I grew up in that area & just wanted to give a BIG shout out to ALL the hard working clam diggers out there ! These guys with hard for there money & I LOVE JERSEY CLAMS!! Stay safe & keep them coming! THANKS👊🏻
We thoroughly enjoyed this film - everything about it is outstanding. The feeling of being on that clamming boat was captured so well by the nicely framed shots, the background music and the overall pace. So many interesting revelations, such as the fact that the clammers are required to use a relatively primitive method to capture the clams. They make them work for those clams! Thanks!!
This is actually amazing to me. I grew up in Middletown, specifically Port Monmouth and as a kid we all thought the bay was polluted. We used to see condemned signs all over the bay shore. I used to fish the flats near Earl for fluke and never knew that there were clammers working that water. Had I known I might have tried to become one of them. This was in the 70s and 80s though.
HI from Rhodeisland I'm a retired quohogger. Loved the life so much beauty in the bay .Your using a suit case rake with ski's we used to use same gear. Still have my boat but no more bulllraking only chillaxing 😎.
Ive worked here before nice insight on what the clammers did out in the water i used to get them off boat and clean and other stuff not a bad place to work its just the winter is slow
I remember when the clammers in Highlands pulled up the copper cable. We as kids, stole it. We had to negotiate to get it back to them before we got killed.
My ex husband was a clammer for many years before the D.E.P. got into the business and added all the B.S. into clamming on the Navesink and Shrewsbury Rivers. My ex husband's name is Scott Smith, he was raised in Highlands till he joined the Army and then he got stationed at Sandy Hook, N. J..
Really respect this guy for being a lifelong professional fisherman. But in the same sentence he says they aren’t catching as much but also it’s the government’s fault changing regs so he isn’t catching enough… every old guy in jersey I’ve talked to at a bar.
Went Clamming in the Navesink today and got a bunch of cherry necks. We're trying to get some steamers but only found dead ones and empty shells. Dug plenty of holes on the Sandbar but no luck. Any advice? Thanks
Doug clams for 20 years in Indian River Brevard county worked under water diving the last 6 hours and 30 underwater thanks to my buddy Roy and Ray coyle they got me in the diving when I was claustrophobic started with a hookah reg that they put together for me the rakers were jealous instituted laws to make you have to get certified so then we had to go get tanks or why not use tanks and you should dive one big dive six tanks 7 to 12 ft of water 6 hours underwater all day long everyday
Chowder is a size of clams, some places put limits on what clams you can bring in depending on what market they have at the moment. In this case they didn’t want clammers to bring in chowders (biggest size), most likely because they weren’t getting any orders for large clams or already have enough to get rid of before they go bad
16:50 "for some reason the state of New Jersey will not allow the clams to be sold within the state" so they're sold in New York, Va., Boston, Philadelphia...NYS has permanently closed the south shore of Staten Island for decades... a few miles away... New Jersey should just BUY BACK their licenses and let these guys retire instead of poisoning people in other states.
He didn't say NJ wouldn't let him sell within the state, he said NJ wouldn't let him sell directly from that location. He can only sell to distributors. Really, try to keep your ignorance in check.
"The government don't let you do anything you want anymore. You have to get a license". That's the Democrat way---regulate, regulate regulate, because every license is $$$ in their coffers, but keep on voting democrat. Big brother at work.
you got that shit right, but Trump is changing all this to make it better for all. rolling back all the bullshit laws and regulations and Obama's garbage executive orders,,,, they are all getting ERASED !
I've been a commercial fisherman in the past. And if you don't like regulate harvest to be in proportion to the fishery population, the fish or clams in this case, disappear. How can that be good for your living? Of course you have to have regulations. If you were taking five baskets a day in your boat and another guy that owned ten boats was taking 500 baskets, you'd be pissed, right?
I grew up in that area & just wanted to give a BIG shout out to ALL the hard working clam diggers out there ! These guys with hard for there money & I LOVE JERSEY CLAMS!! Stay safe & keep them coming! THANKS👊🏻
Rest in peace Richie Gardner, it was nice getting to talk to you at Schupps all those mornings. Lots of clams up there in heaven.
🙏❤🐚
We thoroughly enjoyed this film - everything about it is outstanding. The feeling of being on that clamming boat was captured so well by the nicely framed shots, the background music and the overall pace. So many interesting revelations, such as the fact that the clammers are required to use a relatively primitive method to capture the clams. They make them work for those clams! Thanks!!
This is actually amazing to me. I grew up in Middletown, specifically Port Monmouth and as a kid we all thought the bay was polluted. We used to see condemned signs all over the bay shore. I used to fish the flats near Earl for fluke and never knew that there were clammers working that water. Had I known I might have tried to become one of them. This was in the 70s and 80s though.
Great video as an advocated for hand harvest shellfishermen from NY i have always appreciated the New Jersey approach.
Very instructive video about one kind of produce to market. My hat's off to all the hard workers.
So proud of my father
is he a clam?
Your father was a good hardworking man.
Rest in peace Richie. 🐚❤🙏
HI from Rhodeisland I'm a retired quohogger. Loved the life so much beauty in the bay .Your using a suit case rake with ski's we used to use same gear. Still have my boat but no more bulllraking only chillaxing 😎.
Very cool. My neighbor from New Jersey sure loves her littlenecks.
Good for you ! Very informative and interesting to watch. Hang in there.
Great video. Very enjoyable, Thank you.
Great Film, I really enjoyed it.
Great video John! Thanks for sharing.
Wow, first clammer I've ever seen use a bull rake with a hydraulic winch to lift the basket.
That's really smart
ahh nothing like taking your first date to the clam depuration plant for a subtle "hint" of what hopefully is to come after. good times!
live in Ohio--but love clams, oyster, and any seafood---God bless you and your catches sir thanks for the video.
gotta love highlands
Very Nice Production Enjoyed It! Thank You
I love this video, thank you for doing this John.
I really enjoyed this.Thank you
Very informative thanks!
Ive worked here before nice insight on what the clammers did out in the water i used to get them off boat and clean and other stuff not a bad place to work its just the winter is slow
What an excellent video thank you
Highlands crazy willy the OG of clamming
I remember when the clammers in Highlands pulled up the copper cable. We as kids, stole it. We had to negotiate to get it back to them before we got killed.
You guys ever find fossils in your clamming hauls?
Find alot of old bottles, ammunition and cannon balls here in Barnegat bay.
That was fantastic.
Great Video..thanks
God bless the bay men.
loved the video,can you tell me what background music is playing love it too.
Where do you sell the clams you catch?
to the jew
To the Jew
caught some today at the beach with my hands, had so much fun
My ex husband was a clammer for many years before the D.E.P. got into the business and added all the B.S. into clamming on the Navesink and Shrewsbury Rivers. My ex husband's name is Scott Smith, he was raised in Highlands till he joined the Army and then he got stationed at Sandy Hook, N. J..
I know Scott, I was his boss at Mariners Emporium. Remember his boats name was MO Blues.
Respect
Really respect this guy for being a lifelong professional fisherman. But in the same sentence he says they aren’t catching as much but also it’s the government’s fault changing regs so he isn’t catching enough… every old guy in jersey I’ve talked to at a bar.
Went Clamming in the Navesink today and got a bunch of cherry necks. We're trying to get some steamers but only found dead ones and empty shells. Dug plenty of holes on the Sandbar but no luck. Any advice? Thanks
Brilliant!
Doug clams for 20 years in Indian River Brevard county worked under water diving the last 6 hours and 30 underwater thanks to my buddy Roy and Ray coyle they got me in the diving when I was claustrophobic started with a hookah reg that they put together for me the rakers were jealous instituted laws to make you have to get certified so then we had to go get tanks or why not use tanks and you should dive one big dive six tanks 7 to 12 ft of water 6 hours underwater all day long everyday
Watch out for gators.
COOL VIDEO!!!!!
Used to work with Jim Harry.
Nice job on the video. I we I have watched this a few times Lol
"The government stepped in..." ugh. Cool video! Why did the signs say "no chowder"?
Chowder is a size of clams, some places put limits on what clams you can bring in depending on what market they have at the moment. In this case they didn’t want clammers to bring in chowders (biggest size), most likely because they weren’t getting any orders for large clams or already have enough to get rid of before they go bad
@@mikejoannides8595 - Ahhhh! Makes sense, thanks for replying!
What is the music in the intro
Did he say that people are eating these clams raw!
Yup ! Clams on the half , delicious
Squirt of lemon or a drop of hot sauce and a cold draft beer. Nothing better. God I miss Jersey
R.i.p Richie Gardner
I was just looking up Maine clamming techniques and found this by accident.
My ex husband used to be a Commercial Fisherman aka "A Clammer". He made great money doing that while he could.
16:50 "for some reason the state of New Jersey will not allow the clams to be sold within the state" so they're sold in New York, Va., Boston, Philadelphia...NYS has permanently closed the south shore of Staten Island for decades... a few miles away... New Jersey should just BUY BACK their licenses and let these guys retire instead of poisoning people in other states.
He didn't say NJ wouldn't let him sell within the state, he said NJ wouldn't let him sell directly from that location. He can only sell to distributors. Really, try to keep your ignorance in check.
The video is great.......but do you have to play the skid row, hard times, drug addict music? It's depressing.
By the volume of clams in this processing facility, I have no idea how nature keeps up. It sure looks like overfishing.
Government is protecting the stock and environment
Government sucks !!!
"The government don't let you do anything you want anymore. You have to get a license". That's the Democrat way---regulate, regulate regulate, because every license is $$$ in their coffers, but keep on voting democrat. Big brother at work.
you got that shit right, but Trump is changing all this to make it better for all. rolling back all the bullshit laws and regulations and Obama's garbage executive orders,,,, they are all getting ERASED !
I've been a commercial fisherman in the past. And if you don't like regulate harvest to be in proportion to the fishery population, the fish or clams in this case, disappear. How can that be good for your living? Of course you have to have regulations. If you were taking five baskets a day in your boat and another guy that owned ten boats was taking 500 baskets, you'd be pissed, right?
@@blackdogbiteagreed, but you can't argue with ignorance. Cheers from L.B.I.N.J.
Gotta find a balance between over regulation and under regulation.