NS whitetail Posted January 1, 2020 Report Share Posted January 1, 2020 Here is a couple of videos of what I do in brief. The guy boarding the trap is a guy we hire for a few weeks to help out the other is my brother. The weight you see weighs 100 lbs ,we have 14 traps in each string with a weight on each end , it helps to keep the string of traps from moving on bottom in rough seas. Our traps weigh around 80 lbs each. We are allowed to fish 375 traps. Our season opened on November 26 , the price started at $8.25 per lb and we are now getting $9.25 per lb. We are having a really good season so far , it closes on May 31. Video of hauling then one of shooting the traps back in the ocean. IMG_5380.MOV IMG_5381.MOV Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ravin R10 man Posted January 1, 2020 Report Share Posted January 1, 2020 WOW!... you earn your keep for sure! I dont eat Lobster, but Im sure someone can appreciate them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NS whitetail Posted January 1, 2020 Author Report Share Posted January 1, 2020 Lol ya Martin , we spend some pretty nasty days on the Atlantic. Being a commercial fisherman is about the same as making a living from the land like you do, nothing comes easy ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ravin R10 man Posted January 1, 2020 Report Share Posted January 1, 2020 just caught an episode of the king crab fishermen out of Alaska....Im sure you are in that kind of 25 to 30 ft. seas also...WOW Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maine Hntr Posted January 2, 2020 Report Share Posted January 2, 2020 I like the video of the traps going back in, cool how they're all strung together and just pull one another back in. Must take a lot of work to not get a tangle in all those lines! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ravin R10 man Posted January 2, 2020 Report Share Posted January 2, 2020 I imagine you have a set way of doing it..just dont get yer leg tangled! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhunt Posted January 3, 2020 Report Share Posted January 3, 2020 Not seen your clip Lewis, but seen some shows, and no doubt a tough and dangerous job. Will try to come back and watch sometime when I can get on my computer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NS whitetail Posted January 15, 2020 Author Report Share Posted January 15, 2020 We have very few tangles. We haul 27 trawls each day we are out and very seldom does the rope get snarled up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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