Having been in this business for close to
35 years; it has been fun to work on the tables and hear about the enjoyment of having one. Some people ask if I have a store
where they can come, but, I, now, after 25 years with a store do only internet business.
Also while in the retail business I spent a lot of time on the
water lobstering. These tables are actual traps and the same style has been used for fishing by lobstermen for many years.They
are an inshore trap and used at depths of 15-25 feet. lobsters are found in rocky areas. We used to fish near the Cape Cod
Canal, because there were a lot of rocks near the canal. You can't put traps into the canal because the Coast
Guard will remove them or Fish and Wildlife would do so.Lobstering requires that you be licensed either with a commercial
license or a family license. The states have requirements for the traps and buoy as well as the size of the lobster that may
be caught.
Lobsters eat fish scraps and dead fish. Sometimes lobsters have been
referred to as the "pigs of the sea". Lobsters suck on the flesh of the fish to get the oil from the fish. I used to use bait
bags filled with scrap fish or red fish.
I started to make traps in the early 1970's and I have
made oak. wire, half rounds as well as the decorative traps. Also we made eel traps and conk traps. Each table comes
with "The New England Lobstering Story". My two daughters grew up helping their Dad pull trapsand make traps; so they have
a familiarity with fishing and trap making.As time goes on I hope to have some time to add some of the other types of traps
that I have made, in the past, to this web site.
When I closed my store I decided to do what
I enjoyed the most and that was the lobster trap coffee tables, the crab trap tables and the harpoons.I will be adding other
items that are nautical although they will be made by others, but will be of good quality and fun to have as decor.
I am supposed to be retired but I have a wonderful granddaughter with
who I spend a great deal of my time.
