I can’t say what all the dealers in Maine, or even Portland, Maine are now paying. I only know the dealer that buys my lobsters has been and as of today, is still paying $2.75 per pound.
I put the post here so
I had a few hundred traps of which I recently sold most of but welcome those with lobster gear or used lobster traps to post here as the site does get a few visitors looking for used lobster traps.
I do feel that there is a pretty good market for used lobster traps as orders for [...]
Walk onto any mid coast and/or down east wharf and you’ll hear, “The lobster pie is sliced way too thin. Too many people fishin’! Too many traps fishin’!” But I’ve got to tell ya, “There’s starting to be too many cooks in the kitchen!”
Whether you realize it or not, lobstering is increasingly under [...]
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Trying to predict the outcome of Maine’s 2009 lobster season is something akin to predicting the stock market’s profitable performance, however, as the old timers say, “Watch the market and you’ll know how lobsters are moving.” That’s a heck of a start! Despite the uncertainty, there are a number of indicators we can look toward [...]
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On a blistering, hot, September afternoon in Coleman, Texas, a family is sitting comfortably on the porch, playing a game of checkers, until the father suggests they take a trip to Abilene (53 miles away) for dinner. His wife says, “Sounds like a great idea.” A visiting neighbor, thinking of the long hot drive, has [...]
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