Commercial Fishing - A Day in the Life of a Commercial Whelk Fisherman | The Fish Locker 

Great video. That one fella throwing the hook in such a confined space did well. That crew has a very efficient rhythm and way about doing their business. I gotta say, your way of editing, narration, etc., is excellent, and is maybe the most important factor of why I watch, other than the cool content itself. I agree with you that dawn barely breaking is a great time of day. An example of what I mean by your excellent videos is like when you take the time to move the view to what you are talking about AND leaning over the side with the cam later to show another example. Well done. (Are those snails used at restaurants as escargot?) That's all one big longgg line of bait traps with and anchor on each end? You aren't kidding about keeping the line untangled and orderly. I'm sure that has been a hard lesson learned on multiple occasions in the past for some greenhorn. That body of water must really have a great deal of snails on the bottom. How long do those traps sit out before they haul them in again?

This is so interesting John, such teamwork and skill from the lads. Great to see sustainable fishing with the use of the baits. Thanks so much for sharing.

John - your videos and those of EIS Alaska to me, epitomise the best kind of sustainable fishing, presented in an interesting, personable manner with no Hollywooding and no silly music.

Once again John,you never fail to impress,yet another informative and educational insight into a piece of fishing that aot of people would never get to see. Along with your personal,boat,pots and beach,this fishing channel never ceases to keep us entertained and educated. Keep up the Great work.❤

The fish shop they landed their catch to is well worth a visit. Always a good showing of locally fished species supporting our local fleet

So impressive Cleaning down Keeping the work area safe The way everyone pulls together Exhausting just watching it It’s easy to forget how food gets to our tables Respect to all of them (I bet you slept well that night) 😊

Thank John for another brilliant video about another part of commercial fishing I knew nothing about, and thank you Scott, Kier, and Billy for allowing John to share what you do with his People.

John. I am 3mins in and... What an operation!!! 12mins in now and I am blown away. What a 'well-oiled machine'! Respects to you John. Superb video John. Thank you and all those aboard for yet another brilliant education.

What a series this is, loving every one of these trips out, such an education, thanks to all involved in making this video, appreciate it, all the best

That's a tidy boat, nice to see being looked after a good scrub down after a day's graft on the seas

thanks for the video John! This one seems like more work than fun, but still interesting and educational.

After a tough day at the care home I work at, nothing better than another brill video from the fish locker to watch 👍🏻👍🏻 cheers John.

Fabulous to see how they work together. Also ya man do'nt waffle, says just what's needed to be said.

This is going to be a nice good early morning. My favorite time of the day.

I imagine your idea is to show people what the commercial fisherman actually do out at sea, as in what they catch and how they catch it, it was my job for 16 years so its nice your highlighting these guys who work our coasts.

That was fantastic to watch. Cheers lads and safe sailing! A very well oiled ship indeed!

That was a slick system they have got going on that boat for loading and unloading the pots !! Sweet loved the video 👍

A well organised, disciplined & effective crew with a knowledgeable skipper (how old is a whelk?). Every man in a lifejacket & a good clean down at the end shows a pride in their work. Well done all of you.

Thank you for the take along, good work men. Blessings

great series this tagalong with the commercial boys. Thank you for bringing us along.

They say a skill is the same task repeated over and over until it is mastered, I don't think I would manage one shift. We'll done, great video.

Really enjoying the commercial series. I like how you get in on the action also. It's a nice compliment to your own fishing content.

Man, I would love a job like this. Hands on, a clear goal and working out at sea. Oh well. The office awaits tomorrow. :)

I did this out of Wells in Norfolk, caused me carpol tunnel within a weeks. Hats off to these lads that make a career out of it. Very had work

Another great video John really enjoy seeing how the nation's chach is court. And then lads earned every penny. Keep bringing them it certainly opens your eyes to a fisherman life

Nice one John

Interesting to watch the process. Very informative. Miss your fishing videos!

Again! Another awesome educational video! Thanks John! Oh and hubbys tshirts arrived yesterday! LOVE the quality !

Amazing. I love these life of a commercial fisherman episodes! This catamaran fishing vessel is amazing too. It looks so efficient! Thanks for taking us along TFL!

John loved this one too ❤ Thanks

Another great video, your enthusiasm is infectious, keep them up!

Another cracking up load mate...😊

Brilliant video thanks for that Mr John, my favourite sea snail we used to dive to get them back home. Seing them how to catch it here are very interesting. Thank you..

Thanks! I like this commercial fishing series...

Another really interesting video . Thanks for showing us this side of sea fishing.

Keep learning new stuff I didn’t know before. Thanks.

I know they're not everyone's cup of tea, but I absolutely love fresh boiled whelks with a bit salt, pepper and vinegar. It's easy to forget what some people have to do to put simple food like this on your table. Another great video John, thanks again mate.

A Big Thank You to all the hard working fishermen and ladies who go out on the ocean so I can enjoy fresh fish and shellfish.

What a fascinating insight into a food source caught off our coastline you don't think about how they do it. Interesting to see what they use and what happens to most of the catch

Another interesting video. Team work at its best. Very informative. keep em coming.

I love buckies/whelks. Thanks guys,

One is impressed by how hard the fishermen work.

i love a whelk but i can't remember the last time i had one...great that there's a market in asia for them...the efficiency of their work routine is something else 🤌 thanks for showing us how hard these guys work for their living.

Love these in-depth videos plus they support fisherman !

Really enjoying this series

Hard working lads! After watching this I'm going to make a point of asking my local fishmonger if they can get me some whelks. I've only ever had them from the seafood stall with vinegar and pepper. I reckon they'd be delicious roasted in some wild garlic butter.

Might have been "great fun" John but I was knackered just watching you mate. Brilliant video as usual.

This very interesting and cool. It’s always cool to see how much can be done on a relatively small boat.

Wish I knew you were here in Eastbourne, cos I would have loved to met you and maybe brought you a pint..😄🍺.... thumbs up John..Del

Very enjoyable & interesting videos. Thanks John👍

love the commercial fishing series.

I'm loving these day in the life videos ❤

That was absolutely amazing. Thank you John & crew. Youse were like a wee conveyor belt. 👍

Thanks, thoroughly enjoyed this one again!

So interesting, thank you John, and thank you guys.

All the best from Sunderland John

Another great video! Must try this one... Great Portuguese recipe called "Caldeirada" - dogfish family fish (patarroxa)

Very informative! Thanks for posting Jon!

Awesome video again John loved eating whelks as a teenager, second thing I did on my last visit to U K was eat whelks much 2 my daughters discusse all the best 2 u & family. Happy catching from AUSTRALIA Nick

Superb video , found it very interesting and take my hat off to all the lads who work on commercial fishing boats , hard graft , all the best and thank you for your videos

Thank you John 👍🏻

Really interesting watch John , thank you.

Super interesting...thank you for sharing the experience!

Good on ye, on so many levels. Good on ye for asking the challenging questions. No blame on our man there. "He's just trying to make a living". Education, education, education! Bring it! 👍

Another great video from my hometown John thank you have always liked whelks plenty of pepper and vinegar

Thanks for these videos, fish locker! It is very interesting to see how the different fishermen go about their fishing

Really enjoy this type of video, makes you appreciate all the work that goes into something we take for granted: food on our plates.

Hard graft and a lot of skill, really interesting to watch.

That's a first for me, never seen Whelk fishing before, i don't mind the odd pot of Whelks, i'm enjoying this commercial fishing series, take care John and see i'll you in the next one 👍

Very informative. There’s a seafood bar in Saundersfoot, Pembs. Whenever we go it’s a tub of whelks for me and a gelato for the wife!

Another great adventure video John, its great to watch your adventures from your own smaller boat and then showing us other ventures on other larger boats from cuttle fish onto whelks etc. fantastic thank you

Well done, nice video. thank you.

On Portland, the fishermen used to land 'Dogwhelks', which were Whelk shells, inhabited by Hermit Crabs. Absolutely fantastic bait, and inside every shell, behind the Crab there was a Ragworm cleaning house.

Fascinating! Many thanks for sharing as always mate :)

Very cool video John! Like the others, a lot of teamwork on these fishing boats!

That was a great video really enjoyed it mate great stuff. I found how thay stacked the pots to shoot back out really fascinating. The way they left the boat and didn't get tangled. Good to see you getting stuck in as well 😉 brilliant as always bud all the best tight lines 🎣🎣🎣

"Doesn't matter where I am...still my favorite time of day." I say the same thing when I see that you've posted another fantastic video!! Thanks again for the education and adventure John!! Wonderful stuff! Dig, DmGrk

The commercial fishing videos are by far my favorite! Love to see them!

More respect for commercial fishermen watching your videos

Fascinating video! Interesting to hear about supplying whelks to the Asian market, the only place I've come across them and eaten them so far was in Japan - I had an enormous one along with a bunch of other seafood including sea urchins as part of a dinner the last time I was in Tokyo. Pretty tasty! The skill and the tidiness of the guy in charge of the pots is amazing - it's like the world's fishiest domino run!

I have tried many times to buy whelks in Manchester ! ! Fresh whelks are impossible to buy ! Frozen whelk meat is vile ! When I travel to France Boulot and alioi are a delight.

Connected with you when you said daybreak was your favorite time of day. I could not agree more. Love it being in the woods or on the water at first light. So damn cool to watch the day wake up.

Wicked never knew about that type of shell fish collecting, was quite interesting. Great team work & at least you helped out, brilliant mate. Love your video's, well done.

You can't beat a nice bowl of whelks...👍

Very efficient fishing and also hard work. Everyone working as hard as eachother. Brilliant all round

Great video my friend! Extremely excited to see the process!! Thank you and the whole Crew😊

Seeing the Sun come up, out at sea is a super special time regardless of the conditions!

Great insight into the world of whelks, use them as bait when you go out on the boot.

Brilliant one John. An amazing insight into the commercial whelkers. Smart boat to boot. Well done. I have a heavy weight drop net for catching bait, that I bait up and leave when I am out in the boat around the my patch of the English Channel (West Sussex/Hants) and always have a good share of whelks when I pull it up. I don't fancy eating one though. I bet James don't touch them either.🤣

Very cool system! Thanks for sharing❤

I loved it sir, much appreciation for your videos 👍

That was an excellent insight in WHELKS! Great crew. I’ve tried most things out of the sea, but not Whelks….. Have you John? Cook up maybe? I love my shellfish, so guess I wouldn’t hate them. The wife would!!! I often find old whelk pots washed up on my local coast after a blow, I guess some could easily be reused if not for whelks something else 🤔. Great series of vlogs👍

I replied under Benny, so I hope you see that too. Great video! Those Whelks are so different than what I find on the coast of North Carolina...although, I think they are found in Maine, maybe? Looked like a LOT of heavy lifting and more hard work. These gentlemen have such coordination it's could be termed a ballet, the most difficult of all. Thank you again for taking us with you, and yes...very interesting! Wishing you all a wonderful week!

Takes me back to working on a prawn boat on the Clyde when on leave from the Army with my best pal fae school. Tidy boat that 👍🏼

Hi John that was a good work out for you those sacks must have been 60 or 70 lb a piece interesting video first time I ever seen how whelks are caught

These videos are great John! Wonderful insight into a day in the life of a commercial fisherman. I've thoroughly enjoyed all the posts on this boat with this crew. The choreography of the crew is just meticulous and real pleasure to see professionals at work. Really nice job brother. Love home as always!

Really enjoying this series, the weather seems to like you ✌️😁

Really interesting to see how it's done. Thanks.

Thats sort of thing i thrived off on trawlers, organised chaos, everyone knew there job ,safe boat that 👍

Thanks , I love these commercial peeks ! had a go at when young