My View of Life on the Dock
Here’s another freak lobster landed at the dock yesterday. Notice how it has a claw growing out of it’s claw. we haven’t had a freaky lobster like this in a while so I figured that I’d share this pic with you guys.
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Double Clawed Lobster Landed at Captain Joe’s, originally uploaded by captjoe06.
Mutated Double Claw Lobster, originally uploaded by captjoe06.
All baited up and ready to go lobstering. See the bait in the tote? That’s what you call dragger bait and is mostly comprised of mud hake, small whiting and herring.
Matt Ring Aboard The Stanley Thomas, originally uploaded by captjoe06.
CJ’s fourth day on his fourth different boat was spent aboard Tony Gross’ Sandollar. Here is Tony and CJ bringing in their catch.
CJ Morgante-Day 4 With Tony Gross, originally uploaded by captjoe06.
Early Morning.
Off to tend the gear goes Mark, Matt and CJ. I’m looking forward to watching the New England Revolution/DC United game that CJ will be officiating Wednesday night. From what I understand there will be serious playoff implications on the line.
Off Into The Dark, originally uploaded by captjoe06.
CJ’s Day 3- 5:13AM Preparing To Shove Off, originally uploaded by captjoe06.
Well it’s CJ’s third day and his third different lobster boat.
Today he heads out with Captain Mark Ring and First Mate and Deck Boss Matt Ring aboard The Stanley Thomas.
CJ Morgante Hops Aboard The Stanley Thomas 3 Days -3 Boats, originally uploaded by captjoe06.
The sheer number of seafood offerings at the Topside Grill are ridiculous in number. Listen as I read through the menu the extensive seafood offerings.
CJ Morgante- Day 2 Aboard The Lady J, originally uploaded by captjoe06.
CJ Morgante, Major League Soccer Referee Talks Lobstering
Here’s CJ, once again hopping right in to offload the crates of lobsters.
He hasn’t once been afraid to get his hands dirty or dive right into something. As a matter of fact he was so gung ho the first day he showed up he was helping to grade lobsters and after about an hour I saw his hands were all cut up. I got him a pair of gloves immediately but I have a hunch he wouldn’t have said a word about it and just toughed it out.
Great guy.
CJ Morgante- Day 2 Aboard The Lady J, originally uploaded by captjoe06.
Here’s CJ heading back to the dock after his second day lobstering.
CJ Morgante- Day 2 Aboard The Lady J, originally uploaded by captjoe06.
If you’ve been following along you know that CJ Morgante, Major League Soccer Referee asked for the real Lobsterman experience. Frank set him up on three different boats to go lobstering in three days. That’s pretty cool if you ask me for a boy from Pennsylvania with no ties to Gloucester to just roll up here and hop aboard the boats and get to it.
Day Two- Aboard The Lady J with Captain Dave Jewell and mate Goulart.
CJ Morgante- Day Two Aboard The Lady J, originally uploaded by captjoe06.
Don’t forget to watch The New England Revolution match with DC United on Wednesday night. CJ will be on the field.
Fishermen Tattoos- Shawn Cromwell, originally uploaded by captjoe06.
now i am moving to az. where the men are men and the sheep are baaaaaaaaaad !!!! i’ll miss alot of things here.the early morning sunrises as my boat goes across the water on my way out to sea and fish are jumping around me always put a smile on my face, or hearing the lobsters spalashing in the trap just as it comes out of the water, it makes a sort of clicking sound all lobstermen love hearing. alot of the (full time ) guys cry and moan abought prices for this and that (but) day after day they risk their lives to go out and earn a living to bring in a product that most of the people that eat them have no idea just what risks lobstermen go through. i’ve heard people in supermarkets complain abought the cost of lobsters in the winter and think to myself, just yesterday my boat was iced up and almost flipped over when a wave hit me sideways. i could have died for that lobster you’ll butter up in your nice warm home and your complaining ? get real !!! but on those special early
mornings on the way out to sea i love being a lobsterman, their is a freedom and since of pride that i do a job most people just deam abought. something i never thought about is when someone would ask what i do i would say (i am a lobsterman ). and i was proud ! so guy’s i am off to raise bulls in az. for rodeos and to relax and though i wont miss alot of stuff abought lobstering i will miss those special mornings and being able to say (i’m a lobsterman ) shawn cromwell f/v/ pamela & patricia
CJ Morgante a Major League Soccer Referee from Slippery Rock Pennsylvania has had a dream. His dream was to go commercial lobstering. Last year we met him when he was cruising through town with his wife and stopped by the dock. This year he called and Frank set him up on three different lobster boats for The Lobster Boat Experience of a lifetime.
Frank did good, reall good. He set CJ up to go lobstering with three really great guys- Mark Ring aboard The Stanley Thomas, Dave Jewell aboard The Lady J and Mike Tupper aboard The Freemantle Doctor.
CJ Morgante MLS Referee Busts His Lobstering Cherry, originally uploaded by captjoe06.
We will follow along and see how well CJ holds up.
Look for CJ Reffing the Revolution vs DC United match at Foxboro Wednesday night.
CJ Morgante, MLS Referee Helps Out, originally uploaded by captjoe06.
Here’s how the traps get stacked on the newly built setting table on the stern of The Allison Carol.
Allison Carol With Traps Stacked On New Setting Table, originally uploaded by captjoe06.
If this doesn’t whet your appetite for seafood nothing will.
Here We Go Folks- You gotta check out this Lobster Roll debate and chime in on how you feel
Why question what we already know? The Mrs makes the best damn lobster rolls in the planet, DUH!
Good Morning Gloucester 