Great lobster catches in Portland, Maine, just don’t name them
The recommended dress aboard the Lucky Catch
was an orange rubber apron and matching glove. Baiting lobster traps is a messy business. First mate Rachel Ashman distributed the required equipment to our eager, paying crew of 14 on a tour last week. It wasn’t surgery, but things did have to be done a certain way. Quart-sized mesh bags had to be pulled open, five stinky herrings dropped in, and the bag cinched closed. Once filled, they would be used to re-stock the traps. I got a whiff of the herring, stepped back, and took pictures. Read the rest here 11:33
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