Lobstermen Truck Series- Sandollar Tony Gross

This is the first photo in a series of Lobstermen Truck pics I’ll be doing. A whole lot can be told by the way a guy organizes the back of his pickup truck.

I chose to start out the series with Tony Gross’ truck. Tony is the skipper of the Sandollar and his entire operation is run clean as a whistle. He pulls up in his truck and has two totes with no holes which we dump his bait into so that the fish juice doesn’t run out of the boxes and into the back of his truck. You could literally eat off the bed of his truck.

Also note that the bed of his pickup is devoid of clutter. The only thing you will find back there are his scrubbed clean tools of the trade. A class act that Tony Gross is.

Harrison Golden’s New Boat

Harrison Golden’s New Boat, originally uploaded by captjoe06.

Harrison Golden bought this beautiful lobsterboat.   The boat’s name intrigued me so I googled it and came up with this wikipedia page on Moe Szyslak
 You gotta wonder about a guy that names his boat after a bartender on The Simpsons, LOL.

 

Johnny Sits on the Rail at Rose’s

 

Dog and I Rudder, Wheel and Zincs

 

Stanley Thomas Rudder and Shaft

Stanley Thomas Rudder and Shaft, originally uploaded by captjoe06.

 

Sunken Wallet and Navy ID

Sunken Wallet and Navy ID, originally uploaded by captjoe06.

Mark Ring, Captain of the lobster boat the Stanley Thomas recovered this wallet and naval ID about a mile and a half south of Kettle Island in 150 feet of water after Hurricane Nole last fall.

If anyone knows this person or their family he would like to return it to the guy or his family. He was born in 1910. The date of issue on the ID was 1953, I’m surprised it held up so well under water.

Mark supposed that it was buried under the mud for a while and was stirred up by the storm. That is how it has been preserved.

To see the ID and wallet up close click the picture and then click “all sizes” above the picture once you get to the Flickr page.  Its quite interesting to see the picture up close.

Naval ID Recovered at Sea After Storm

Anybody know this guy or any of his relatives?

Renee Aboard The Tully IV

Renee Aboard The Tully IV, originally uploaded by captjoe06.

Renee is ready for a late February day out lobstering. It’s all good right Renee?

Joe Mondello aboard The Tully IV

Joe has his bait and is ready to rock. Go get them lobsters Joe!

Jimmy Aboard the Freemantle Doctor

Jimmy prepares the boat for a long cold day lobstering.

Captain Chris Orsillo of the Trapper John

Cold huh Chris?

Mark and Matt going to bring in a load of traps

 

George Fueling up the Trapper John

Here’s George on a cold February morning fueling up the Trapper John.