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[@vinnieleader]

Good Morning Barry. I absolutely love your Channel and everything you do. I'm one of those soft Southern ones from London. A London BusDriver for over 26 Years. Keep doing what you do and I totally agree that our Government are trying to choke our heros who work on Land and Sea to provide the best quality food, this Island has. Stay safe and stay healthy.

[@onemanandhisboat]

Hi Vinnie. Thank you so much for your very kind comment. I actually used to be a bus driver in Edinburgh for Lothian buses. Great job, but no real support for the drivers from management, well back in my day.🙈🤣🤣🤣😁👌 You are so right. the government is trying to control us via the food. They'd rather import than grow our own. It's all a disgrace 😡😞 You take care, sir, and happy driving. All the best. Baz😉👍

[@colingontier7697]

Another excellent video. I find a little peice of carpet on top of individual lobsters calm them down and also can't harm one and another. Great catch buy the way.

[@onemanandhisboat]

Hi Colin. Thank you for your kind comment and advice. I used to do that many moons ago, I guess I'm just getting lazy🙈🤣🤣🤣 It's an age thing, but that's the result of my laziness. It costs me money 😞🙈🤣🤣🤣🤣 All the very best. Baz.😉👍

[@richardgould240]

Great to see you out on the sea on a beautiful day and catching some lovely lobster 🦞.

[@onemanandhisboat]

Hi Richard Thank you so much. We are glad you enjoyed the vlog. All the best. Baz.😉👍

[@scottwhitelaw3709]

Yir some machine Barry if you didn`t love it you widney be daine it mate , great Vlog matey.

[@onemanandhisboat]

Thank you very much, Scott. Much appreciated, mate.😉👍 All the best.

[@jackmckinnon8256]

a few blues in there baz. not too many keepers no ? congrates to you and Lindsey , got to be a happy girl, after all she's got the boat named after her !! :) i miss morning's like that, steaming time is never so enjoyable when the scenery is that bonnie .

[@onemanandhisboat]

Hi Jack. Aye, lots of little ones to go through before the rare sized ones are through the catch🙈🤣🤣🤣🤣 Thank you so much bud, appreciate the well wishes.😍😁👌 Yeah, the mornings like this are rare, so you take them while you get them and appreciate the peace and calm of the morning ❤️😍😁👌 All the very best bud. Baz😉👍

[@peterc1927]

Hi Barry Glad you and the Mrs enjoyed your few days away. When you have a hospitable host it sure makes your break more enjoyable. So its back to the office for you and what a beautiful morning you got. Awesome sunrise and calm sea. It seems so unfair for the price you are getting for your lobster, is there no other outlet available for you to sell your catch locally to restaurants or markets? Keep your catch in a store creel until you have a buyer. Im sure you already have investigated this but it's just a thought and I've seen other guys do it, selling their catch on the quayside when they return from sea and locally via facebook. Anyway Barry i wish you a bumper harvest from the sea this season, so take care and stay safe 👍

[@onemanandhisboat]

Hi Peter. As always, thank you for your wonderful comment. 😍😁👌 At the minute, we can't afford to even look for another outlay for our lobsters because, as per usual, the government has everything well under scrutiny. 1st, we'd need to get a licence to sell from the boat. The we would need to get premises to buy a walk-in freezer to store bait, and also an I've machine to keep everything as fresh as possible. Then we need need to get calibrated scales to sell our stock, obviously checked constantly by the fisheries department. Yes, I could also do the Facebook thing, but their is no guarantee that I will sell all my catch all year round, so then what do I do. So, at the moment, it's far easier to put up with the price being paid until we can get those factors in place, by the time I can afford to do that though, I be retired 🙈🤣🤣🤣🤣 I hope that gives you a little insight into the logistics involved in selling direct from the boat.😁👌 All the very best to you and your sir. Baz.😉👍

[@peterc1927]

That's crazy Barry the powers that be seem to be doing their very best to put the inshore boats out of business. Its guys like you that made the industry it is today and they are doing their damnedst to close you down. Anyway! keep doing what you do and may the harvest of the sea richly reward you 👍

[@onemanandhisboat]

@peterc1927 you hit the nail on the head with that statement Peter, and it's all true. No fishing boats, no worries about putting their turbines up🙈😡 Then also the big stakeholders can hoover up all the quota, and the government get their way with their hands in their back pockets, it's all about money, not sustainability and local survivability 😞 Anyway, see you next week.🤣🤣🤣 All the very best.😉👍

[@terryhowie3099]

Looks like a beautiful day to be out fishing! Very nice haul today Baz!

[@onemanandhisboat]

Hi Terry. As always, thank you so much for your comment. 😍😁👌 It was a fantastic day, very rare, but very welcome😍😁👌🤣🤣🤣 and topped off with a good catch too, all is well with the world, well for this week.🙈🤣🤣🤣😁👌 All the very best, bud. Baz.😉👍

[@billdial2499]

Glad you enjoy your Anniversarie matey and happy heavenly birthday toyer auld man bud

[@onemanandhisboat]

Hi Bill. Awww, that's sweet mate, a HUGE thank you to you.😍❤️😁👌 Means a lot, mate. All the very best. Baz.😉👍

[@neil1150]

Another good day out Barry, 👍 Although I'm still in shock at how little you get paid per lobster, It's little short of daylight robbery 🤬

[@onemanandhisboat]

Hi Neil. It's more than daylight, robbery, bud🙈😞 I'm getting paid the same price I we were over 6 years ago, which really hasn't changed since 1985😱🙈 They whole system needs to be looked at so everyone gets a fair deal. After all, it's us that risk " EVERYTHING " to catch these beautiful beasties. All the best, bud. 😉👍

[@paulwatson4304]

Hi Barry, I've been watching you for quite a while now nice to see you have some good weather for a change it just makes the job a bit easier. I live on the north east coast so I know what the weather can be like. All the best.

[@onemanandhisboat]

Hi Paul Thank you for you kind comment. Glad you enjoy the vlogs. Yeah the weather's lovely when it's nice, shame it never lasts🤣🤣🤣 All the best Baz.😉👍

[@TrevorPrice-o2j]

Braw morning there skipper and you even caught breakfast aswel 😂

[@onemanandhisboat]

🤣🤣🤣 thank you, Trevor 😉👍

[@BMW7series251]

Great vlog Barry & quite a few Lobbies to boot! Lovely to see good weather up there. Keep safe M8, cheers, John.

[@onemanandhisboat]

Hi John. Thank you so much. It's nice to actually see some lobsters come over the rail. All the best. Baz.😉👍

[@jeffto23ify]

Great vlog Barry it looked so peaceful first thing

[@onemanandhisboat]

Hi Jeff. Thank you very much.😍😁👌 Definitely! the best time of the day, but getting day's like that is rare, so we enjoy them when they come.😍😁👌 All the best. Baz.😉👍

[@zerog5041]

Aye Barry, with an ebb tide like that, you need Jeff up there on the prow swinging the lead.

[@onemanandhisboat]

🤣🤣🤣🤣 I could just see Jeff doing that, too.🙈🤣🤣🤣😁👌 All the best, bud.😉👍

[@dannypettigrew6009]

Stunning video Barry, great to see you having a good fishing 🎣

[@onemanandhisboat]

Hi Danny. I hope you're well, mate😉👍 Thank you.😍😁👌 It's about time we got some fishing done.😍😁👌🤣🤣🤣 All the best, buddy.😉👍

[@henrykaday8970]

Nice vlog Barry, what an office you have to,work in….. you are lucky when the weather is so good. But not so lucky when the weather turns. I am a little worried you had super clean creels, makes me wonder a little. But I hope my thoughts are wrong. Stay safe and stay:lucky Barry.

[@onemanandhisboat]

Hi Henry. Thank you for your comment. It's a pretty spectacular place to work when the weather is kind. Remember some of these creels haven't even been in the water 6 months, so they will look clean, believe it or not, clean creels catch better than dirty creels.😁👌 Thank you. All the very best. Baz.😉👍

[@henrykaday8970]

@@onemanandhisboat hi Barry was just worried in case cleaned creels meant cleaned out? Somebody beat you to it, I know this happens in other areas , I hope never you. I am very very impressed, it seems you have responded to every comment, mate full marks. I have personally never seen this on KZbin, just shows your commitment to the channel, I like that, tells a lot about the person. Keep going you will be rewarded.

[@onemanandhisboat]

Sorry for the late reply, Henry. You tube doesn't tell me if I have replies to my replies 🙈🤣🤣🤣🤣 Yeah, I think I got a bit confused on your clean creel comment. Actually, in this vlog, I think that had happened for 4 of my fleets,( because they were clean, clean!)), never seen cleaner pots before 😱🙈😞) but I took it out the edit, as the vlog was long enough 🙈🤣🤣🤣 The way I see it, the followers give up their time to comment, so I should always do my best to do what I can to comment back. Just got too much love for the followers not to.😍😁👌 Thank you so much for all your support, bud. All the very best. Baz.😉👍

[@crispernator]

Gday mate good to see you having a bit of luck , i think with the lack of boats you may be able to get a bit on top this season with some luck anyway good to see you with a bit of a smile on yer face as i imagine it has been hard lately . i am waiting for the better weather to arrive before setting out to see what fish i can catch this season ,still under a snapper ban for another 12 months that will take it to 6 years when if ever it is open again anyway take care .

[@onemanandhisboat]

Hey buddy boy. It's been a while!😉👍 Aye, the lack of boats is helping. However, their still isn't a lack of gear🙈🤣🤣🤣🤣 Really😱! Another 12mths on the Snappers...are they that rare? Or the government acting on out of date data, just like our government?🤷‍♂️ I swear, they are more interested in keeping the tree huggers happy than feeding people 🙄🙈 Hope that weather turns nice for you soon, buddy. Have a great time once you finally get to sea. All the best, bro.😉👍

[@lolly9843]

Good morning Barry lovely morning fishing you were a bit close to the shore at one point

[@onemanandhisboat]

Hi Lolly. Good morning!🤣🤣🤣😁👌 But that's where the lobsters hide. We just have to get them into my creels🤣🤣🤣😁👌 Plus, you never know, Lynsey B might have a photo or two taken of her, hard at work.💣😁👌🤣🤣🤣🤣 All the very best. Baz.😉👍

[@lolly9843]

I have a photo of her I took last year when I stayed in Dunbar

[@onemanandhisboat]

@lolly9843 oooo nice. Feel free to share it on our Facebook page😁👌

[@jtlobster1234]

Fantastic day on the water! I love fishing on days like that, makes everything SO much easier!

[@onemanandhisboat]

Hi John. You are so right. Days like that are rare, so you take it if it's given.💪🦞🦞🦞🦞😁👌🤣🤣🤣🤣 All the best. Baz.😉👍

[@jtlobster1234]

@@onemanandhisboat by the way, what type of cameras do you use, I've been thinking about getting one for my boat but looking at reviews it's hard to figure out which one's the best one to get and the ones you have seem to work pretty well.

[@onemanandhisboat]

@jtlobster1234 we have " Go pro's," John, we have 2 x10's 1 x 11 & a 12. The 10's will let you do everything you need to do. But the 11 and 12's have some better features. So it all depends on budget etc. Their are different makes of camera's out there, too. A good investigation is needed before purchasing. 😁👌 But I would say the go pro's are pretty bomb proof. After all, I'm using the.💣💥🙈🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 I hope that helps, bud.😉👍

[@FloatingCream]

Really impressive numbers of lobsters, nothing like that this way; there is a suspicion that conger eels are proliferating and eating the juveniles. Those crab would have provided a sound set of meals for you both; that's economic, but in the home!

[@onemanandhisboat]

Hi Hugh. We've always had a good number of juvies, and it's finding the sized ones that's the hard part🤣🤣🤣 We used to have congas, but as the years passed, they were getting fewer and fewer in numbers, what that's to do with, who knows. All the best. Baz.😉👍

[@angusmacarthur8375]

Good morning Barry, I have been following your channel amongst many others for ages, I was telling a good friend of mines about your channel as he used to work on the fishing boats before retiring around three years ago. I showed him a you tube clip and he said to tell Barry by comment he is asking for you and hopes you are doing well. His name is Pat Bonner.

[@onemanandhisboat]

Hi Angus. Thank you so much for your kind comment, and thank you for all your support. 😍😁👌 Oh my goodness, Pat! What a gentleman 😍😁👌 I do hope he's enjoying his retirement. Please give him my best. Pat will know the Lynsey B well, as he done her very 1st MCA inspection on her.😍❤️😁👌 All the very best. Baz.😉👍

[@JohnMCdaid-vy2db]

How are you getting on big man, glad to see the weather holding out for you, safe sailing my friend and good luck to you and lynsie.

[@onemanandhisboat]

Hi John. We're all doing well, at last! Thank you for asking. I hope you and your family are keeping well. All the very best. Baz.😉👍

[@davidmcdonald5170]

Hi Barry pity you were not a bit closer could supply you fresh bait half that price

[@onemanandhisboat]

Hi David. Thank you for the thought, bud. It's always the same with logistics these days, with so few trawl boats, fresh bait isn't easy to come by.😞 All changed days, I remember when a full box of bait was only £5 and every creel boat had a trawler to get his bait from. Like I said, I'm a total dinosaur 🙈🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 Thank you again for your kind thought. All the very best. Baz.😉👍

[@AlanRobson-vl1ew]

I follow a couple lads on guernsey they seem to have a lot of trouble with weed growing on their pots but it doesn't seem to be a problem in the northeast or your pots

[@jarrodsmith649]

I live in guernsey my pots and lines are covered in weed makes it hard work pulling by hand

[@onemanandhisboat]

Hi Alan. It's probably to do with the temperature of the water. It's a lot colder in Scotland, and the weed only grows only about 3 months of the year. All the best. Baz.😉👍

[@jarrodsmith649]

@@onemanandhisboat our water temp is currently 19c

[@onemanandhisboat]

@jarrodsmith649 aye, very warm that Jarrod.😁👌

[@itzharryboi378]

Morning Barry, any mackerel about up there?

[@onemanandhisboat]

Morning. They are very patchy up this way. Dolphins have git them well scattered. 😉👍

[@bertbasset8961]

Hey pall ,, that's a terrible price for a lobsters I would never have thought that ,, I do a bit of cod fishing in the boats around Arbroath and the amount of pots out is genuinely unbelievable up to 5 mile or more out and right up towards the north aswell I don't know if you have seen it can that really be sustained do you think? , best of luck to you and I hope you get plenty out and the price turns the right way 👍

[@onemanandhisboat]

Hi Bert. Thank you so much for your comment. Yeah, like I've said a few times, fishing like that isn't viable, however I never blame the fishermen, as they are just trying to feed their families and live, as always it's bad management from our lazy government, and things won't change, because you have a educated person making the rules on something they know nothing about...that about sums up our country at the minute 🙄🙈🤣🤣🤣 And don't get me started on that subject 🤣🤣🤣🤣 I'm sure the price of lobsters will " slowly " creep back up nearer Xmas, until then, it's on with the grind💪🦞🙈🤣🤣🤣 Good luck with your next fishing trip🎣🐟, and missing all those pots markers.🤪 All the very best. Baz.😉👍

[@kenrobinson6287]

Barry, have you ever had any really bad tangles with your ropes? And all the best to you and your family.

[@onemanandhisboat]

Hi Ken. Thank you for your comment and question. Yes, very rarely ( luckily) we can get a tangle in the ropes. Normally, ( if shooting), it all goes over the side, when safe to do so. If not, I usually stop the boat, sort out the mess, and carry on again.😁👌 Always safety first on the Lynsey B😁👌🤣🤣🤣 Thank you so much, and all the best to you and yours. Cheers. Baz.😉👍

[@johnkenny2210]

Nice show Barry great weather for a change few lobsters 🦞 🦞🦞🦞 always helps 👍 Johno Darwin NT

[@onemanandhisboat]

Hi Johno. I'm glad you enjoyed the vlog. It's definitely nice to actually get some lobsters for a change.🦞😁👌 All the best. Baz.😉👍

[@monstermcdonald6360]

Can you not hand them before you put them in the basket. As I live in the West coast I have the pleasure of seeing the sun set over the sea.

[@onemanandhisboat]

That's always a possibility, but it would slow the process of hauling the creels to a crawl, and that can be dangerous when working close to shore. It was a sore lesson learned, and I now keep each lobster separate, which is easier now, as their isn't as many lobster on the ground as their was a few weeks ago, when this vlog was filmed.😉👍 All the best. Baz.😉👍

[@ishure8849]

G'day Barry, what would you pay for a lobster at the fish monger ?

[@onemanandhisboat]

Hi bud. Actually, your guess is as good as mine. But I do know a nice lobster, salad and chips will cost you £49 in the next town to us, and £70 in Oban, which is the west coast from us. All the best. Baz😉👍

[@wrbouwman7287]

👍

[@onemanandhisboat]

Thank you.😁👌

[@steverichmond9157]

It's sad to see whats happening. We are so lucky that we are old enough to remember a time when we were free and life was good and uncomplicated by regulation and rules made up by nitwits! I pray for you Barry.

[@onemanandhisboat]

Hi Steve. Thank you so much for your wonderful comment 😊. Aye, it's all true what you said, but how else yo governments make pointless jobs for themselves 🙈🤣🤣🤣🤣 It will all be what it will be, Steve, but I really appreciate your prayers. 😍❤️😁👌 All the very best. Baz.😉👍

[@Fishhunter0]

When we were sending crab and lobster to france, the biggest issue with price was dead loss at wholesale . They want them alive, some of them travel for days lobsters don't travel well, so it hammers up prices . if the weather is hot because we knew they die before seeing a cooking pot. you guys need to set up a Co op and sell the product locally. Get rid of the bloody middlemen who export . you would get better prices and depend on less product to sell . If I can find a lobster in the UK, it's crazy money . we literally can't buy fresh crab or lobster its heart breaking, knowing so much of what you catch is dumped dead in the EU, and they end up with limp weak half dead product in coolers .that product should be available here . Processing crab meat into pots takes seconds with a compressor and could demand good prices and could be sold before it's even had time to cool down . Or then sold as frozen very easily untouched . Why is it if we look for lobsters on seaside towns its normally north American lobster tails when there's guy like you landing fresh ones sometimes yards from fishmongers on seafronts selling shelfish imported from all over the world . Even the cod we buy over the counter is alaskan or North American haddock in our chippys . When boats land top grade products, it should be sold and processed at the harbour . If all the skippers of small boats got together, you could take back control of what you catch and your price would reflect its true value not what some dummy needs to sell for to compensate for dead loss at a factory in Luxembourg because hot weather kills a massive percentage of what is shipped to them .that's why winter prices are good . theres less products, it stays alive in cooler weather . Like those 4 crab you threw back if you sold them off the boat, you could ask more for them than you get for your lobster from the buyer During lockdown, I had a local fisherman delivering shellfish to the door. For example the only place I could get life crab out of a tank I was paying £8 per lb ! Lobster was £17 per lb, and it was brought to the shop in glasgow from Ayrshire

[@onemanandhisboat]

Well, that has to be the best explanation on why we get poor prices. Thank you so much for taking the time to explain. 😁👌 All the very best. Baz 😉👍

[@Fishhunter0]

@onemanandhisboat it's what I call the panda effect . If pandas weren't endangered, they wouldn't be worth millions to charity's . What they do with live shipping of shelfish is exactly the same if you think about the daily landings of crab and lobsters every day for export theres not enough bellys in the Europe to eat tons of crab every day

[@onemanandhisboat]

@Fishhunter0 that's too true, when you think about it. But still, why is it always the fishermen that have to take the hit. I mean, things are hard enough as is without that on top of it 🙄🙈 But it does really explain why they are so low...poor wee beasties too.🦞🦞🦞 hellish life they have in the end.😞

[@Fishhunter0]

@onemanandhisboat just £££s mate thats all sellers on the top think of . But they give the local rule makers really nice dinners and board and lodging wile they sit down with them to lobby for the rules that screwed us for years

[@markybo01]

Hell of a lot of work even tho you got 48 it’s probably didn’t make anything from that trip at all most likely cast more than that to be out there I feel sorry for you guys £5 odd a lobster say you made £300 for the day fuel your time and the wear on the boat and gear money gone I have heard boys down the south coast getting £12.50 to £14.00 this week for a lobster things need to change for the Scottish fleet baz

[@onemanandhisboat]

Hi Mark. Thank you so much for your comment. You are absolutely spot on. Funny thing is, it's been this way for decades, and only now with social media, the public are getting a better understanding on what the small business owner is having to put up with just to make a living. Now we know why they guys are sticking ever more gear in. They have to make ends meet. Your right things have to change, but will they🤷‍♂️🙈 as we are acting as individual businesses, until fishermen stand together as one, only then things will change. 😁👌 I always hope for that day to come, but I don't think I'll see it in my lifetime. All the very best, bud. Baz.😉👍

[@englishandproud1949]

Excellent vlog again Barry. Not a bad catch of 48 lobbies either. Your Wood Creels are working fine. You were right to stop using the metal ones and use your own self build type. Any news about the new project you mentioned on a few vlogs a while ago? Sorry Bud just being nosey 😅🛥🚤🚤😉😉😊

[@onemanandhisboat]

Hello Keith and Val, my favourite two.😍😁👌 Thank you so much. I'm glad you enjoyed the Barry vlog,as this one was all me😍😁👌 The wooden creels have been a God send, and I love them dearly, never buying a steel creel again.😁👌🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 Not as yet, with the new project, as I'm too busy grafting to sort anything out as yet.🙈😁👌 I'll get on to it in the winter season, I hope.🤞🙈🤣🤣🤣 Stay safe and well, my friends. All the very best.😉👍

[@monstermcdonald6360]

Sorry band them.

[@onemanandhisboat]

I guessed it😁👌 but thank you for your correction. 😉👍

[@MauserGSY]

Barry, if you didn't have a moan at the beginning of every vid I wouldn't watch you anymore. People don't realise what you lot are going through and you don't see many younger up and coming fisherman like you used to. Anyway, at least you can have a good moan at us and not at your wife 😆

[@onemanandhisboat]

🤣🤣🤣 absolutely true. Thank you for putting up with my moaning.🤣🤣🤣 All the best. Baz.😉👍