Tag: Fishermen Profiles

Treasured Audio- Cigar Joe Frontiero Talks About Fishing Out Of Gloucester MA In The Early Part Of The 20th Century Part IV

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The family of Cigar Joe Frontiero brings Good Morning Gloucester these treasured recordings of Fishing out of Gloucester MA in the early part of the century. Iā€™m happy that the family entrusted GMG with these priceless recordings and am proud to be able to have the platform in which we can archive and share with the community.

Thank you to the family of Cigar Joe Frontiero

Cigar Joe Photos Provided By The Frontiero Family
Cigar Joe Photos Provided By The Frontiero Family

Cigar Joe Frontiero born in 1898 these tapes were recorded in 1981 when he was 83 years old.

Click here or the arrow below to listen to the recording

The history behind the tapes: Someone had asked Cigar Joe for an interview for an oral history project but Cigar Joe decided to do the recording himself. At the time he was having trouble with circulation in his legs and spent most of the time at home so he bought a tape recorder. He had trouble with the tape recorder and threw all of the tapes away. His mailman took the trashed tapes, spliced them, and made copies. He gave Cigar Joe copies and kept backups (with Cigar Joeā€™s consent) in case the originals were lost. This occurred in 1981.

For The Other Parts Of This Series-

Treasured Audio-Gloucester History Cigar Joe Talks About Smuggling Liquor In the Early Part of The Twentieth Century PartĀ 1

Treasured Audio-Gloucester History Cigar Joe Talks About Fishing In the Early Part of The Twentieth Century PartĀ II

Treasured Audio- Cigar Joe Frontiero Talks About Fishing Out Of Gloucester MA In The Early Part Of The 20th Century PartĀ III

Look for part V of VI April Ā 13th and 16th

 

 

 

 

Treasured Audio- Cigar Joe Frontiero Talks About Fishing Out Of Gloucester MA In The Early Part Of The 20th Century Part III

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Good Morning GloucesterĀ  Exclusive

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Cigar Joe Frontiero born in 1898 these tapes were recorded in 1981 when he was 83 years old.

Click here or the arrow to listen to the audio

To listen to the previous Cigar Joe Recordings Click Here

The family of Cigar Joe Frontiero brings Good Morning Gloucester these treasured recordings of Fishing out of Gloucester MA in the early part of the century.Ā  I’m happy that the family entrusted GMG with these priceless recordings and am proud to be able to have the platform in which we can archive and share with the community.

Thank you to the family of Cigar Joe Frontiero

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The history behind the tapes: Someone had asked Cigar Joe for an interview for an oral history project but Cigar Joe decided to do the recording himself. At the time he was having trouble with circulation in his legs and spent most of the time at home so he bought a tape recorder. He had trouble with the tape recorder and threw all of the tapes away. His mailman took the trashed tapes, spliced them, and made copies. He gave Cigar Joe copies and kept backups (with Cigar Joe’s consent) in case the originals were lost. This occurred in 1981.

Part IV will be released Sunday April 10th at 6PM

Treasured Audio-Gloucester History Cigar Joe Talks About Fishing In the Early Part of The Twentieth Century Part II

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Good Morning GloucesterĀ  Exclusive

Cigar Joe Frontiero born in 1898 these tapes were recorded in 1981 when he was 83 years old.

Click here if you don’t see the arrow below to listen to the audio

The family of Cigar Joe Frontiero brings Good Morning Gloucester these treasured recordings of Fishing out of Gloucester MA in the early part of the centuryĀ  in the second of the multi-part collection of recordings.Ā  I’m happy that the family entrusted GMG with these priceless recordings and am proud to be able to have the platform in which we can archive and share with the community.

Look for part III April 7th at 6AM

Cigar Joe (Charlie Lowe Photo)1975

Ray Witham and Joseph ā€œCigar Joeā€ Frontiero land an 18 foot basking shark after it got tangled and died in a mackerel net off Rockport.

The history behind the tapes: Someone had asked Cigar Joe for an interview for an oral history project but Cigar Joe decided to do the recording himself. At the time he was having trouble with circulation in his legs and spent most of the time at home so he bought a tape recorder. He had trouble with the tape recorder and threw all of the tapes away. His mailman took the trashed tapes, spliced them, and made copies. He gave Cigar Joe copies and kept backups (with Cigar Joe’s consent) in case the originals were lost. This occurred in 1981.

Part I can be heard here

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Treasured Audio-Gloucester History Cigar Joe Talks About Smuggling Liquor In the Early Part of The Twentieth Century Part 1

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Good Morning Gloucester Exclusive

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The family of Cigar Joe Frontiero brings Good Morning Gloucester these treasured recordings of smuggling liquor into the Essex River and into Annisquam in the first of a multi-part collection of recordings.Ā  I’m happy that the family entrusted GMG with these priceless recordings and am proud to be able to have the platform in which we can archive and share with the community.

Cigar Joe Frontiero born in 1898 these tapes were recorded in 1981 when he was 83 years old.Ā  Cigar Joe lived to be 96 years old and had whiskey and cigars at his nursing home every day til the day he died according to his granddaughter Josie Cary.

Click the arrow below to play the audio file

If you don’t see the arrow you can click this link to listen to the audio

Cigar Joe (Charlie Lowe Photo)1975

Ray Witham and Joseph ā€œCigar Joeā€ Frontiero land an 18 foot basking shark after it got tangled and died in a mackerel net off Rockport.

The history behind the tapes: Someone had asked Cigar Joe for an interview for an oral history project but Cigar Joe decided to do the recording himself. At the time he was having trouble with circulation in his legs and spent most of the time at home so he bought a tape recorder. He had trouble with the tape recorder and threw all of the tapes away. His mailman took the trashed tapes, spliced them, and made copies. He gave Cigar Joe copies and kept backups (with Cigar Joe’s consent) in case the originals were lost. This occurred in 1981.

Look for part 2 of the recordings Monday April 1st at 6AM

Joe Testaverde Sends In Dolphin Photos From When The Boys Brought the Midnight Sun Up From Texas

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Hey Joe, bet you didnā€™t know I took some pictures of you steaming across the harbor Monday from the roof of the Coast Guard station did ya?  Look for the multi-part series starting Friday on the Coast Guard Boats, Inside the Station, On the Roof, The Can Do CafĆ© (where they eat) and more.  They were great hosts and gave Manny and I incredible access.  It should be a great series.

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Joe Testaverde writes-

Joey I took these pics. between Cuba and Key West while we were bring the Midnight Sun home from Texas, I saw many sightings of marine animals on our 9 day trip ; mostly in the middle of the Gulf stream which gave as us a 3-6 knot push home. Also we were  "Red Sox Nation" from the time we left dock in Texas till we got home.  Joe T.

Thanks for the pictures Joe!!!!

Pimping Tuffy

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So yesterday morning I get an email from a woman named Kaitlin Herbert.Ā  Kaitlin works for the television production company that produces the number one show on BRAVO- ā€œthe Millionaire Matchmaker and one of the top rated shows on Animal Planet ā€œPit Bossā€.

So her production company is looking for some fishermen for a particular type of show they are developing for the Food Network.Ā  She told me that she found GMG after an extensive search for Gloucester Fishing vessels. I sent here a pile of links to some of the videos weā€™ve done featuring Tuffy, Stoga and Trapper John.

Within an hour or so I got an email back from Kaitlin asking for the contact information for Tuffy saying that he and his crew seem like a great group of guys and that they would love to hear their story.

Tuffy happened to be out fishing but when he hit the dock we taped a special message for Kaitlin which you can view below.

She wrote back last night.

What do you suppose she said? šŸ™‚

Here are the videos I sent her which led to her interest.

Here you go-
https://goodmorninggloucester.wordpress.com/2010/12/16/ice-covered-trapper-john-hits-the-dock-after-a-frigid-day-lobstering/

https://goodmorninggloucester.wordpress.com/2010/12/17/trapper-john-covered-in-ice-winter-lobstering-video-baby/

https://goodmorninggloucester.wordpress.com/2011/01/06/its-a-day-in-the-park-lobstering-on-the-degelyse/

https://goodmorninggloucester.wordpress.com/2010/12/01/rockin-and-rollin-aboard-the-degelyse-with-nate-and-sean-part-i/

Jock Strap Swan Dive Because He Loves Lobstering-
https://goodmorninggloucester.wordpress.com/2009/09/07/gloucester-it-must-be-something-in-the-water/

https://goodmorninggloucester.wordpress.com/2010/09/12/caption-this-photo/

Greetings From The Crew of theĀ Degelyse

 

SeanĀ GivesĀ BackĀ ToĀ HisĀ GayĀ Fans

 

Nate Goes All Mr T OnĀ Us

 

The Boys Aboard The Degelyse Take Tigerā€™s SloppyĀ Seconds

 

Tuffyā€™s Tootsie Pop Hat- ā€œHow Many Licks Does ItĀ Take?ā€

 

An Unsuspecting Tuffy Prepares To Fuel Up TheĀ Degelyse

Stoga!Ā Video

Georges Bank- Dave Jewell and Crew Land Two Fat Bluefin Tuna Video

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Zack explains the fight

Cha Ching!

153 Miles and and 18 Hour Steam Dave Jewell and Crew Land Two Fat Bluefin Tuna

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Heading out a couple of days ago Dave and his crew head out for an 18 hour steam ofĀ  153 miles to catch themselves a nice pay day. One 800 lber and one 650 these tuna will command a nice price in Japan.

When Dave headed out he was a bit nervous because where they have to go to catch these fish itā€™s a long way out and thereā€™s no place to run and hide if a storm whips up.Ā  It is where there are warm ocean currents and cold water intersecting and it can produce nasty storms seemingly out of the blue and without much warning.

Video coming tomorrow

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Jay Albert From Cape Ann Images Got Some Great Shots of The Tuna Being Offloaded Check Out His Blog For More Here

Trapper and Steve Call It A Night After A Long Day Lobstering

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Greetings From The Crew of the Degelyse

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Real Life Scene At The Dock Yesterday

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Lobster Boat Pulls Up And Offloads His Catch Yesterday Afternoon

After Weighing Out The Lobsters I Fill Out The Paperwork and Slip For The Lobsters and Hand It To The Captain

The Backman (Mate) Comes Out Of The Pilot House With A Budweiser and Cracks It Open

The Skipper To The Mate: We’re not done working yet.Ā  We still have work to do.

The Mate To The Skipper: Fuck You

Me To The Skipper: I guess being the Captain doesn’t earn you the respect it did back in the day.

The Skipper To Me: I could have stayed at home if I wanted to get that kind of back talk.

How A Lobster Trap Works Videos

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In this video I show how the view and how a lobster gets trapped and the path they take once they enter the trap.

if you have a speedy connection click here for the HD version

From sciencetranslator on youtube-

Curt Brown filmed one of his lobster traps going into the water using a Flip camera and an underwater housing. In this video you can see the bait, a bluefish, drawing up lobsters and other animals.


Splicing Wire ā€“ Gloucester Ma and Point Pleasant New Jersey Fishermen Do It The Same Way

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I took this video in October of 2008 on the State Fish Pier in Gloucester-

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Check out the look on Mattys face when I ask him how much fun it is to splice wire.
Below if you click on the picture you will see ciabat’s slide show of splicing wire for the boats in point Pleasant New Jersey.

Crew Of The Dragger Titan Mends The Net

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Crew Of The Dragger Titan Mends The Net, originally uploaded by captjoe06.


Tommy Burns’ Arethusa Back Lobstering

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Tommy has been doing engine work to the Arethusa all summer long along with other repairs.Ā  He had been lobstering out of a lobster boat half it’s size which meant he couldn’t shift lobster traps the way a true lobsterman would to follow the lobsters around.Ā  With a boat like the Arethusa you can put a good amount of gear aboard and shift teh gear according to what the lobsters are doing.

There’s a saying in the lobster industry I heard my father say when I was much younger but it has stuck with me.Ā  There are “lobstermen” who fish the gear and move the traps around to maximize their catch.Ā  Then there are “pot haulers” who simply dump the lobster lobster traps back in the same spots and don’t move the gear around to maximize their catch according to lobster movement patterns.

Tommy Burns is a “lobsterman” and he is now back to lobstering.

Tommy Burns’ Arethusa Back Lobstering, originally uploaded by captjoe06.

Tim and Allison Wile- Husband and Wife Lobstermen

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Video interview coming up with this husband and wife lobstering team at 8AM.

Tim and Allison Wile- Husband and Wife Lobstermen, originally uploaded by captjoe06.

Susie Byrd Aboard The Dog And I

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Susie Byrd Aboard The Dog And I, originally uploaded by captjoe06.

Fishermen Tattoo Series- Sean’s Lobster

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Sean said it took 3 hours to get the detail on this tattoo.Ā  The kid is crazy!

Fishermen Tattoo- Sean’s Lobster, originally uploaded by captjoe06.

Sean Is A Sick Monkey

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Yes ladies, he is available.

Sean Is A Sick Monkey, originally uploaded by captjoe06.

Toby Burnham Has A Weird Fetish

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Toby loves rotten fish.Ā  Not just regular fish, but he just loves rotten fish.Ā  The more rotten, the better.

Toby Burnham Has A Weird Fetish, originally uploaded by captjoe06.

Come down the dock Saturday Morning at 10:00AM to see incredible life sized black and white photos as part of Mark Teiwes’ seARTS Waterfront PortraitĀ  show.Ā  Toby’s portrait is probably my favorite one along with Joe Grillo’s.
it would be nice to see some of my GMG friends come down and say hey!