STACKING LOBSTER TRAPS AT CAPTAIN JOES

All in a day’s work.

Joey and Chris stacking lobster traps.

Something I Haven’t Seen since 1989 At The Dock- A New Shipment of wooden (read Not Wire) Lobster Traps @CaptJoeLobster #GloucesterMA

I’d say once a month someone calls the dock looking for an old used wood lobster trap they can put a piece of glass on and turn into a decorative coffee table.  The answer for as long as I can remember has been “The fishermen haven’t used wooden traps forever.”

Now with this load of wooden lobster traps it’s the first one I‘ve seen in a whole long time.

Bringing it back “Old School” at Captain Joe and Sons Lobster

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74.8 pounds. That should be a pleasure to handle all day 🙂

Our Lobstermen Have Lobster Traps For Sale If You Need Some

Leave a comment on this post if you need any and I can let you know how to get them.  They cost around $80 for a new trap and the ones they are selling are all ready to go for $25. You just need lines and buoys.

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On The DOCK – Stanley Thomas PICKS Up New Traps

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Capt. Mark Ring Loads Up the new Traps.

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Random Scenes From the Dock- Captain Tom Is Cranky

Mr Happypants isn’t having such a good day.

A Serious Load Of Gear…

Two Truck and Trailer Loads From Here-

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To Here-

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210 Traps At Once #Kablammie!

Off To Set Traps…

Beautiful Industry- Captain Joe and Sons Macro

Fun On The Dock.

You know how repetitive the work we do down here is.  Without a creative outlet I’d probably lose my mind.

Fish on Fridays

The Fish on Fridays series is a collaboration between Gloucester photographers Kathy Chapman and Marty Luster. Look for various aspects of Gloucester’s centuries-old fishing industry highlighted here on Fridays.

On Wednesday, Skipper James Wood (on the forklift in the video) and his crew loaded and set up twenty brand new lobster traps aboard Still Kicking at the Intershell  Seafood wharf on Commercial Street. Wood, who lobster fishes year round, was checking the latest weather forecasts before heading out to Jeffrey”s Ledge, a fishing ground that runs northeastward from Cape Ann.

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Photos © Kathy Chapman 2013
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Video © Marty Luster 2013
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