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THE PREACHER’S SON —- The Story From Tuffy

30 miles off the north coast of Honduras are the three Bay Islands of Utila ,Roatan and Guanaja . Roatan , in the middle,is the largest and most populated . Roatan has a International Airport and easy access from the … Continue reading

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Fishing Honduras With Tuffy

Born to fish.

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Wahooooooooo! Tuffy Represents! In Honduras

Natural Born Fisherman! Da Sticka Looks Like It’s Havin A Hell of a Time In Honduras!!!! Thanks Tuffy!

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Tuffy Represents! In Honduras

Today at Anthony’s key resort ( A.K.R. ) Roatan . Gracie is twenty years old and has two babies (dolphins ) .We meet them both . One is six and the other is just over a year old and is … Continue reading

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Tuffy Represents! In Roatan Honduras

Just bought the boat you see in the background.

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We Lose A Good Morning Gloucester Favorite To The Navy

Sean retires from lobstering to enlist in the Navy A little bit of sunshine will be leaving along with Sean.  Always positive always funny.  We will miss you buddy. Remember-  The Backbone of this country is…..  Long before there were … Continue reading

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Offshore Gillnetting On George’s Bank 1980

Tuffy writes- Offshore gillnetting on georg

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Video- Lobster Fishing 101 Aboard The Degelyse- Measuring Oversized Lobsters

Measuring lobsters another part of the conservation measures lobstermen use.

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Video: Happy Thanksgiving from Captain Joes and Good Morning Gloucester

Plenty to Be Thankful For  Brought to you by Good Morning Gloucester and the crews of lobster boats The Lady J and The Degelyse, and Brian O’Connor. Thanksgiving interviews with, in order of appearance, Joey Ciaramitaro, Ryan, Skipper Dave Jewell, Brain M O’Connor, Michael, Skipper Tuffy, Sean, and Frankie Ciaramitaro. … Continue reading

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Video- Lobstering 101- Messing Around On The Way Home Aboard The Degelyse

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Video- The Crew Of The Degelyse Demonstrates How To V-Notch A Female Egg Bearing Lobster

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Video- Gloucester Zen- Tuffy and Crew Prepare To Head Out Lobstering

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Tools Of The Trade- The Lobster Banding Tray Aboard The Degelyse

Lobster bands and banding tool.  As the traps come up from the ocean floor, hopefully full of lobsters the lobsters that need to be gauged for size get tossed into the slots and then measured and the ones that are … Continue reading

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Guest Post From Tuffy- Skipper of The Degelyse

sean with a scup last fall . sean and tom burns @ capt. joes . setting gear, spring 2012

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Guest Post From Tuffy Skipper of The Degelyse

Tuffy Writes- old salt —— tom burns — @ capt. joes , spring – 2012 telling me to go east , while he’s headin’ west . lied to me again !!! the real mcoy !!

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It’s Giveback Time- Sean Sends This One Out To All His Gay Fans

In honor of the upcoming Gay Pride parade in Salem this weekend Sean wanted to give back a little something to  his legion of  fans. For more info on the parade- For more information visit http://www.northshorepride.org or http://www.facebook.com/northshorepride  

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Crazy for Lobsters!

Sean’s (nickname ‘Spoonin’ Love’) Lobster Tatoo  The Degelyse’s Tuffy and Sean delivering the daily catch to Captain Joe’s. Although I am not an expert on the lobster’s anatomy this looks accurate, and beautifully rendered. Read More about the adventures of Sean … Continue reading

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Tuffy Joins DC Protest With His Tibetan Monk Buddies

Hi Joey, Here’s a pic of my dad "protesting" with the Tibetan monks when he came to visit me in DC. Hope all is well. Degelis What, no shocker?

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Gut Fish? Tuffy’s Buddy Mya

Tuffy writes- Pictured here is my buddy Maya . She managed to land this barracuda off the north coast of honduras . Her father and myself helped her land it outside of the reefs of the island of roatan. Maya … Continue reading

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Should I Tell Tuffy That The Tag Is Still On His New Dockers Cap? Nahhhh

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Video- The Final Trap Hits The Dock From the 2011 Lobstering Season Aboard The Degelyse

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The Final Load

There’s nothing quite like that feeling when the last load of lobster gear comes out of the water for the season. A long grinding year of hard core lobstering comes to an end and the boys enjoy the fruits of … Continue reading

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Tuffy Then and Now

At age 15 Tuffy was on his own, supporting himself fishing- Tuffy Now

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Merry Christmas From Sean On the Degelyse

Long before there were run-ins with Buddhists there was jock strap diving.

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Tuffy and The Boys Send Love To Delta Gamma at UVA

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