Lobstering in Vinalhaven Maine

[JACOBXSMITH]

Nice video, looks like he was a good guy.

[1234bigboyblue]

dis 34 all the way ... largest lobster captle in the world

[fuckraknot]

Its ruged over there on Vinalhaven. : ) Great Work Fellas.

[GBCA12345able]

NICE JOB  I LIKE

[audiolabguy]

Four viewers are bag lappahs. (Fished 10 years out of S. Freeport)

[aldenbuzz]

@7:00 biggest cull I've ever seen, 

[NorwegianNightmareNC]

idk if you ever heard of LFA 34, supposably the worlds greatest lobster fishing area. but up here at the first of the season i know people who cauhgt 15000 the first day hauling, with 375 traps. are season is 6 months long, but when the water gets cold alot of people haul up there traps for the winter. then put em back in the spring. until the seaon closes the last day of may. the bosta herer are alot bigger and have open sterns.

[MrNiggerbasher]

class deckhand banding and thrown da pot at the same time

[sologrimz]

what type of  boat are you using and how much are they

[FVSplitSECOND]

@sologrimz jeff's boat is a 36 foot crowley-beal built in milbridge, maine at jim beals boat shop. to have one built today will cost well over $100,000.

[zell0420]

how dangerous is this job i might be working as a sternman out of kittery,maine 6 days a week year round

[npredrider]

thats good money, i wanna get into the lobster business i live up north, idk much about it my family owns a large woods company and i was gunna get into that but there just isnt any money in it anymore.

[npredrider]

How much is 1300 pounds of lobster? like the rolling in pay they got that day?

[dandawg88]

RIP Jeff Tolman.

[1981fisherman]

what a shame he didn't seem like that old of a fella... sorry to hear he is gone...RIP

[cuff1957]

jeff went to the big lobster trap in the sky

[chmartin3412]

Respect and honor for the passed Captain. He was a lucky and fortunate man to have enjoyed a life by the ocean in maine. I believe you've really made it as a man if you've become the captain of your own boat. I'm sorry to hear about the loss of this man. Just knowing this makes it hard to watch the video, but he was a such a good fisherman that its a joy to watch.

[chmartin3412]

You say this is in memory of Captain Jeff Toleman. Is the captain in this video now gone?

[FVSplitSECOND]

@chmartin3412 , yes Jeff Tolman passed away in 2006 from heart problems, leaving behind his wife Ali and baby daughter Bella, and much family and many friends. RIP cap.

[clcharleslava9]

that deckhand reminds me of the way i used to handle my deck haulin gear!! nice hustle man!!

[JP3860]

slayed em!

[gmp1950]

Excellent!! captures it all.. A way of life for lobstermen.. and Maine beauty..

[gordiestewart]

a lobster trap is like a guiter a $100 one can sound 10 times better than a $500 one for no reason

[piperSeminole]

All fisherman are greedy but lobstermen are at the top of the list. Ask one. They will tell you.

[tmd963]

i don't think i'm greedy at all, i work as hard as i can as long as i can. that's how you get ahead

[piperSeminole]

Well. Maybe your a new breed. Let's hope so. Because most lobstermen are making a killing and all they do is complain. It's no more harder than a lot of other jobs and you guys are very lucky to be on the water all day. If the cod ever make a recovery you will appreciate what you have more.

[coasterman2]

5:02 made my day!

[BenToppi]

just installed a turf tennis court on this island, very nice place but a little too secluded for me, fun for a few days though, great lobster rolls at the Gawker

[ArticCat4Life]

i lobster fish with my dad on pei our boats name is Just Another Payment II we have a totally diffrent set up we have wooden traps and we dont messure the lobsters stright from the traps we put them into pan and mussure them during and between bunches we also have 7 traps to a bunch and we have all 7 on the wash board when we run them off

[p1zd3c]

Thank you so much for posting this!

I fished (lobstering and seining) with my grandfather and uncles out of Stonington from age 9 to 17. Our traps were still made out of wood, and we'd spend the winters mending them :)

I moved away for a while, and really miss it every day. I can't wait to get back home to the Penobscot Bay.

This is some of the hardest work on the planet, but I've little known such freedom.

Don't let anyone take it from you.

[danielt8818]

we never had any luck with those orange traps, or the red ones no matter where we put them.

[ElTomRay123]

they colors dont mater guy

[danielt8818]

ahhh, they sure do. put a yellow trap next to one of them red ones and see the difference. guy. i should know.

[chmartin3412]

Yellow ones fish a lot better?

[231171]

this is a great video, very interesting, but the visual quality is terrible, can we change this? please.

[lobesteringguy]

i fish out of phippsburg maine i love lobestering. i did have a bad experiance dragging a block broke off the deck when we were pilling up yhe doors and the block came around and broke my leg.

[JAK3THETUB3]

Awesome video. Thanks for sharing.

[RichClone]

dragging is where its at? too funny

[RichClone]

my dad fishes out of owls head his boat name is red hot.

[SecondLifeMarzuce]

Good vid 5/5! I love fishing and hopefully soon I'll be out that way! Looking to move out NE to Maine, Currently in TN so nothing but fresh waters for me =\

What is some good reading material for lobster fishing as this is something I would like to get into.

[chopsman12]

fuck you lobstering is way better

[TheGoodLordJesus]

@chopsman12 WTF???? you are a dick munching turd slurper

[Lobsterlady2362]

Awesome video. I went hauling with a guy out of Stonington once. Totally loved it. This video brought back good memorys.

[XxBard1162xX]

Yep, makes me miss VH to see this. How is everyone on The Rock? Class of 09,good luck!

[270wsmag]

GREAT!!!!!!!!!!

[chopsman12]

wow, awesome vid! i live in yarmouth maine, out on little john isle. i started lobstering off my 15 skiff this summer, it is great. would you guys recomend me gettin a hualer and block? right know im gettin my student and im goin to be running 30 traps with just my arms.

[chmartin3412]

depends on how long you plan to lobster...a hauler and block are kind of expensive investments for someone who is hand hauling 30 traps, but if you plan to haul more...ur allowed 150 w/ a student license. I hand haul 80 traps in a day...i think you're alset personally

[chmartin3412]

this is for chopsman...I live on Chebeague island so we're basically fishing the same zone

[kkosso]

good vid

[BroNizzle]

Great video man, I'm trying to get into this work. Any tips/advice? No experience but love to work hard, being on a boat, and in good shape.

[chopsman12]

start hanging out with the local fishermen at the closest pier. than just hang out there and help them out a little, then just ask if they want a extra pair of hands. good luck its a ton of fun!

[Kooque123]

Hey Adam ! What a great video! Miss you kiddo!

Love, Connie

[bigphill35]

Just wondering a couple things, why do they measure at the trap as opposed to between bouys and is that the biggest engine box in vinalhaven history?

[abarker20]

Its easier that way. You have everything sorted out before you put it in the tray to get banded, thereby only handling the lobsters once (twice for the legal ones). It also gives you more time to fill bait bags and band between strings. I'm guessing you haul and dump one pair at a time. We haul 5 pair and then set them back, or in the late fall we are on 10, 15, or 20 pot trawls.

[Lobsterman2168]

jeff toleman one of the greatest lobster fisherman in vinalhaven history

[malgormley]

Makes me appreciate lobster even more now that I know how hard you dudes work for your living! Thanks! Mal from Damariscotta

[cassibit]

Oh gees, he was a decent guy thats for sure. Nice Retriever too.

[ya19375]

nailin em!

[codlob2]

real good video. What time did you start haulin?and how long was the boat?

[dani08889]

awesome video and nice eminem song. Desirae thought it was funny to have a rap song in the video.

[reyesfour]

This was an awesome tool for us to use during homeschooling...my kids are studying lobster fishing in their textbooks and this made them feel like they were right there with you. Thank you for sharing your work.

[abt810]

I LOVE this video, Adam!! It really warmed my heart to watch it...I'm so glad that there is video footage of Jeff out to haul...I'd love to have a copy sometime!! Thanks for posting it!

[charles173]

great video