I am going to respectfully disagree. I live in a fishing community, surrounded
by lobster fishermen of all sizes and stripes and successes. Not a single one I
know or know of hauls his own boat out of the water at the end of the season,
or hauls it to the boat launch at the beginning of the season. They _all_ use a
boat hauling service. (A few exceptions of younger fishermen just starting out
with small dories or such that are easy hauls for pickups. None owns a pickup
such as the one pictured.)
As for hauling traps to and from the water’s edge, it’s true a good fisherman
can stack a whole lot of traps in the bed of his truck, but he doesn’t need a
350 to haul them. They could make do with a nice Subaru and a flatbed trailer,
haul as many pots or more, and save a lot of money.
I fear I must submit that fishermen drive these trucks for the same reason I
ride a 96 cubic inch Harley-Davidson instead of a 650-cc Honda: Attitude. <g>
--Bob Whitmire
Certified Neanderthal
On Oct 19, 2014, at 12:48 PM, Tina Manley <tmanley@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> The guy that owns this truck is a lobsterman. They need the largest trucks
> possible to load up all the traps they can and to pull boats.
>
> Tina
>
> On Sun, Oct 19, 2014 at 12:46 PM, Mike Lazzari <watershed@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
>
>> (the uselessly large truck)
>>>
>> I share your sentiments Chris. True for about 95% of the PU trucks in the
>> US which never see a bale of hay or a net or a cord of firewood. Or even
>> get dirty. The F150 is the best selling vehicle in the US. However a decent
>> truck is a required bit of kit for a fisher or a trades-person. Even then
>> the truck may be 2 sizes larger than practical. Can't comment on the owner
>> of this truck....
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