My View of Life on the Dock
Tom is another great character on the Gloucester waterfront. You could listen to his crazy stories for hours and hours and die laughing. There are a few guys like this still around. Guys like Manny and Tom Porter, Busty Brancleone, Tom Ring, Carlo Moceri- the guys that should have book deals because they were real hard working fishermen and not posers that drove around in trucks all day avoiding work like the plague.
Tom Ring- A Great Story Teller, originally uploaded by captjoe06.
Fishermen Hands- Tom Ring, originally uploaded by captjoe06.
Here is Peter Mondello offloading some newly built lobster traps.
Peter is the exception and not the rule as he builds all his traps himself. Most guys buy their lobster traps from a trap builder like Winchester Fishing Gear, Friendship Trap Company or Eaton Traps.
Peter and his brother Joe use a shop under their father’s cobblers shop across from Saint Ann’s Church to build new traps and repair broken ones.
Peter Mondello Readies New Gear, originally uploaded by captjoe06.
Susie is a fisherman. She loves fishing. Recently she signed on to fish with Johnny “Doc” Herrick aboard The Dog and I. Johnny said that he’s never had a back man push him to fish harder than Susie has pushed him. She just loves being out there.
She also loves working with fused glass.
Here are some of her pieces (as always you can click on any picture and select “all sizes” to see the picture full sized and in greater detail)
Susie Byrd Fisherman Fused Glass Art, originally uploaded by captjoe06.
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, originally uploaded by captjoe06.
Joe has his bait and is ready to rock. Go get them lobsters Joe!
Allison Carol Heading Out , originally uploaded by captjoe06.
The Allison Carol pulling around past the Phyllis A to put bait aboard.
Captain Chris Orsillo of the Trapper John, originally uploaded by captjoe06.
Cold huh Chris?
Mark and Matt going to bring in a load of traps, originally uploaded by captjoe06.
George Fueling up the Trapper John, originally uploaded by captjoe06.
Here’s George on a cold February morning fueling up the Trapper John.
Susie who goes lobstering with a bunch of my guys in the summer sent me this video. She’s down in Florida longlining.
Enjoy-
Tony Gross and F/V Sandollar, originally uploaded by captjoe06.Ran into Tony Gross, lobsterman extrodinaire down at Rose’s Marine where he had the Sandollar hauled out for some tweaking and maintenance.
Here’s a man that loves his craft.
Tony is one of the good guys.
Good Morning Gloucester 