Very lucky to have that high of a limit. New Hampshire lowered their limit from 1 bushel per person per day to 1/2 bushel per day a few years back to replenish supply and like you said some years the "spat" is loaded on old shells and years later/there are all dead. 75 mile drive one way for me to the coast to go oystering. But i could hand rake my limit of 1 bushel in 15-45 minutes flat.
Tonging used to be the prefererd method in Gavleston Bay back in the day. I know of a few people who tong down west but the majority of oystermen use dredges. BTW since Ike, Texas oystermen are restricted to 90 bags per day. East Bay was reopened for oystering this year. The state has spent the last couple of years starting new oyster reefs using river rock as substrate and they are just now going to dredge the mud off the reefs that were smothered by the hurricane.
Maryland hates independent anything they reward welfare recipients and illegitimate babies It’s a shame it has turned into such a sell out piece of shit state
Hey George your video brings back a lot of memories working with my farther back k in the sixties. Thanks for the video.
Those are called idiot sticks. They will make you strong. Love from poquoson va
Thank you for the show and tell. Informative and definitely something to write home about.
Sir, I can see why wild oysters are so expensive. That is defiantly hard work.
My dad worked as an oysterman for many years out of Deep Creek in Virginia. He still lives near it.
Very lucky to have that high of a limit. New Hampshire lowered their limit from 1 bushel per person per day to 1/2 bushel per day a few years back to replenish supply and like you said some years the "spat" is loaded on old shells and years later/there are all dead. 75 mile drive one way for me to the coast to go oystering. But i could hand rake my limit of 1 bushel in 15-45 minutes flat.
loved the vid thanks for sharing
Nice harvest!
Tonging used to be the prefererd method in Gavleston Bay back in the day. I know of a few people who tong down west but the majority of oystermen use dredges. BTW since Ike, Texas oystermen are restricted to 90 bags per day. East Bay was reopened for oystering this year. The state has spent the last couple of years starting new oyster reefs using river rock as substrate and they are just now going to dredge the mud off the reefs that were smothered by the hurricane.
thanks for sharing
My dad’s good buddy tonged rock point for many years
A disappearing way of life.
George time to put some stainless on that table.
the state has stripped watermen of their natural oyster bars . Maryland would rather cover them with concrete rubble then see watermen work
An oyster mans life is to be respected
yeah my aunts in leonardstown. mom died in june where she was raised and raised me so were spreading her ashes there at the end of the month
That is some bull work, buddy!
yeah buddy! when's the oyster season? By the way that looks super hard...
Just think there are office workers that think they actually work hard LOL
If you think 15 bushel is low up on long Island we are allowed 1500 oysters aday
What kind of substrate are these oysters usually found in, if any?
What a shame Maryland hates independent waterman .
Maryland hates independent anything they reward welfare recipients and illegitimate babies
It’s a shame it has turned into such a sell out piece of shit state
Liberals!
@bbwelder what part of southern md? i grew up in solomons and st georges
Rockpoint is near Cobb Island