Toby Burnham, skipper of the Jupiter II brought in these “Ghosties” they are actually pieces of the cartilage of a skate wing that are unaltered but look just like characters from Casper The Friendly Ghost.
My View of Life on the Dock
Toby Burnham, skipper of the Jupiter II brought in these “Ghosties” they are actually pieces of the cartilage of a skate wing that are unaltered but look just like characters from Casper The Friendly Ghost.
Aboard The Jupiter II, originally uploaded by captjoe06.
Whack Whack Whack. When the blade comes down into the flesh and cartilage of the swordfish it makes a sound like a thud. It usually takes a couple of whacks to lop off the preferred size for the bait bag.
Hacking Up Bait Aboard The Jupiter II, originally uploaded by captjoe06.
Toby uses bluefish racks for bait. it is cheaper than herring and stays in the bait bags longer.
Toby Burnham Pitchforks Fish Racks, originally uploaded by captjoe06.
Toby Burnham Checks This Bluefish’s Guts To See What It’s Been Eating, originally uploaded by captjoe06.
Toby With His Ladies, originally uploaded by captjoe06.
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.