Portrait of a Lobsterman- The Many Faces Of Tuffy

I took this series after Tuffy and crew braved out the horrible weather to get the day in lobstering on Wednesday.

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The Degelyse Coming and Going With an 8 Second Exposure

Here is Tuffy Pulling Up To The Dock This Morning At 5:00AM and In The Second Two Pictures Heading Out To Go Lobstering.

A Cool Abstract, No?

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Rockin and Rollin Aboard The Degelyse With Nate and Sean Part II

Is Sean Ever Serious? Nate Says His Antics Keep Going ALL DAY LONG.

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Rockin and Rollin Aboard The Degelyse With Nate and Sean Part I

Last week the boys led by fearless leader Tuffy got the day in lobstering while most of the fleet was tied up due to  rough seas.

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Yep it’s Closing In On Winter Boys!

The Shocker!  Nate, Sean and Tuffy

Yesterday Sean took a wave over the side that completely engulfed him in water.  Good times! Damn it Tuffy the least you coulda done for us was get a picture!

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Sean Asks- Should I be concerned?

Remember to wear your Jimmy Hat fellas.  It isn’t only fishermen that catch crabs.

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Tuffy 5:09AM- Tuffy 4:10PM September 23,2010

Here’s a before and after picture of Tuffy after a day of lobstering.  We just finished lowering bait down onto his boat The Degelyse and took this picture.  Note the how clean his white shirt is in the before picture.

BEFORE  5:09AM

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AFTER 4:10PM

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The reason his shirt is all dirty particularly in that spot under his arm is because that is where his oilskins don’t cover his shirt and the line from the pot trawls come up over the rails and with it sling mud and stuff all over the place as it comes through the hauling block.

Nate Goes All Mr T On Us

You may remember Nate as one of the two insane backmen aboard Tuffy’s Degelyse.  Well Nate went and got himself a new Mohawk.  Nice!

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Here are some videos with the boys from last season-

and here is when the greenhorn Adam filled in for Sean-

celebrating after the last trap comes out of the water for the 2009 season-

Moose knuckle madness

The Girl Effect

Tuffy, one of our lobstermen who is the salt of the earth and an absolute maniac sent in a link to this video-

http://www.girleffect.org/#/video/

Check it out.

Tuffy and Nate Prepare To Offload a Pile Of Lobster Gear

Here the boys are getting ready to offload a pile of lobster traps.  The cold water temperature haas made the lobstering activity slow down to a crawl and the time will be better spent fixing broken gear and making repairs than going out to catch very few lobsters this time  of year.  When the last load of traps comes in it is a big relief for lobstermen.  It’s the end of another season and hopefully they’ve made enough to carry them through the winter.

 

The Boys Aboard The Degelyse Take Tiger’s Sloppy Seconds

You find love in the unlikeliest of places.

Sean and Nate Take Tiger's Sloppy Seconds

Greenhead Adam Talks About His First Day Fishing Aboard The Degelyse