Hand Hauling The Fish Locker lobster pots - HUGE OCTOPUS, Crabs and Lobsters | The Fish Locker 

Can you do a spargos kitchen - summer bbq edition? 🤔 bbq sea bass and octopus would be interesting!

Great to see such precious father and son times. James is turning into such a great young person who is learning about the ways of the world and nature, he is an absolute credit to you and his Mum and family

Hooray for James! He's learned so much and is growing into a fine fisherman and possibly a future marine biologist! Thanks for sharing your time together today!

What an awesome family adventure and catch! A fantastic harvest of Octopus, Lobster, Kelp, and Crab catch, just enough for a feast!

What a beautiful video. My Dad didn't like fishing much but he used to take us because my Brother and I loved it. He bought us a boat when we were in our early teens and now he's no longer with us I miss him terribly. I have a video on my channel of me fishing with my daughter when she was little and that was precious time. She's 19 now! Fishing is a past time which family can do together and your video brought a tear to this grizzled old prop's eye. Thank you so much.

Great dad 👍great video James keen to learn 👍

Brilliant john love seeing James on boat! His wee face when he caught the fish, precious memories. Great video 👍🏻🎣🎣🎣

Gotta love a foggy morning on the water. It's so quiet and calm with an eeriness about it! Days like that you can imagine Morgawer herself could make an appearance! great Video as always. Love the educational element and the subtle boat safety. Showing by example. Keep em coming. Tight lines.

Another great video thank you John. Great to see James helping you out. He is growing to be very knowledgable about the marine life. You are doing a great job with him and you must be very proud. The octopus are going to serve up a few meals!! Nice lobsters and I loved James’s Cuckoo wrasse! Cheers mate. Graham 🐟🦞🦑🦑🦀🦀

Your James is growing fast he's really enjoying the pots and I would too , he'll be hosting his own channel before you know it. Excellent haul today 👌 👍

Fantastic video as always mate 👍 pretty cool watching James catch a couple fish on his own and get really excited about it too, you make a good team

Growing up your lad he’s very polite ❤

another good one, great little giggle by James when mentioning the lobsters gender,quality time, well done😊

Awesome video and your lad is amazing. Adorable and smart. Lovely catch there, James! Loved the lesson on the lobster and octopus, and those 🐙 were huge. Wow. Hopefully you can keep the numbers down before they eat up everything on you. I want to get my daughter watching these so she's knowledgeable about these things too. Good science and biology lessons. 👍 (she's gonna be 10 soon)

Keep a small tub of sea salt in your boat John. When Octopus curl up upside down and hold fast in the pot sprinkle them with the salt. They will release and move instantly. Makes your life easier.

Greetings from Kansas. Watching you and James having great adventures on the sea is heartwarming and envious. You are a brilliant teacher and example, and he seems to be a lovely student... what an excellent combination. Congratulation an another outstanding video.

great to see James out again enjoying his fishing, lovely little haul of some octopus & lobsters

Always good to see father and son working together he has the best teacher! And saying that I have to say Thanks to your tips I feel like I'm improving, just caught my first weakfish or like we call it in Portugal Corvinata not a beast but definitely my record! Bigs hugs!

I thought it was Andy Pandy at first. Great video John as always.

Great video as always! So great to see James along out on the boat! Interesting to see that the mamma lobster was one you notched last year! Great catch James!

What a beautiful time with the boy.. well done as always!

Both of you say please and thank you to each other: a forgotten art. Great family.

James is getting much chattier. Before you know it his voice will be breaking!

Great to see James. He will have so much knowledge that will benefit him as he gets older. The video was a bit creepy with those octopuses and the way you are able to handle John makes me cringe. I hate them. They made a mess of anything else in the pots. Those little lobsters didn’t have a chance. Lovely to see you fishing James.

The way you haul those pots, good exercise! Also, as always, an excellent video. I always enjoy/envy your hauls, life on the sea is best! Edit: After my time in Japan, octopus is delicious as a dish, Takoyaki is amazing.

Another interesting and enjoyable video a d it certainly a variety of catch. James's cuckoo wrasse was stunning and he is so like a sponge absorbing all the knowledge you pass on and asking questions which is fantastic he is a very bright young man

Your boy is getting big!! Your a great father and great family! Getting my boy out on the water Youngs was great for me and hopefully better for him… love your channel!

Well done James on your catches. Another brilliant, educating episode. The fog made it really erie. Maybe more people should eat Octopus to thin out the numbers. Stay safe and thanks again.

This was just great viewing 👍 those Octopi are a nightmare.Well done to James excellent bit of angling and my favourite Cuckoo Wrasse top angling young man 😉😁👍.Always enjoyable and knowledgeable nicely done John and James hope you enjoyed your fishing.All the best.Tony

James was really chuffed about that first fish!

Yay!! There's that James again! Such a nice, good, little man! ❤

Another fantastic boy's day out bonding, learning and having fun.

Fab trip out for the young fella. Octopus is delicious when cooked right. Well done!!!

great vid - are those Ukrainian over trousers?...

Great video,been watching for a long time and you lads growing up fast .

The dream team, John and James….smashing it!!

I'm hooked pardon the pun on your videos I've learnt alot from you and keep learning. So glad I found your channel and also want to give respect to how you teach and include your son. I wish my father would have entertained such interaction. I tip my hat to you sir you are what I want to be in time.

"Suctionable" is an excellent word! Great job, James! You were alright, John. 😜

Nice to see you fishing with james. Octopus are beautiful creatures I think they are amazing and very clever, great video.

Love every time James joins you! What a smart little guy! Keep putting in your vids!!! Go James !!!

That was one of your best videos,I was fascinated by the size of the octopi. It was lovely to see James helping you,he is growing into a fine young lad.👏😃

Great film I must say I'm really enjoying watching your fishing adventures.

Brilliant stuff. 😊 James is a great supervisor. Poor Bob 😂❤️

So much education for James who is growing so fast. 🙂

Good to see you out and about, like your crew member also. Blessings

Looking forward to a cook up. James is really coming on. I can see another marine biologist on the way.

Hello James! Good to see you lad! Help the old man hauling those pots lol enjoy!

33:23 I'm over in Nova Scotia and haven't seen these suckers yet, but would be interesting to sea four shore

Amazing octopus 😉🍀👍

Lovely to see you and the boy out on the boat . Can't wait for the cook up in the kitchen .Take care mate

I'd end up keeping those Octopus as a pet😉. Great pot haul with James!

Been awhile since I've seen your videos. Love seeing you and your son out together....and I enjoy learning about your native plants and water creatures.

Quality time out on the boat with your lad, good haul and a nice cuckoo wrasse for James, crackin video again, see you in the next one John 👍🎣

24:10 Hello fellow fishermen. Greetings from New Zealand. So nice watching your videos, and it is so nice to see you teaching James. In Gisborne on the Eastern North Island of NZ, we don't have lobsters like you do, but we have crayfish, and our main fishing species are snapper, groper, kingfish and pelagic species including kahawai and other natives. I was so excited to see you crimping the barbs on your circle hooks. We have used barbless j hooks and circle hooks for nearly fifteen years, and we get 20% discount on our recreational fishing permits. Surprisingly, companies are manufacturing barbless hooks up to 30mm shank width. Fortunately, where we fish, it is flat sandy bottom and shallow about 65 meters max. and about 20 miles off shore. Good luck to both you and James. Love your videos. When we go out that far we take two boats minimum for safety reasons. Bless you and safe fishing.

Hi John!!! James is getting soo BIG, and so grown up!!

Great to see the skipper back out on the boat Keeping a eye on you 😉

What a lovely video. James is truly a delightful young lad.

My favorite family from across the pond! ❤❤❤! Truly love these videos! It’s such a pleasure to share in the adventure.

Sorry I’ve been absent for a bit, I’ve been struggling with health. We’ve managed a couple of lifts and your tips have definitely helped. Question, do you think old bait is better for lobster? Me and my buddy have a bet but after a few landings we can’t decide lol✌️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿💕

Received a one clawed lobster in last order from a fish company. Huge black hole where it should have existed. Wish the company hadn't sent it me as lobsters are expensive, plus it turned my stomach. Re the octopuses, can't they be eaten/exported? I'm maybe weird in that I'd prefer an octopus over a lobster. (sorry, editing as I watch the video progress :) )

What's his name James? Bob...throw him back. Bob hitting the boat on his way back...oops...sorry Bob. Love it

James is getting so much more brave and practiced at handling everything as well as talking to the camera. Nice new life jacket too.

Simply wonderful! 😀

Fab video! James doing an absolutely superb job for the audience by asking all the questions we are thinking of, well done also for catching those fish as well 😁

Satisfy a curiosity of mine. How much time is actually elapsed from the time you are howling the pots up (ropes full of algae) and you send them back, with the ropes nicely clean and neatly coiled? Great to see father and son together again working hard and having fun together.

been watching your channel for couple years.your son is getting big

Fantastic video 💯. Also just found out that you used to work offshore with my uncle . His names Keith Glennie . What a small world 😂

Educating pups and respecting the sea 👍👌👍👌

It's great to see James learning so much from you. I have an eleven year old daughter, and I've been teaching her how to fish as well. It's great for our next generation to learn how to not only catch fish, but to know how to help to sustain a healthy ecosystem as well. You're a great fisherman and an amazing father John.👍👍

You seem to have a lovely life, doing what you love, with a great family and friends around. All the very best. I am sure that you will never be a millionaire, but I believe that you will be content. If that was all that anyone aspired to, the world would be a far better place. All best hopes and wishes for you all.

James is getting a great father son experience there John. And proud of his catch. Given those octopuses are invasive species, I assume the local fishermen can land as many as they catch, that being the case I hope they have a market for them. 👍

not today sunny. not today sukkah. im sorry that my history has infected youth. may we all grow stronger because. sorry. god speed to everyone on everywhere.

I have issue with people that keep octopus 🐙 cos of how intelligent they are but as you said if these are coming to our shores in their thousands and shouldn't be here decimating our shellfish then fair play also that lobster 🦞 you got at 17 minutes into the video, I know it was well under size but I bet that would of been delicious 😋, the smaller they are the sweeter they are

Freeze before cooking they self tenderize this way. The Spanish have discovered they have little water cells throughout their flesh which when frozen expands rupturing the cell and hence having the same affect as a meat tenderizer at the butchers.

Always good to see James in a video. Fantastic adventures together.

Great to see James with you John. Don’t you get a bit concerned with fog around.?? Your a proud Dad, well done you!!

Got friends the other side of the Channel in Brittany, they told me last year they were invaded by octopuses that eat everything they can catch. Lots of damages to the oyster and mussel fields, and the rare abalones and other species. They have never seen so many, and somes realy big ones. It's a fairly recent invasion, any clues?

How long can the octopus stay alive out of the water? Do you eat this kind as well as the native species? Its so great to see how big James has gotten. He looks so comfortable out on the boat now. Hes no longer squeamish about touching your catch. You must be very proud of him.

Nice 1 James with your catch and what a great hair cut nice 1 Johnny lucky red pots again octopus for tea thanks for the video all the best John 😊

Another brilliant show lads

ouuuuuuut on the boaaaaaaaaat!! Good morning to you and James!!! Let's see what's cookin in the pots today!

James just love the Octopuses, they will keep him busy,😅he has a great son there,

I love seeing James becoming more adventurous! Later in life he will look back so fondly on this time with you

2:12 whoo needs a stinkin gym, when Your a fisherman

I love to watch you two out on the boat.

Great to see James he certainly is getting big another great vlog xxx

You're hauling the pots... I'm going fishing.... Er, yes boss...! 😆😆😊

If you sprinkle salt on the octopus they’ll move quicksmart.

James is getting Big! We had 73 keepers in 50 pots on Wednesday morning most ive caught and seen yet.

Hi and Gday from sunny Queensland Australia , top vid this one ,, cheers

Great video mate James does make me laugh when he says “oops” Keep up the good work,father and son doing what they do

Well done James,

Since there are so many of those invasive octopi in the area is there any way some of your commercial fishing chums to take advantage of it ?

It's been so fun watching James grow up and get to know more and more. His instinct to grab the tape measure, so cute.

Awesome video with your son 🤍🩶🖤😍💚👌💙🩵👍❤️‍🔥❤️😘🤗

Great to see the 2 of you together, father and son, teacher and pupil, friends for life. Treasured memories

God I love octo’s. Such amazing creatures

You hit the jack pot, John. Your son is a lucky charm.

James knowledge is fantastic the perfect seaman in the making

congratulations on your first cuckoo wrasse James! many more in the future young man