Happy Days

[@haroldcollins1740]

Great to see you smile and have good days.

[@onemanandhisboat]

Thank you very much, indeed, Harold, for your kind comment. We really appreciate it 😍😁👌

[@johnnyross3340]

Found your channel, just been watching back for few month ,very interesting , keep up the lobby dance...ha ha

[@onemanandhisboat]

Hi Johnny. A very warm welcome to or wee channel. We hope you enjoy the journey as much as we love telling it.😁👌 All the best.😊

[@valt8744]

Enjoyed another day on the boat. So cool to see how lobsters swim (the underwater footage). One lobster looked like it was skydiving as it went down. Thanks Barry and Jeff!

[@onemanandhisboat]

Hi Val. Thank you so much for your comment and support. We really appreciate it. 😍😁👌 🤣🤣🤣 the wee lobster certainly looked like that right enough. 🦞 Weeeeee!🤣🤣🤣 We are glad you enjoyed the vlog. All the best.😊

[@DonsBeerReviews]

Great to see the channel getting the recognition it deserves 👍😀

[@onemanandhisboat]

Thank you so much buddy. Really appreciate your kind comment 😍😁👌 All the best.😊

[@rogercollett5321]

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[@MultiMark18]

Good to the you getting better fishing Barry 🎉

[@onemanandhisboat]

Hi Mark. It's making all the difference to my moods as well, bud. 2 years in the making, and we are finally getting a small income.😍😁👌 Thank you for your comment. All the best.😊

[@jamesstafford6543]

How can you resist taking a couple of mackerel home for tea? Fresh on the BBQ, fabulous!

[@onemanandhisboat]

Hi James. Thank you for your comment. We really appreciate it. 😁👌 That's simple, I never get time time to have a BBQ 🤣🤣🤣 plus living in Scotland, the weather isn't always kind🤣🤣🤣 All the best.😊

[@tonywood260]

Magic lads!

[@onemanandhisboat]

Thank you.😍😁👌

[@Runcornspar]

Great to see your commitment to the enviroment, its a shame someone like yourself has to clean up after others keep up the good work.👍

[@onemanandhisboat]

Hi Thank you so much for your kind comment. We will always do our best by our fishery and our environment. And if I have to be the one picking litter out of the sea, then so be it. Imagine a world where everyone done their part to look after our beautiful planet. It would certainly be a nicer place to live than cleaning trash out of the sea. 😁👌 All the best.😊

[@neil1150]

That's more like it Barry, nice to see you catching well in the new pots 🍻

[@onemanandhisboat]

Hi Neil. Long time coming, eh bud!🙈🤷‍♂️🤣🤣🤣🤣 Thank goodness about time, too. Just ordered my next batch of " wooden pots"🤣🤣🤣🤣 Thank you for the comment, bud. Have a great day 😉👍

[@samylarbi4213]

Bravo pour avoir récupéré la boîte plastique qui pollué la mer

[@billshrive1066]

What a great video Barry. I really enjoyed this one. Hope your luck stays with you Barry Take Care.

[@onemanandhisboat]

We are glad you enjoyed it, Bill. Thank you as always for your wonderful comment and support. 😁👌 All the best.😊

[@annemeikle7401]

That was great, beautiful sunrise and love Jeff's drone shots of Lynsey B and underwater ones of jelly fish etc. It was great you telling us about the crabs , it's realy interesting. I was, shocked you get so little for them, and Lobsters prefer fresh food like most of us. Yes litter realy upsets me too

[@onemanandhisboat]

Hi Anne. As always, thank you very much indeed for your wonderful comments. We really, really appreciate them.😍 Yeah, it's an absolute disgrace. What the fishermen get paid for their catch, and we have all the outlay 😡🙈...but it's been this way for decades...basically from the 70's. Glad you enjoyed Jeff's shots, he certainly is the master, at his work. 😍😁👌 Hope you have a lovely weekend. All the very best 😊

[@stephenpublicover8818]

Hello My friend, you remind me of my late uncle , an in-shore fisherman from Le Havre, Nova Scotia(New Scotland) Canada, this time of year we catch the bigger mackerel, 12 to 18 inches (nickname KING MACKEREL) His boat was a 40 ft Cape Islander, powered by a Detroit Diesel.

[@onemanandhisboat]

Hi Stephen. Thank you so much for this kind comment. I love how these vlogs make people happy with either thinking on a family member or fishing they have done in the past.😍😁👌 Oooo, that's a big boat for over here. But I'm sure in your area that would be normal size....mind you cracking drive train that, the old detroits are practically bomb proof.😂😂😂😁👌 All the very best.😊

[@mjcos1]

New Subscriber , enjoying the content and technical quality of your videos 👍 and as an ex-“east coast chinaman” born and bred in Sunny Leith (now established in Ayrshire) its Braw seeing the North Sea coast I Ken so well . Be blessed mate…. PERSEVERE 👍

[@onemanandhisboat]

Hi Mj Thank you so much for the subscription. we really appreciate your support. We are so glad that you've found us. That way, you can get your weekly east coast fix.🤣🤣🤣😁👌 All the very best 😊

[@grahamnoble3166]

Keep the faith, I agree with what your saying about government and such strangling the fishing industry. It's a shame to see so many small ports having depleted small fleets. Without fishermen we don't have fish. If we take a little and what is needed to keep you guys working then the industry will last. As you say fishing for tomorrow not today. Keep up the good work

[@onemanandhisboat]

Hi Graham. Thank you so much for your kind comment. We very much appreciate it, bud.😍😁👌 All the very best.😊

[@Knights-Templar]

Great Video Barry 👍

[@onemanandhisboat]

Thank you very much indeed. We are glad you enjoyed it. All the best.😊

[@Knights-Templar]

Absolutely Barry, Both Of You Take Care Stay Safe God Bless 👊😎❤️🙏

[@rwglavin3794]

Nice vid skipper. You finally showed you landing a few bugs. Was getting worried about the volume you've been landing. It's fine for the boat to get paid. But the crew needs to eat also. Those new three compartment traps are going to do it for you. Trust me on that one. Larger, heavier & more expensive... But they'll be money makers. As usual. I still say you're working to hard out there. But it was good to see the boat earning. Stay healthy & happy. See you next week.

[@onemanandhisboat]

Hi buddy. How are you doing? Thanks as always for your kind comment. 😁👌 I'll be working the big parlour for a wee while before I make up my mind, if I'm going to build more. That batch nearly took a full bale of netting, and that was just 12 creels.😳😳😳 And my wee single eyed parlours are doing just as grand at the catching. They are about to have their very 1st storm, so I'm going to be interested to see what keeps the stuff better and how the creels fair the weather😁👌. Exciting times ahead. 💪🙈🤣🤣🤣🤣😁👌 Hope you have a great weekend, bud. All the very best😊

[@johnbougourd1811]

great to see things on the up barry great content and filming best wishes JB guernsey

[@onemanandhisboat]

Hi John. Thank you very much indeed for your kind comment and your support. It means the world to us. Hope you have a great weekend. All the best.😊

[@elmerfud44]

Absolutely fantastic once again you pair. Great sustainable fishing and lobstering.. Figures are on the rise . Please dont go all look at me and change who houz are when you reach the million subscribers ❤

[@onemanandhisboat]

Hi Graham. Thank you for your comment. Don't fear, Jeff and myself will stay as humble as ever because thats who we are, just two guys trying to tell a story, that fishing isn't always as bad as the media has you believe. 😁👌...keeping it real, and always will, no matter who's toes, we step on.💪😁👌🤣🤣🤣🤣 Hope you have a great weekend. All the best.😊

[@kevinsharvey3290]

Ey up Barry hope you not had the bloody wind we have had,3-4 weeks of winter weather😢…we use them clamp to the side all in one gurdys,do the job and easy to remove when not needed..the lads here fill up while the maks are here and salt it down,don’t fish pots myself as you know but mate of mine swears by salted for lobster and fresh for crab..keep up the good work and good luck

[@onemanandhisboat]

Hi Kevin. Thank you for your comment and advice. It's in the plans for next season, along with a few additional extras.😁👌 Just need the pennies 1st.🤣🤣🤣🤣 That's the hard bit! All the best bud.😁

[@kevinsharvey3290]

@@onemanandhisboat …I know why can’t we just get given goodies for the boat lol..as soon as they put marine in front of it price doubles…just found whole base of my wheelhouse is rotten,thinking of putting it like yours but on a tiller rather than wheel,give me more room for boarding and netting,might go a bit faster losing all that weight lol

[@anotherangleUK]

Credit to you for only taking sufficient mackerel for the day's creeling. I'm also impressed by your fish welfare - all too often the poor old mackerel is left to thrash about on the deck or jetty.

[@onemanandhisboat]

Hi Buddy. As always, thank you so much for your comment and support...your the best.😍😁👌 We will always do our best, that life aboard the Lynsey B will always be treated with respect, after all, it's a terrible end, they are going to end up having.😔 I try not to think about that bit.😬😬😬🤣🤣🤣🤣😉👍 All the very best buddy.😉👍

[@BMW7series251]

Brilliant video Barry. Great filming as usual. Quite a good lobster catch by the look of it. See you next week M8, cheers, John. PS: well done on the extra subs.

[@onemanandhisboat]

Hi John. Thank you very much indeed. It's nice to be actually climbing that KZbin ladder....onwards and upwards😁👌 See you next week bud, until then, have a wonderful weekend 😊

[@jeffto23ify]

Good man for getting the rubbish out of the sea excellent Lobsters

[@onemanandhisboat]

Hi Jeff Thank you for your kind comment. I will always do my best to keep a clean sea and a sustainable fishery.😁👌 All the best.😊

[@jeffto23ify]

@@onemanandhisboat I love watching your videos . They are really good 👍

[@onemanandhisboat]

Thank you.😍😁👌

[@brandonwilce6970]

Mackerel has arrived finally for me aswell Barry getting it salted and selling the nice sized one 💪🏼💪🏼🎉

[@onemanandhisboat]

That's great news Brandon. Keep up the great work bud.🎣🐟😁👌😉👍

[@AlanRobson-vl1ew]

It's once a year fishermen who over fish mackerel my local breakwater South Shields you see them every year taking carrier bags full every tide and leaving their rubbish behind them Sunderland is no better

[@onemanandhisboat]

Hi Alan. Any idea if your fisheries officers patrol those areas? We had a lot of bother like that at Torness. But the officers soon had it under control... just a thought.😁👌 Aye, always leving rubbish behind their bum, who's going to clean it up?🤷‍♂️ I swear folks these days are dragged up, not brought up.🙄😉👍 Thank you for your comment, bud. All the best.😊

[@AlanRobson-vl1ew]

@@onemanandhisboat think torness was more about bass where they were taking more than the limit we have bailiffs checking pots and hobby foragers who are allowed ten pots and allowed two lobsters a day

[@craigmala]

Good to see your catch rates increasing👋

[@onemanandhisboat]

Hi Craig. It's certainly long overdue, especially after last seasons disaster 🙈🤣🤣🤣😁👌 Thank you for your comment. All the best.😊

[@technicstim]

good days fishing there mate

[@onemanandhisboat]

It certainly was that, bud. Long may it continue 🤞🦞🦞🦞😁👌

[@SteveShilling-y6u]

Found your channel in the last couple of weeks, really enjoy your posts. I've also done a fair bit of catching up on your previous videos, keep up the good work. Please look after yourself Barry, cheers mate...oh, and by the way ,am watching from Hobart , Tasmania.

[@onemanandhisboat]

Hi Steve I'm so sorry for this late reply, KZbin isn't all that good at giving me notifications on who's commented, so my deepest apologies, bud.😁👌 Wow! Hogarth, Tasmania!😲😲😲😲 that's not just round the corner 🤣🤣🤣 A very warm welcome indeed. we hope you enjoy the channel and our previous vlogs to keep you entertained for a short while. If you have any questions, just ask away. I promise I'll get back to you as soon as I can. All the best.😊

[@SteveShilling-y6u]

@@onemanandhisboat

[@SteveShilling-y6u]

Thanks for the reply, cheers

[@DavidBing-t5k]

Another great video Barry,so well presented. Some lovely lobsters caught and very well earned. You are such a conscientious and respectful fisherman and you deserve every success. Is fresh mackerel the optimum bait or is there alternatives? Do you continue fishing after the lobster and crab season for other species of fish? I would recommend a well earned rest!! Regards Dave from broadstairs Kent.

[@onemanandhisboat]

Hi Dave. Thank you so much for your kind comment and your support. We are so glad you are enjoying the vlogs. It makes all our hard work worthwhile 😍😁👌 I will always do my best for our fishery and for the future generations that want to come to this lifestyle. 😍👌 Lobstering in the North Sea is all year round these days,but the summer season is usually the highest to catch stock, and Xmas being the 2nd best time of year due to the prices being high, so you don't really need to catch a lot to survive. 😁 Unfortunately, the firth of forth and North Sea estuary really doesn't have much left to catch after mackerel. There is a cod season from November to March. However, I don't really like catching fish that isn't full of abundance , plus that's their breeding time, so best leave a good eating fish alone, rather than use it for bait. I Hooe that answers your questions, bud. Hope you have a lovely day. All the best.😊

[@gordonstrachan3528]

Nice video as always Barry catch is still poor let's hope it improves further into the season 👍

[@onemanandhisboat]

Hi Gordon. It's still early in the season, bud, but it's a good sign so far that the beasties aren't far away.😍🦞🦞🦞🦞😁👌

[@gazellis1961]

Awesome video as always Barry,you've probably caught thousands of Lobsters ..whats your biggest?

[@onemanandhisboat]

Hi Gazellis. Ooooo, that's a good question, bud. I have had a 3kg one, but that was away back when there were plenty of BIG lobsters around. Sadly, that size of lobster is rarely seen these days in our local waters.😔 Thank you for your comment and question. All the best.😊

[@TrevorJohnBrehaut-fw9qf]

Hi Barry another good video, just a question, in Guernsey we fish more pots with 10inch necks than creels, have you ever fished them? Kind regards Trev Guernsey

[@onemanandhisboat]

Hi Trevor. Thank you so much for your comment and question. Yes we have tried the well pots up here bud....our lobsters don't like them all that much....I'm sure we have posh lobsters up here, there's only certain creels and bait they'll go in for.🤣🤣🤣🤣 All the best.😊

[@stevehopkinson4871]

Hey up I’ve just subscribed to your channel mate love me fish looking forward to some more vids I live on the same island as you but 400 miles south Nottinghamshire keep up the great work 👍

[@onemanandhisboat]

Hi Steve. Thank you so much for your comment and especially the subscription. All the best.😊

[@peterc1927]

Love your enthusiasm Barry! Another great watch! Awesome sunrises as you steam out of the harbour, any wonder you come across as a Happy guy. What do you eat off the velvet crab as 70mm seems very small and did you say they are pickled? Good to see your channel increase in subscribers. Best wishes 👍

[@onemanandhisboat]

Hi Peter. Thank you for your comment and support, buddy. I hope you've enjoyed every single episode you've watched. 😁👌 70mm is actually big. South of the border, they are 65mm🤷‍♂️🙈 TBH, I have no idea how to eat them, most of them go to France and Spain, so that says all you need to know.🤣🤣🤣 A pickle, means a few ( in numbers) in Scotland pal. So you need a good few to make 1 kg, to get your ridiculous £1.80🙄 Hope you have a lovely weekend champ. All the very best.😊

[@peterc1927]

Aye say no more with them goin ta France 🤣 🤣 hard graft for you tho ta get 1 kilo. Look after the sea and that will look after you! You practice what you preach Barry. So keep doing what you do and take care.

[@electricladyguitarsdevonuk1414]

Please describe/explain how pots are fixed to main string? Thanks

[@onemanandhisboat]

Hi Thank you so much for your comment and question. From the main string, there is a smaller rope we call a beckett. This is usually around 1 fathom in length ( 6ft) The beckett is spliced to the main rope, then a knotted back turn on that splice. The loose end of the beckett is then put through a spinner, which is a plastic swivel. Tied off with a single or double sheet bend knot. The other end of that swivel is already attached to the creels small beckett, which is attached to either the bow of the creel or the bottom. I hope that explains how we attach the creels to the main line. There is a vlog in there somewhere where you actually see me setting up the pots. All the best.😊

[@SMASHFISHING]

Do you ever try rotted bait ? My catch rate has gone up since letting my bait rot for a few days , interesting to hear your thoughts

[@onemanandhisboat]

Yahoo, it's Mr smash fishing. I was just watching your latest vlog last night. Loved it!😍😁👌 Keep up the excellent work, took me back to my hand hauling days with my little orkney longliner 😍😁👌 Yeah, all that's been tried up here with the stinky bait...it doesn't work this part of the coast for some unknown reason. We must have posh lobsters I guess.🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 I have done a wee question like that to the fishermen of this channel. Stinky or fresh...and I must say, the results were very mixed, and it all depends on what part of the country you are from. Cornwall Devon, stinky. Forth, Murray firth, fresh, West Coast of Scotland fresh. Wales stinky and fresh. Ireland stinky. So, as you can see, it's a mixed bag. Thank you so much for commenting and asking your question. And keep up the great work on your channel, We love it!❤️😍😁👌 Have a great weekend. All the best.😊

[@SMASHFISHING]

@@onemanandhisboat haha very interesting mate ! Thanks . Your doing a great job with your channel 🎣🦞 can’t beat lobster content 🦞🦞 keep it up 👌

[@onemanandhisboat]

Thank you.😍😁👌

[@paulgray8731]

I didn't quite catch what you said on the female lobster you V notched and returned. Was she within the 90mm to 145mm legal landing range, but carrying eggs, and therefore you put her back in accordance with the regulations?

[@onemanandhisboat]

Hi Paul. Thank you for your comment. I'm so sorry you quite make out what I was saying, as I do get a tad excited when I see a bonnie beastie, like that!😍 sometimes, I struggle to get my words out because of that excitement 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 The maximum landing size is 145 mm So she could have been landed. And she wasn't carrying any eggs at that moment. It rare to get a bonnie lobster like that, so I done the right thing, and v- notched her, to protect her from other fishermen landing her. A lobster like that is better in the sea to breed than in the buyers' ponds for a few pounds sterling. 😁👌 I think that was the just of what I was saying....I hope that helps.😁👌 All the very best.😊

[@paulgray8731]

@@onemanandhisboat Thank you very much for your helpful reply. It's very good to see genuine conservation in practice.

[@onemanandhisboat]

You're more than welcome, Paul. Anytime you don't understand anything, just ask, and I have big shouldst and don't offend easy, so please just ask away.😁👌 All the best.😊

[@ianmelrose8590]

do lobsters go soft at anytime of yea,r i headed down south yeasterday and i now have a load vibration on me van only just paid for mot work lol another question do velvet swiming crabs sell local as ive never seen them in shops

[@onemanandhisboat]

Hi Ian. Thank you so much for your comment and questions. Lobsters these days can be soft all year round. We think it's all to do with water temps rising, as well as overfishing 🙈 Velvet crabs usually get sent to France and Spain, TBH I've never seen them in shops myself.🤣🤣🤣😁👌 It's a shame about your van, I hope you get the problem sorted. All the best.😊

[@gavinbrown9917]

This will maybe been asked before if so my apologies, how long (on average ) are you out per day.

[@onemanandhisboat]

Hi Gavin. Thank you so much for your comment and question. We are out at 4am, back in around 11:30-12pm ish, depending on the state of the weather. The more weather, the more time it takes to get through the gear. I hope that answers your question. Thank you for your support. All the best.😊

[@lennygid8452]

greetings from australia, i was wondering if you make your own bait ( macherel) rigs , or they are bought ? if you make your own perhaps when you make some new ones you can show us all the steps , also things like what type of hooks and what sizes etc , thank you for sharing , catch you in the next one, 👋

[@onemanandhisboat]

Hi Lenny. Thank you so much for your comment. Unfortunately, I don't have time to make my own rigs. I'm a cheap skate fisherman who just buys them from Amazon.🤣🤣🤣 I'm so sorry to disappoint. With fishing and KZbin, there isn't a lot of time in between, so that's why I buy. I'm sure Toji's fishing has had a vlog on how he makes up his rigs. That's maybe worth a wee investigation 😉👍 All the best from Bonnie Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿😁👌

[@lennygid8452]

@@onemanandhisboat thank you for your reply , i will look at Tojis vlog

[@roddymccloy6938]

Nice to see a cap badge on the boat. What mob were ye in ?

[@onemanandhisboat]

Hi Roddy. Thank you very much indeed for the comment, bud. I was in the " FINEST " Regiment in the British army. The Royal Scots!😍❤️ I am proud to have served and wouldn't change a thing.❤️😁👌

[@roddymccloy6938]

Brilliant Barry and very glad that you are proud of it. Great channel, I could listen to you all day brilliant presenter. We have a few wee pots here in Larne and I love to go out to them. I loved working with the Jocks over here in the late seventies and mid eighties. Keep that badge bright and shiney and best of luck every day that you are out. You are a mighty man. Well done.

[@onemanandhisboat]

Awwwww thank you, Roddy. You are too kind, sir. We hope you have a wonderful day. And we hope you keep pulling full pots. All the very best.😊

[@kevinmountford4541]

I don't think you ever did tell us what the yellon tags were for on the flags.

[@onemanandhisboat]

Hi Kevin. Boats name and numbers, keeping the fisheries office happy.😁👌 All the best.😊

[@stephenfelstead9802]

Is the boat a Cygnus

[@onemanandhisboat]

Hi Stephen. Yup, she's a Cygnus 21. If you look in our back catalogue of vlogs, you'll be able to see her build. All the best 😊

[@johnroberts4499]

Salted mackerel or gurnard

[@onemanandhisboat]

Frozen herring John.😉👍

[@almond1915]

If you weren't bothered about "overfishing," I don't think you would be throwing the smaller mackerel back. You would just be filling your bucket with whatever came up.

[@onemanandhisboat]

Hi Almond. Thank you so much for your comment. Your absolute right, bud. I wouldn't also be v- notching the females and keeping my gear numbers down. And daily fishing!🤷‍♂️🤔 Some people were just out to cause trouble last week, and we won't be able to please everyone with every vlog, so we'll take the bad with the good. Thankfully, there's more good.🤣🤣🤣😁👌 Hope you have a great weekend. All the best.😊

[@Maginnifix]

Its crazy if only there was a way to cut the middle man out so you the fisherman gets the deserved price

[@onemanandhisboat]

Hi Thank you for your comment. We really appreciate it. We can get a license to sell direct from the boat, but unfortunately, at the present, that isn't possible due to costs. And I'm also that busy, just running the business and OMAHB, I wouldn't have time to go through all the government paperwork each and every week. Maybe one day, though, but really is the only way to cut out the middle man.....unfortunately 😔 Hope you have a great weekend All the best.😊

[@Maginnifix]

@@onemanandhisboat well i and my whole family love seafood i would cherish the opportunity to buy direct but obviously in reality I know how hard it is...

[@onemanandhisboat]

It is wonderful that you support your local seafood industry. I think that's the biggest problem with the UK. No one knows much about cooking seafood anymore, so they are scared to try it.... Mind you, plus the price of even a bit of fish these days is a small mortgage 🙄

[@jenshanken]

Automatisch übersetzen auf deutsch ist echt grausam. Ich mag den Kerl!

[@onemanandhisboat]

Thank you.😊

[@AlanRobson-vl1ew]

The fishermen always get the shitty end of the stick on prices you just have to go fish quay and look at the cars the wholesalers always top of range models the fishermens old bangers

[@onemanandhisboat]

🤣🤣🤣 your bang on there, Alan. You never see a buyer living in a council house.🤣🤣🤣🤣😁👌 Thank you for your comment, bud. All the best.😊

[@skoskur2271]

even 100 mackerel a day is nothing. you should be getting them into a freezer for the times the mackerel have moved on.

[@onemanandhisboat]

Thank you for the comment, bud. We appreciate it. Your absolute right. However, I don't have a freezer🤣🤣🤣 Don't worry. It's on the big plan list, along with a gurdy and a couple of insulation boxes.😁👌 All the best.😊