Every time I hear someone say how hard school teachers work, I think of guys like these. Total respect.

My favorite thing about “true bad-ass-ness” is that the ones achieving it never meant to be it. Humility is the virtue of the kings among us. Heartfelt gratitude to all your brave souls.

If only people knew sitting in restaurants what it took to put that lobster on their plates ! Big respect guys ! Thanks for sharing.

I know more than a few of these brave fishermen. They have all my respect. We are lucky to have them bring us this delicious food. Worth so much more than we pay. Fish On, boys.

Not everyone knows what offshore lobsterman go through. tough work for tough guys. Thanks for the video

Worked 20 years inshore, area 4 (south shore of Long Island) with a 36' Beals. Worked 800 pots, 20 per trawl. 400 pots a day, 2 man boat.

funny how things come across the channel i worked for this company back in the 90s we had wooden traps ! life so much easier now ! Thank you Capt pete from the Ulagh McGrath for the experience !

I also fished for Little Bay for several years. Was on the Jacqueline Robin as my primary vessel. Eventually fished on all of them. I started in Casco Bay and ended up there as well. Always start small and end up big. Looks like y'all went with all wire traps. I was there with the wooden monsters. Thank you for the memories bro. It was and always will be the toughest job I ever loved. Two days home to lick the wounds and back out lol.

Cheers boys! From Nova Scotia, and know all about the hardships. Not for the feint of heart.

Area 3 is where men belong , no boys here.

Lobstering is certainly a Dangerous Catch! Thank you guys for providing us with those tasty crustaceans!

Thanks for putting this together. takes a special kind of crazy to offshore lobster the northeast winters.

After four generations of commercial blue crab fishing from April until early November everyday including yip everyday at the young age of 25 I'd been hearing about lobster fishing off of Ocean City MD making three times more than I was making in half the time. So after talking with several family members that have been crabbing much longer than I have and others from my tiny home Island of Tangier MD and being told that crabbing was the better alternative I immediately decided to go lobster fishing commercially. Several local lobster men gave me lots of information unfortunately it wasn't good information leaving them laughing at me while following their jokenly experience. Fortunately the second year a retired commercial lobster boat Captain from Maine heard about me and my determination of being the best lobster fishing boat around. He and I had a long talk over several cold beers. The next day after waking up on the deck of my boat we had another long talk. I agreed to do whatever he said during lobster fishing season although I was the captain. The following season because of him and following his every command I purchased a two year old lobster fishing boat. Much more advanced and 12 feel longer with twin turbo Cummins diesels. For the next 29 years I had contracts with several seafood restaurants around Ocean City MD and Lower Delaware including Phillips Crabhouse. The older guys that use to laugh at me decided quickly to start listening to me and my friend from Maine. Just saying.

All the continual movement & the constant pushing & pulling while being outdoors, I can't help but think a lobsterman burns 3,000 calories a day. They must be very fit. Very fit. And to do it day after day for 10 days straight, night & day. These guys gotta love what they do.

You guys are crazy but I love the catch you bring back

Excellent and informative video. I would be 🤢

I worked a few trips for these boys on the old Michelle Jean, back when hurricane sandy was rolling up the coast! What a badass job I miss being offshore.

The best life we can live is on that boat , and your either born for it or youll never get it. #firstmatelife

I dont miss that work offten there was a time i was addicted to the pain

Great work. Educational and entertaining. Thanks

I fished out of Bailey island for years...did several trips with shaft in 2001. What an experience.

Love this. I have four generations of fisherman and lobsterman in my family. And my self am part of this life. Be back home in Maine in two 2 weeks to get back out 💪🏽

Interesting.. longlineing with traps. Cool. I’ve longlined and crabbed , this combines the two it seems. Cool.

Nice video. My dad owned a lobster wharf in Harpswell - Bibber Lobster (where Potts Harbor Lobster is now) and I fished for lobster myself for 14 years. Never did offshore.

Awesome video. I fish out of Addison maine about 3 hours east of you guys. Best of luck fishing thanks for the video.

Great footage, and I really didn't expect to hear the opening riff of Superwolf when I clicked on this

Love the video, love the sea, crave to be out there riding the waves.

Great video. I worked on a boat out of Pemaquid ME for 10 years. Best job and boss I ever had.

On the water, si beautiful.❤

Never been that far out but I have been lobstering before. My dad and his buddy worked out of Point Pleasant NJ. They just made day trips. We're from NC. I got to make a few trips with him before when I was a teenager. I've blue crabbed most of my childhood and teen years, working for my dad and grandpa, and so lobstering was a fun change up for me. Spent my late teens and early 20's gill netting down here in NC. Now I got me a land job as a mechanic but I'll always have a piece of me out there in the water. Hard to get salt out of your veins.

this boat is the F/V Jennifer Anne and Jeff is a hell of a cap, many good trips with the Shafty boys!

Many thanks for a terrific video! I am sharing with our Group 'Commercial Fishing Boats of New England' with proper credit and many thanks!

Out in Alberta right now working the rigs. Usually this time of year I’d be fishing out of Yarmouth NS lfa34. Miss it

Great video! I was thrilled to hear Bonnie "Prince" Billy and Matt Sweeney as the sound track! I've watched many of your boats leaving and arriving Portsmouth harbor over the years while fishing on inshore boats.

wow just went to portland, me. makes me appreciate my food i ate even more. great job guys!

That looks like a whole lot a fun !!

Very interesting video! When you haul the traps I assume you drive slowly along the line against or with the current?

This was a really cool looking to lobster fishing, but also it was a really well edited video

great video, much respect lads

My captain mi jefe

Watched this video before, but this time right now my son is on one of these boats. They will be back in about 8 days,and they have a big gale of norwest wind to fish through. Have a good and safe trip, I'll stick to lobstering in Eastern Casco Bay, the gulf of Maine gives alot but it not always gravy, the life of all being a fisherman. Paul J.

Cool video Kyle!

200 dislikes are all lobsters

Are those bricks and pavers on deck ?! Brilliant. Beats the hell out of a slippery painted deck.

This looks awesome

Kool video.

Awesome video! I just made my 5th trip on the Laura Beth. I came over from longlining, brutal fishery for sure but im hanging in there.

I helped unload 37000 pounds of bugs off a shaft master today and I’ve never seen lobsters like that in my life there monsters!

We are all brothers one coast to another as the old man would say KEEP GRINDING

Thanks. Good luck on your next trip.

I can say first hand, you lobster guys don’t take kindly to 45’ sportfisher tying up to the high flyers at night for the tuna chunk 🤭

I liked your video it reminded me of my days fishing Dungee’s out of Cordova Alaska back in the the late 70’s. I could see you guys are real fisherman not pansies! With some good hustle to good job boys. I also like the music thanks.

Just another at the office😁 F/V Blind Faith, Plymouth MA

Peasants food until rich people were told it’s luxurious & special.

Wish I could handle the sea just went out for 3 days incredible experience great pace just got seasick as a dog lol

Great work

Sick around the back dog I'm redesigning my boat just like that looks like fun!

Beautiful

👍 This is great!

That looks like one of the most dangerous jobs ever, more than logging, high iron or whatever that reality show is about fishing in Alaska (which I stopped watching many years ago). And, my reference isn't from sitting behind an office desk. It's from working on high rise construction, tunnels and bridge construction.

Thank You 👏🏽

Good job 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👌

Think of these guys & give thanks when you order that Lobster Roll

fishing offshore outa Northeast marina, MDI. stay well brothers.

Offshore commercial fishing must be the most physically demanding, most dangerous way to earn a living there is. I salute you. A few of questions about the video; >What was the air temperature? [i.e. cold, (30-40) damn cold, (20-30) goddamned cold At what depth, average, were the traps? >What did the senior deckhand take home in wages? Approximately. (I certify that I am not an employee of the Internal Revenue Service.)

I’m think of getting a job at little bay how does the pay work and how good is it?

Mother Nature in all her glory

I don’t eat lobster, but seeing the process to catch them was interesting. It’s hard dangerous work

Hardcore guys

I love offshore fishing is just you the watering and God

How often do you guys bring gear in for repairs?

Are the waters always this rough

What song is this? Beautiful video.

Cheers from Celia S

Thanks for sharing! How long does it take to get used to stable land after you come back from a trip?

You have to throw back male or female? Idk just saw hard worker pitch one back in ocean

Fished on George's for 5yrs on the dragon lady all around the shaftmaster boats these voys dont play

This is my dream job.

10 days?Def no dead’s in that tank.Why so long?

Parabéns aos homens e mulheres do mar .

Do the sailors make good money? In mean; is this a good paying job?

This would be a great Bootcamp for some of my lazy co-workers who think they have such a hard job. You do an amazing job, to say the least!!! How do you not get sick as well as freeze?

Shaffftttttyyyyyy

the line between the trap and the ground line what kind is it?

This song is blowing my tiny little mind!!!!!!! Who is this?

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What's the name of the boat?

come on back with more videos please

Keep safe

Surprised you didn't use, "The Reach"for be music

Jewcifer is such a hippie.........

Next time you wonder why your lobster costs so much, watch this video.

I didn't see a one Lobster! Fuck that!

So scared 😱

I fish Lobster in Cape Breton Nova Scotia and The Traps are filled to the doors

I named that tune in 3 notes.

Spoon dog. Dough boy cherrs

I lobster at Cuttyhunk island cape cod Massachusetts

I always wonder why you guys shot them off like that there no need y’all should stay out tha way as we do up here in Nova Scotia Canada

I think I'll take my wife for lobster tonight