’s Sea Farmer II
Here is a view inside the Pilot House of The Sea Farmer II, Clark Sandler’s Gloucester Dragger. Clark was featured on After The Catch series with the skippers of the boats on The Deadliest Catch such as Sig Hansen, John Hillstrand and Phil Harris. Video will be forthcoming.
View Of The Helm of Clark Sandler’s Sea Farmer II, originally uploaded by captjoe06.
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Sean Takes The “Naked In The Tank Full Of Lobsters” Bet
This is from last fall when Tuffy’s Back Man Sean took the bet that he wouldn’t hop into a tank full of lobsters naked.
Those crazy kids!
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Aaron Pulls Up To The Dock
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The Deck Of Clark Sandler’s Sea Farmer II
The Deck Of Clark Sandler’s Sea Farmer II, originally uploaded by captjoe06.
Tonight at 10:00PM “After The Catch” will debut on The Discover Channel featuring the Captains of The Deadliest Catch alongside five fishermen from Gloucester’s fleet.
You can check out the episode guide here at Deadliest Reports
Clark Sandler The Captain of The Sea Farmer II is one of the Gloucester Captains featured on the program so either stay up for it or set your TIVO to record “After The Catch on The Discovery Channel tonight at 10:00PM
This is a picture of The Sea Farmer’s deck. You can go see the Sea Farmer II which is tied up at Cruiseport Gloucester alongside The Schooner Adventure. Then pop inside Cruiseport for their fantastic grilled eggplant sandwich with pesto,fresh mozzarella and roasted red peppers. Delish!
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Aaron and Matt Discuss Today’s Lobstering While Natasha Looks On
Aaron and Matt Discuss Today’s Lobstering While Natasha Looks On, originally uploaded by captjoe06.
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Frank Sinagra Shows Off A Nice Bass
Frank Sinagra Shows Off A Nice Bass, originally uploaded by captjoe06.
Plenty of big stripers in the harbor.
Three Lanterns Ship Supply on Parker Street has decent rod/reel striper combos for $25. A great fathers day gift.
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Joe and Jacki Mondello Head Out Lobstering
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Clark Sandler’s Sea Farmer II
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Filming was done aboard Clark Sandler’s Sea Farmer II for the series After The Catch. The Round table discussions with the skippers from The Deadliest Catch.
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Toby With His Ladies
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Toby aboard the stern of his lobster boat the Jupiter II. Toby just re-fiberglassed the setting table and set some cut out playmates in under the clearcoat.
I guess Toby is never going to be lonely out at sea hauling his gear.
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Clark Sandler’s Sea Farmer II
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Filming was done aboard Clark Sandler’s Sea Farmer II for the series After The Catch. The Round table discussions with the skippers from The Deadliest Catch.
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Lobstermen Truck Series – Tom Hale
Lobstermen Truck Series – Tom Hale, originally uploaded by captjoe06.
Here is Tom Hale and his GMC pick up truck.
Here Tom replaces ID tags on some used lobster traps he purchased from Mark Ring. He is taking Mark Rings tags out and putting his tags in.
There are several reasons for the ID tags. Sometimes a lobster trawl will lose it’s buoys. The tags are a way for another lobsterman to identify the lost gear if they cross groundlines underwater and get the gear up in a tangle of the two lobsterman’s gear.
Lobstermen also have a certain number of traps they can set. These tags are issued from the govt. So the govt issues a certain number of ID tags per lobsterman. It is a way to make sure that lobstermen don’t set more than the allotted amount of lobster traps because each trap has to have a tag.
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Lobstermen Truck Series- Tom Hale
Lobstermen Truck Series- Tom Hale, originally uploaded by captjoe06.
Tom lobsters out of a 16 foot tri hull skiff. He keeps his boat at Granite Pier in Rockport and sells his lobsters to us. This time of year when it’s particularly hot he will load the lobsters into huge coolers and bring them to us so they don’t die on the ride in 90 degree heat .
Tom started lobstering in May of 1994 and lobsters after work at his full time job at Varian.
He had his truck sprayed with a durable liner so that he can load these used traps in and not worry about them scratching up the bed of the truck.
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Pete Mondello Waiting For The Crew
Bait aboard, boat fueled up, coffee in the thermos, but no mate.
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Paul Vitale’s Dragger The Angela Rose
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Lobstermen Truck Series- Joe Sanfilippo
Lobstermen Truck Series- Joe Sanfilippo, originally uploaded by captjoe06.
Here is Joe Sanfilippo’s Chevy pick up truck.
Joe carries the normal stuff that skiff lobstermen carry in the back of their pick up trucks- fuel jugs, water jugs, covered fish totes to put bait in, some random buoys.
What you might also notice in the back of Joe’s truck are the dory oars and bench set up that he uses to train for the upcoming International Dory races. Joe is an avid rower and always a contender to represent Gloucester with his partner in the International Dory Races between Gloucester and Lunenburg.
He lobsters out of a 22 foot Eastern skiff after work at Gloucester Engineering and on weekends with his son Ryan.
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Lobstermen Truck Series- Joe Sanfilippo
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The back of Joe Sanfillipo’s Chevy pick up.
Fuel jugs, water jugs, a funnel, some buoys, fish totes with bait, and oars.
Notice the diamond plate rail caps which protect a lobsterman’s truck from abuse when stacking traps in their truck. If you slid traps up and down an unprotected truck rail it would get scuffed up pretty badly within the first day. With the diamond plate you can abuse it pretty good without damaging the rail of your truck.
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Sig Hansen in Gloucester
It was a fantastic event.
The man was greeted with rock star status. Families got together and listened as Sig answered questions and shared laughs. When he went outside to smoke a cigarette, the throng followed him out and he graciously signed autographs, and took pictures with anyone that wanted one til every last person was happy. What a great guy, a regular guy, who took time and supported a cause for the children of Plum Cove School. Thanks Sig.
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Sig Hansen Answers Questions At The Gloucester House
Sig Hansen Answers Questions, originally uploaded by captjoe06.
Good Morning Gloucester 