That was fascinating. Thanks for takin us along Capt!

Forgot to mention. In 1973 (I was 5) the family went on a ride-along, remember it like it was yesterday. and still got the pics. Can't imagine that Ol' Captain is still with us today! I remember the trap buoy was also displayed on the roof of the wheelhouse for all to see. That way other fishermen knew who to shoot when crooked watermen were pulling traps that weren't theirs! LOL! Great vid, bought back many memories. Last few years I've been visiting family and raking clams in Chesapeke Bay in waist deep water.....man is that fun. And can be quite tiring!

Great video. Seems like such a peaceful and relaxing job! The water is beautiful.

I was watching this video and thought man you know thats just gotta be the best thing to do.

Thank you ... good video .. nice boat... as a lobster fisherman from Nova Scotia ... good work brotha....

thanks for sharing...educative... I remember going on vacation as a kid with my parents...I love main...we were going to old orchard...I returned when grown up....such a beautiful place ..and warm peoples...I had a lobster there in a restaurant close to the pier....the waitress told me it was the morning caught....and it was so fresh...

My grandfather was a fisherman, he would always go out on his boat and catch lobster and other salt water fish. Good times, nice boat btw and have a good one!

Cool vid.......thanks for taking us along!

Thank you Captain. Beautiful morning weather. I miss Maine. Oregon coast is totally different....... ain't no lobsters out here....... Video brings back memories:)

Very nice video. Explain please how long time the traps stay down also do lobsters walk on the bottom in certain ways or paths? Is is becoming harder to catch? What kind of bait you use and say you had a hard time catching anything in an area so do you change the location? Please explain as much as you can. My family appreciate the hard work you do and I can easily explain why lobsters are not cheap. Thanks again.

After seeing this video, I want to be a lobsterman

Thanks for the ride-along.

anyone else laugh when he throws the lobster back? they just go "weeee"

In the beginning of the video i said my sterman was sick that day and at the end i show the banding...Thanks for watching

Thanks for the vid.....i know what to expect fishing here in New Brunswick. You make it look so easy but I know its hard work.Thanks Again M8

Nice video! Very interesting technique with the spinning boat, never seen any fisherman do it before actually

Why does it seem like the boat is spinning so fast

Great vid, thanks for posting

That was an entertaining video. You really know what you are doing. Great Job.

Loved the video! the water's so quiet =) such a relaxing job cheers!

I could almost smell that ocean air. Been to Maine a few times and it my favorite place. Lobstering seems like hard work but worth it. How often do you check your traps?

love your videos

@riverside03 .....It about 100 to 200 hundred feet deep when i move the traps outside the islands in the fall...

dont u get dizzy driving in circles?

what are you looking for on the tails near the end of the video ?

@kookiemoose .....Yea it was a beautiful day on the water....Every fisherman starts in the bay and it gets a little crowded for sure...

Whats that bucket of water for on the side of the boat for? and how many traps you got? also out of those traps, how many on average lobsters do you get? Thanks

Awesome video , gotta love lobsterin'

@Gilldabeast ....I got a stereo on board but its hard to hear over the engine.

Very nice video,thanks for posting. Would love to do this line of work someday.I live in Mass and I grew up fishing out of Plymouth mostly. Is this year round or are there certain months when you can't go out? Being Portuguese we have a deep respect for the ocean. We are taught this at an early age. One last question. Where abouts in Maine is this? Thanks again Cap.

what part of Maine is this filmed in, the water looks so calm.

I love it great video !! Great camera work too !!

I wish that was me on the boat with ya this week !!!

Damn I'm in love with these lobstering vids. I just quit a 14 year plumbing career to walk the Appalachian trail. When I get to Maine in Oct I'd love to find my way on to a rig like yours. Tell me, whats the best way to convince a captain to trade some of his wisdom in exchange for a hard days work from some one who's green?

my first ever lobster trip thanks for the ride!! btw loved the bull joke you posted on my video.lol

Way up in the bays we fish singles to get in and around rocks, but as we move out we go to pairs, triples, quads and then to 25 trap trawls...I agree fishing is different everywhere....

Great vid Capt ! Cant believe how shallow the water is there, in Australia we fish for lobster (crayfish) in depths up to 80 fathoms (480feet) of water... Keep the vids comming man there great ! :)

Just curious, how much do you sell the lobsters for? By the pound, I would assume. What is the average weight per lobster that you keep? It looks like a relaxing(at times) way to make a living.

Keeps the rope from running the whole length of the boat and if i were carring more gear on the stern it keep it from pulling the off....I have 700 traps and am satisfied with one lobster per trap on average.

How calm was that water when you got to the dock, was that not something. That's the kind of peace and quiet you only get when from downeast Maine. Damn good video Capt. Just a real pleasure to watch. What's up with all the traps? Is it because of the time of year or something? That's a lot of traps.

I enjoyed the ride...very cool!!!

Cool videos. Enjoyed the ride

how long do they typically soak?

great video...

what year is the boat cause the wheel for sure isnt a 1980's

While setting the trap out it keep the rope from running the whole length of the boat....I may have stuff stored on the stern that I don't want accidently pulled overboard....And it keeps the boat cleaner !

nice video like the under water cam that was real cool have a g8 night

@200mmonster ...In the bay it is only about 10 to 60 feet....

what is it , when you trow them back?? size?

Dang, looks like a lot of Traps out there.

whats the bucket of water on your washrail for?

@aaadream .....All done with just a flipcam.....The underwater shot was the flipcam in a waterproof housing and duct taped in the trap.....No fancy equipment here !

love it john! my uncles boat is the "Lamb of God" ill be up there this summer! ill prob see you!

I just returned from a week in Acadia NP. The most beautiful sights I've ever seen. Are you ever looking to hire, I'm looking to move!

thnks dude,,,for sharing the video,,,,beautiful places ,,,,btw im living at kuala lumpur cities,,,,nextime please uploads many2 video like this,,,,,i like it,,,,,

What is that water draining towards the bottom of the video?

I just got sick spinning in circles and I’ve been on a boat all day

I live in Steuben now....But i was born and brought up in the village of Sorrento....We had a trailer that sat right where that house is next to Buddy Trundy to the East... Whats your name ?

You would have to be a sternman...That would mean, depending on the boat, an income of between 20 to 40 thousand a year....Almost impossible to get a license to fish on your own...I been on the ocean all my life....Love it !

@classicoutboards ....I was never much on working indoors.....

i'm sure you could buy one online....I build my own in the winter usually.

Good man I fish MTK NY the same way hard to find help that shows up everyday last year I went through 5 guys. Good luck and all your videos are good

is that a 32 h&h?

I know it must vary a lot, but how many keepers would you get on an average day? What is the largest number of keepers you have had in one day? I loved this video, it brought back a flood of good memories. Great job!!

We loved watching your video. We just made a video about lobster fishing in Maine and like how this video showed you hard at work. Do you normally go out alone or do you sometimes have helpers?

What's the bucket on the side of the boat...with water , I assume....in it?

where do you get a rope puller not electrit?

I work on a lobster boat I scrub the buoys I banned the lobsters and measure them hard work but it's worth it

Eastern Maine by Petit Manan Lighthouse....

Capt do you only do pots?

Man works quick!

That's really cool...Thanks for showing us that! You make it look easy! Wow are those buoys all traps? Holy sheep shit!

How I wish I could work the same as you

@mbyr31 .....Nice day on the water !

Hi there. how can i get a trap like that

Curious about the meaning of the bucket of water on the washboard.

@LMBTrippyPsycho ...Thanks for watchin' !

I love Maine

what do you put in the bag?

I have been on the water most of my life and i assure you that i do not keep egg bearing lobsters.

Where is the water from the red tank going? How come that tank never empties?

Every fisherman has their own buoy color and pattern.

@chaseme81871 ..It sure was a nice day to film it !

@teeltimes ....Coulda put you to work when my sternman was sick !.....Can't wait to see Shandy filling baitbags...

How do you recognize which floating thing is yours?

so what would your stern mans job be if he was there?

ive been on the waiting list for 3 years zone D.....its very impossible haha

What can you expect to make lobstering? Or rather what do you pay a deck hand... seems like my ideal summer job this year

@resinator1 ...I should get into that because i get asked alot....But at the moment i just lobsterfish and sell them right at the dock !

@MagicCadillac .....Some days its not so nice

@carolann183 ...Thanks

Can you make a living out of such few catches ?

You would have to work on a lobster boat and participate in the apprentice program and then be put on a waiting list to buy a license....All the while purchasing the gear to actually do the job....Then you have to hope the other fishermen like you enough to let you set gear in their territory....Sounds easy right ?

sweet ass video i love that stuff thanks

Nice video

do you use a plotter

do you know where i could get a job as a helper?

How many traps you fishin?

When i was watching this i was surprised that he was only doing one trap. im just used to doing stringers, and i use pougys. its funny how im watching some one else lobster and im like "What?" half of the time.

Overflow from my lobster tank....Have to keep a live healthy product..