We went LOBSTERING in Portland, Maine! 🦞 (Lucky Catch tour + trying FRESH steamed lobster!)

The top food item we think of when we think of Maine is LOBSTER!🦞 And for our first day in Portland, Maine we not only tried lobster for the first time, but we also went on a lobstering tour with Lucky Catch Cruises and learned TONS about lobsters and got to help with the entire process to catch them, from baiting the traps, removing crabs from traps, throwing traps back out, banding their claws, and more! It was a BLAST!
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⌚Timestamps
00:00 Introduction
00:15 Lobstering Tour
12:43 Trying Lobster for the first time
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Hi y’all! We’re Adam, Kathryn, and Kona, an adventurous married couple (+ pup!) living on the road in our self-converted sprinter van! You can often find us driving all around the US and Canada, scoping out the best coffee shops, eating tacos and ice cream (we're a 5+ taco and 2+ scoop household), and enjoying nature.
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[@AdventuresofAplusK]

NOTE: FAA approval (which we obtained beforehand) is required to fly a drone near downtown Portland due to it being within an airspace. Watch more New England adventures: kzbin.info/aero/PLZKRTK1yCEM7uVAlQDMphCQxMIEJAhXLF Our camera + hiking gear: adventuresofaplusk.com/resources/

[@stevedietrich8936]

I love these "factory" tours, whether it be a lobster boat, a cheese farm, a brewery, whatever. It's fun to see how different occupations go about their business. Think about how much you learned about lobsters and catching them in just one day. Also, lobster > steak.

[@AdventuresofAplusK]

We couldn’t agree more! These experiences are our favorite thing to film lately. We love getting to learn and experience things first hand and share the stories of different careers and businesses!

[@mcnater]

Agree here! Love the tour vids...so fun to see how "the sausage/lobster is made" so-to-speak.

[@WhenAdventureKnox]

I've really enjoyed these super educational videos of late. The cheese factory, the maple farm and now this Lobster boat. The stuff about finding a female with eggs attached and making the v s other fisher-folk know to pop her back in the water was fascinating, same with the male sizes. I had no idea! At 12:57 I was like 'Yes! Yes I did know that but only because I was listening on the boat!' 🤣 I loved watching you guys discover for the first time how to crack into the lobster, watching in awe at what was coming out! Like you guys, I find lobster a little on the chewy side and I prefer the soft flaky-ness of fish so don't tend to eat lobster all too much given its price. (Yup... I'm basic, I know!) I can't imagine the hours you must have put into making this as I'm sat here trying to comprehend how I'd have worked out what to film, how to edit it together and my head hurts a little. It's shot right up on my bucket list of things I'd love to do in Maine, despite not being a lobster fan, the idea of going out on a working boat is fascinating! ❤️

[@AdventuresofAplusK]

We are so glad you've enjoyed these tour/educational vlogs! We LOVE making them and getting to experience how things are created! But you're right, they are a doozy to film and put together, especially when we cannot just stop the entire tour to have them repeat something and we're frantically trying to get tons of shots. But we are so happy with how this one turned out! You're not basic! Lobster is $$$ and in our next video we have lobster rolls, which were not cheap, but it was worth the splurge. Highly recommend this boat tour even if you don't love lobster. It's a ton of fun to just experience how they are caught and get to help!

[@jaytee6586]

We did exactly that summer of 2018, my kids still talk about it. The people at Lucky Catch are one of the most genuine you could meet and you can tell that they love what they are doing.

[@maryspiering1205]

Kathryn, your enthusiasm is refreshing and contagious. Love following the two of you on your adventures. You provide great overviews of the areas, a bit of history and help identify some great places to visit and eat ! Oh my, that lobster looked scrumptious. Thank you for taking us along !

[@AdventuresofAplusK]

Thank you so much for the kind words, it means a ton! ❤️

[@emilyzapinski9064]

Me, a dedicated vegetarian of 12 years, watching this video because I love you two. Still interesting to see the lobster catching and Katherine is a claw-ripping savage!! Portland is one of my favorite cities, glad you guys are enjoying! Loving the Maine videos

[@AdventuresofAplusK]

We appreciate you watching it! We LOVED Portland!

[@michaelsutphin6775]

Love how your adventures always end with good eats! My kind of folks! Happy Thanksgiving 🍁

[@AdventuresofAplusK]

Tasting the local eats is one of the best parts of travel for us! Happy Thanksgiving to you too!

[@MichaelYoungblood1]

Really enjoyed this tour/experience video. Very interesting and educational. I didn’t even know it was option to do a tour like this. So cool. Nice job on this one! My funny lobster story. Last time we were in Maine, my oldest was 4 years old at the time. We went out for a lobster dinner. After finishing the meal, the waiter takes away my plate and the disassembled lobster shell. He asks us, “oh are they going to put him back together.” We’re like, “yeah buddy. He’s fine. They’re just going to fix him up a bit.”

[@AdventuresofAplusK]

The lobster tour was a ton of fun and you learn a lot! haha that's a fun memory! 😂 kids say the darndest things

[@SchoandJo]

That was such a cool behind the scenes tour of how lobsters are caught and a glimpse of a day in the life of a lobster fisherman / woman. I (Jenn) have loved lobster since i was a child, but never knew all that went into catching them 🦞

[@AdventuresofAplusK]

It’s pretty crazy how much work it is and how they may not even catch anything keepable after all of it. Makes me appreciate the food even more to know the work that goes into it!

[@suzanneaydelotte801]

What a FUN video and so informative! Loved seeing you all handling the lobster and crab! I could tell how much fun you were having…it made me smile! Kathryn, I’m so proud of you for trying the 🦞!

[@AdventuresofAplusK]

It was such a blast! Who knew I’d enjoy touching dead fish and grabbing feisty crabs so much! 😂 And eating lobster!

[@kimfrommn7162]

Looked like a fun trip! Learned some things about Lobsters!! Thank you for taking us with you!! 😊❤️🙏🏼

[@AdventuresofAplusK]

It was a blast and so educational!

[@nikkiyanok599]

Huge kudos to you guys for trying so many Maine things off the beaten track! We actually found you guys through your Maine videos, and as local Mainers, we're big fans! Had to start from the beginning, but really fun to see you guys in our hometown. Pro tip to anyone coming to Maine to visit - you want to make sure your lobster spots cook the lobsters WITHOUT the bands. When you cook them with them on, they get a rubbery taste. A few really good spots to try are Days Lobster in Yarmouth and Erica's Seafood in Harpswell

[@AdventuresofAplusK]

Thank you so much Nikki! It means a ton when locals enjoy the videos we film in their home state or town. We loved Maine and had a blast! Good to know about the bands! I believe they did this since we (and others from the tour) brought in our own lobster and the band had a number on it so they gave us the one we paid for.

[@courtneykappel370]

This is one of my favorite videos yet! I come from a family of Maryland crabbers but didn’t know anything about lobstering other than eating the end product! I loved seeing this adventure!

[@AdventuresofAplusK]

Yay! So glad you enjoyed it! It is one of our favorite videos we have made! How cool that your family were crabbers. Is it similar process wise?

[@courtneykappel370]

@@AdventuresofAplusK Yes, definitely some similarities. We throw back small crabs and females and I’ve definitely accidentally ripped off some crab “arms” and I always feel bad about that!

[@sherrichambliss4163]

I found your channel when researching a road trip from Indiana to Maine, Vermont and New Hampshire. Love your enthusiasm and your love of nature, travel, good food and good coffee. Love those things, too. Your videos are well done, fun and informative. Happy travels and best wishes!

[@AdventuresofAplusK]

Thank you! ❤️ thanks for watching!

[@JohnandCaraRetiredTravellers]

What an amazing venture! We have so much respect for these fishermen! They work endlessly to get the great catch! Thanks for bringing us along! ~Cara

[@AdventuresofAplusK]

They really do! It really opened our eyes to how much work they do for sometimes very little in return!

[@reloksat]

We did this same trip in Oct. Awesome crew and experience…

[@AdventuresofAplusK]

So happy you enjoyed it too!

[@eileenellingsen3669]

Going to Maine soon! Look forward to watching more of your videos.. !❤

[@ahhitskatie9094]

This was a really neat video! Looks like you both truly enjoyed every moment in Maine! ❤️

[@AdventuresofAplusK]

We had a blast in Maine! Was really fun to experience the coast!

[@seannewton8386]

Even though lobster isn't my cup of tea, the video was excellent, as usual. I found the lobster fishing on the boat fascinating.

[@AdventuresofAplusK]

We'd highly recommend the experience even for non lobster eaters! And there are TONS of good restaurants in Portland to enjoy afterwards!

[@wendysuperfan1014]

thanks A+K

[@Lady-Seawulf]

What a tour! (you wouldn't find me touching a dead fish). You always film some great trips! Love following you! Thanks for taking us along.

[@AdventuresofAplusK]

Thank you so much for following along!

[@freedom4anime]

Haha infectious joy learning about lobster fishing. I couldn't help laughing when you almost chucked a crab at a seagull 🤣

[@AdventuresofAplusK]

This was SO much fun!!!

[@richardbeee]

Looked like y'all had a ball! Wow! To think you actually caught one of those denizens of the deep. Yee- Haa!! You got to try octopus salad. Goooood stuff there. See ya's on the next.

[@AdventuresofAplusK]

It was so cool to see the process to catch lobster! I still need to warm up to the idea of octopus haha

[@travel-bestdestinations7066]

Loved this video. I have the plan to go to Maine next year. I would definitely consider lobster catching tour. Thank you guys.

[@AdventuresofAplusK]

We highly recommend it! Was a very cool local experience!

[@gregprince2523]

That was a fun and delicious excursion!!

[@AdventuresofAplusK]

So glad you enjoyed it! One of our favorite experiences out east!

[@conruff80]

We did this in September 2016. So much fun. Watching your video brought back a lot of great memories. Thank you!!

[@AdventuresofAplusK]

Ahh that is awesome! So glad you’ve experienced this!

[@OffRampAdventures]

This video was a great 'catch' for us! This is the way to tour!

[@AdventuresofAplusK]

Hahaha love it!

[@sheafan1971]

Looks like a great time, so cool

[@AdventuresofAplusK]

It was a ton of fun and so educational!

[@sheafan1971]

@@AdventuresofAplusK was Kona waiting

[@darlenestout7548]

Very cool.

[@kituwahband]

Ok, I'm subbing...your videos come across my feed and I can't help but watch them thru and thru!! 😆😆👍👍

[@AdventuresofAplusK]

Thanks a bunch for watching!

[@kituwahband]

Oh yeah, no worries! This episode looked fun....and cold!!

[@Duchessjo44]

I think the claw meat is the best part, too! That looked like so much fun and just a great time! 👍

[@AdventuresofAplusK]

I am glad we aren't alone in thinking that the claw was better! It was such a fun tour!

[@alrichardson7027]

Hello Adventurers😊😊😊😊, So thrilled that y'all got to enjoy that lobster tour and eat THE LOBSTER TOO! I was eating that delicious LOBSTER right along with y'all! You should try lobster rolls too. Portland is a great city and I know your enjoying it. Can't wait to see what's next...maybe coming south on I-95 to RI to enjoy our famous clam cakes and chowder! I haven't seen kona...👍👍👍👍👍👍👍!

[@AdventuresofAplusK]

Don't you worry, lobster rolls coming up in the next video! And unfortunately next video is our last in New England, we decided to save the rest for another time and go visit some friends we hardly see, but we will be back for more New England adventures in the future!

[@joycemoses2411]

Interesting learning about the process of harvesting the lobsters. Happy Thanksgiving!

[@AdventuresofAplusK]

Happy Thanksgiving to you too!

[@ReimaginedAdventures]

Maine lobster is so good deffinalty can not miss that experience while your there looked like a good time also agreed a good steak is delicious !!!

[@AdventuresofAplusK]

Would love to try some surf and turf!

[@MikeGetsLost]

We ate there too, can confirm everything is delicious :) That wild blueberry pie is something else

[@AdventuresofAplusK]

That sounds so good!!

[@TheCraigmleonard]

We would love to play this in our restaurant

[@ronaldcarlson8572]

Very nice video that I really enjoyed and was quite educational. Was surprised that was the first time trying lobster for you both, while I am not as crazy about lobster as a lot of people are, the closest thing to compare it to is shrimp. But I still prefer a nice cheeseburger any day of the week.

[@AdventuresofAplusK]

So glad you enjoyed it! And I was surprised Adam hadn't had it before. I normally don't do seafood, but have been trying it lately and have enjoyed it more than I expected.

[@fleabrad]

Maine is one of my favorite states!

[@AdventuresofAplusK]

We loved it so much! 😍

[@bradgingerich6814]

Oh wow! You got to catch and then eat your own lobsters!!! Wow this is so cool! The crab looks cool! Oh this is so educational and interesting! Go Katherine! Good push! 😂 Great job setting the trap Adam! 120 years old…woah!!! 44 pounds, that’s insane!!! I’m glad you’re wearing gloves…😳. That was a large bite Adam…I could only take small bites cause of the chewy factor. 😂 This was so fun and I learned a lot! Thanks so much A & K!!!

[@AdventuresofAplusK]

It was such a fun and educational experience! We can't recommend it enough! The gloves saved us from those fiesty crabs! Glad you enjoyed this one, we have been SO excited to share it 🦞🦞

[@allisonsherman7231]

Reminds me of my dad. He had lobstah pots off Massachusetts!!! 🦞🦞🦞 🦞

[@AdventuresofAplusK]

That is awesome!

[@jacc9311]

My husband and I were born and raised in Maine. You were in our backyard! We both love Maine lobster. I like the claws more and my husband likes the lobster tail.

[@AdventuresofAplusK]

That is perfect because then y'all can share! 🦞🙌🏼

[@jacc9311]

@@AdventuresofAplusK Exactly!

[@Jennifer-pz5jl]

Lobster is so good, even better with garlic salt added to the butter😁one of my dream vacations is to go to Main and have fresh caught lobster.

[@AdventuresofAplusK]

Oooo we LOVE garlic and will have to try this next time!

[@jamiewalters4]

Very fun looking adventure! We've had lobster from time to time, but I definitely want to try it fresh in Maine. Generally we prefer Alaskan King Crab. It's amazing and much sweeter than lobster. King crab for the win! =)

[@AdventuresofAplusK]

We will have to try that whenever we make it to Alaska!

[@limousineB]

Hi what month did you go on this trip? I plan to go around first week of October. I wonder if it will be open or if it will be too cold? I watched your Seattle videos before I went to Seattle last year. Very helpful! Thank you!

[@AdventuresofAplusK]

Hey! We were there in mid October and the weather was great! Cool, but not too cold Thanks for watching and we’re glad we could help!

[@pamelakern2849]

I have never eaten lobster. I thought this video was very interesting. A lobster is a fascinating creature. 👍🦂😃😃

[@AdventuresofAplusK]

It's definitely worth trying! But even if you don't like lobster, this tour is incredible!

[@bobculhane4746]

It didn't surprise me you both had never ate Lobster before. My wife had lived near Boston her whole and I Met her when she was 21 and asked her if she wanted to get Lobster 🦞 and shocked 😲 to find out she had never tried it. So we were in Bar Harbor and they had a docked boat that was a Lobster house. She picked the biggest Lobster 🦞 in the tank it was nearly 10lbs. She 😍 loved it ! We both agree the claw meat is better then the tail meat 👍

[@AdventuresofAplusK]

I was surprised Adam hadn't, but definitely not a shocker that I haven't haha. How crazy that she lived in that area her whole life and hadn't tried it, but that is awesome that she loved it! And yay for #teamclaw!

[@michellerichardson4200]

How fun was that - super cool! We will have to go next time we are in Maine! Our very first trip my husband ate 9 Lobster Rolls in less than 7 days. I don’t think he even knew if he liked lobster before that! Lol Portland is such a fun “foodie” city - enjoy!!

[@AdventuresofAplusK]

We don’t blame him! Spoiler for our next video, but we LOVED lobster rolls!

[@michellerichardson4200]

@@AdventuresofAplusK that’s awesome! Can’t wait to see your reactions! So we gotta know - Are you team butter or team mayo?

[@AdventuresofAplusK]

We are team can't choose because both were delicious haha!

[@michellerichardson4200]

@@AdventuresofAplusK 😂😂😂Love that answer!! We are totally team butter!!!😂😂😂

[@dawnyski9175]

Just saw y’all pop up on Facebook for a Explore Georgia sponsored ad.

[@AdventuresofAplusK]

It's super cool to see that ad! That alpine coaster in GA is a blast!

[@brunnie]

An interesting tour. I would assume they make more money from the tour rather than the lobstering. Lobster is SOooooo good. yum yum. Until next time.... Travel Safe.

[@AdventuresofAplusK]

What’s cool is that they do both! I forget how many traps he has just for actual lobstering, but it’s cool that he does this as a career as well, not just tours.

[@net69flix]

Very interesting, around here (Gloucester) we call them "lobsta"

[@AdventuresofAplusK]

We're glad you thought so! We found it super fascinating!

[@lorirouleau4303]

Yeah my hometown! This looked like such fun. I'm not a lobster eater, even though I am a New Englander. I do carry the burden of the Boston/NE accent and yes people always make fun of it, LOL!! I do say lobstah, I admit it....

[@AdventuresofAplusK]

We love the accent!!! It’s so cool how many different accents and dialects there are in the US!

[@leroypearl2846]

I enjoy you two. That is my wife and my Anniversary favorite and we live in CA. We have it overnight delivered. So did you taste the butter in the head? Thanks for your posting. God Bless

[@AdventuresofAplusK]

Are you referring to the tomalley? Adam was going to and then chickened out haha

[@loeyminske3459]

I'll trade you my steak for your lobster ANY DAY!!! That looked like so much fun and so informative! We had a lobster roll at that place when we were there. That made me SO hungry for lobster. Mmmmm........

[@AdventuresofAplusK]

Hahaha DEAL! It was a ton of fun, we highly recommend the tour! And warning: our next video will make you hungry for lobster too!

[@malencid]

A+K how does it compare to the Dungeness crab you had in Seattle?

[@AdventuresofAplusK]

We very embarrassingly did not eat much seafood in Seattle 😬😬 I used to hate seafood, so we usually went to places we both would enjoy!

[@josephmenna3985]

I hope y’all went to the Holy Donut👀

[@AdventuresofAplusK]

😉

[@bobyonker3100]

Yum! Lobster is one of Karen's favorite foods. Did you know there is meat in each of the legs and on the body where the legs attach? It takes more effort but some of us won't leave any behind. Karen feels privileged to have had her first experience at a young age when on vacation in Maine. Also congrats on having your first experience at the source in Maine. That is where I finally had mine when I got together with Karen and I was much older than you two at the time. Thanks for sharing.

[@AdventuresofAplusK]

We tried to get as much meat as we could, but it started to get dark so we probably missed some! Glad y’all enjoy lobster and have been able to have it in Maine as well!

[@donaldmilhoan6379]

I'm not a seafood person, I'm a steak potato type guy. Haha. I didn't know u eat the claw 😆 only thing seafood I can eat is McDonald's Fish sandwich. Ha

[@AdventuresofAplusK]

We still highly recommend the boat tour even if you don't want to eat lobster. I used to say I didn't like seafood, but lately I am warming up to it!

[@cmichaelhaugh8517]

Took this tour several years ago courtesy of my daughter who lives in Portland. We had a terrific time but I came away wondering how lobstermen make any money given the (necessary) requirements that they have to meet.

[@AdventuresofAplusK]

That tour was a ton of fun and very informative! That is a good question! Thanks for watching!

[@halgibson9959]

Reminds me of the old Simpsons episode where Homer has a pet lobster named Pinchy...

[@AdventuresofAplusK]

Now that's a cute lobster name!

[@ericmunson88]

Where would you recommend to take the test to get approved by FAA

[@AdventuresofAplusK]

You can get FAA approval to fly as a hobbyist without a commercial drone pilot license (the apps AirMap and OpenSky allow you to request approval), but since we make income from our videos, Adam had to get the part 107 license. He took it at a testing site in Austin (the website for the license will list options).

[@jeffmpvd7689]

@@AdventuresofAplusK Appreciate that you're doing it the right way. I've seen many KZbinrs flying in urban areas, out of line of sight, very unsafe.

[@AdventuresofAplusK]

We are extreme rule followers!

[@ericmunson88]

Am I allowed to fly like state parks without a commercial drone pilot license?

[@AdventuresofAplusK]

In our experience, most state parks do not allow drones. We always check apps like AirMap and OpenSky to see restrictions, as well as double check on the state park's website.

[@stargazer5073]

Looobstur!

[@AdventuresofAplusK]

🦞🦞

[@gbouley1]

The lobster should have been delicate not tough. Think they over cooked it. Try a roadside stand… they are always better and cheaper. Also an lobsters roll .

[@AdventuresofAplusK]

We have more lobster in our next video 😊 But we thought getting lobster right from the boat and getting it cooked was a cool experience we couldn’t have anywhere else.

[@gregprince2523]

Did you know that Lobster was what they fed the prisoners back in the early days?? It was considered trash by the Europeans.

[@AdventuresofAplusK]

I read that! Crazy how now it’s a delicacy!

[@wendysuperfan1014]

thanks A+K