Mike Elias

Yeah, see, I'm two and a half hours south. Which way? Of Monmouth? Yeah. Well, where is Monmouth? Is that central?

Yeah, see, I'm two and a half hours south. Which way? Of Monmouth? Yeah. Well, where is Monmouth? Is that central?

Oh, okay, yeah. So, yeah, at least an hour and a half or two from there. You know where Cape May is, all the way down to the bottom? No, but like, what's the... The bottom of Jersey, that little dingle that hangs. So that's Cape May. I'm on the Delaware Bay side, half hour north of there, on the bay. So that's barely Jersey. No, that's actually Jersey. Hahaha.

Oh, okay, yeah. So, yeah, at least an hour and a half or two from there. You know where Cape May is, all the way down to the bottom? No, but like, what's the... The bottom of Jersey, that little dingle that hangs. So that's Cape May. I'm on the Delaware Bay side, half hour north of there, on the bay. So that's barely Jersey. No, that's actually Jersey. Hahaha.

Oh, okay, yeah. So, yeah, at least an hour and a half or two from there. You know where Cape May is, all the way down to the bottom? No, but like, what's the... The bottom of Jersey, that little dingle that hangs. So that's Cape May. I'm on the Delaware Bay side, half hour north of there, on the bay. So that's barely Jersey. No, that's actually Jersey. Hahaha.

Nein, das ist es nicht. Aber was ist es, direkt gegen Delaware, dann? Die Delaware Bay. Also, wenn du über die Bay kommst, von wo ich bin, bist du in Delaware. Ja. Also, du bist auf dem Wasser, dann? Auf dem Wasser. Mein Vater ist ein Oistermann, ein Kommerzfischmann. Oyster guy. Yeah, oyster guy. So you grew up with oysters? Yeah, my first job was on an oyster boat. Really? Yeah.

Nein, das ist es nicht. Aber was ist es, direkt gegen Delaware, dann? Die Delaware Bay. Also, wenn du über die Bay kommst, von wo ich bin, bist du in Delaware. Ja. Also, du bist auf dem Wasser, dann? Auf dem Wasser. Mein Vater ist ein Oistermann, ein Kommerzfischmann. Oyster guy. Yeah, oyster guy. So you grew up with oysters? Yeah, my first job was on an oyster boat. Really? Yeah.

Nein, das ist es nicht. Aber was ist es, direkt gegen Delaware, dann? Die Delaware Bay. Also, wenn du über die Bay kommst, von wo ich bin, bist du in Delaware. Ja. Also, du bist auf dem Wasser, dann? Auf dem Wasser. Mein Vater ist ein Oistermann, ein Kommerzfischmann. Oyster guy. Yeah, oyster guy. So you grew up with oysters? Yeah, my first job was on an oyster boat. Really? Yeah.

Is that where Ship John comes from? Yeah, Ship John is a lighthouse right in the middle of the Delaware Bay called Ship John Shoal. And that was kind of a point of reference when we're fishing as a young kid or working. We're south of Ship John today, north of Ship John, you know, that kind of thing.

Is that where Ship John comes from? Yeah, Ship John is a lighthouse right in the middle of the Delaware Bay called Ship John Shoal. And that was kind of a point of reference when we're fishing as a young kid or working. We're south of Ship John today, north of Ship John, you know, that kind of thing.

Is that where Ship John comes from? Yeah, Ship John is a lighthouse right in the middle of the Delaware Bay called Ship John Shoal. And that was kind of a point of reference when we're fishing as a young kid or working. We're south of Ship John today, north of Ship John, you know, that kind of thing.

Yeah, they are. Even back then? They do it differently out there where they'll dump the shells on the ground and then dredge the oysters. Whereas on the West Coast, like on the Willapa Bay, the tide will go down and they actually string the shells up and pick the oysters in some instances.

Yeah, they are. Even back then? They do it differently out there where they'll dump the shells on the ground and then dredge the oysters. Whereas on the West Coast, like on the Willapa Bay, the tide will go down and they actually string the shells up and pick the oysters in some instances.

Yeah, they are. Even back then? They do it differently out there where they'll dump the shells on the ground and then dredge the oysters. Whereas on the West Coast, like on the Willapa Bay, the tide will go down and they actually string the shells up and pick the oysters in some instances.

Yeah, you just go out there and pick them like tomatoes. But that's not the old school way. No, I mean, old, old school, they would tong them. They'd have these long tongs where they'd, you know, I think, Ja, die Dredge sind effizienter. Weil Jersey, sind das die großen Oster? Yeah, medium, not giant.

Yeah, you just go out there and pick them like tomatoes. But that's not the old school way. No, I mean, old, old school, they would tong them. They'd have these long tongs where they'd, you know, I think, Ja, die Dredge sind effizienter. Weil Jersey, sind das die großen Oster? Yeah, medium, not giant.

Yeah, you just go out there and pick them like tomatoes. But that's not the old school way. No, I mean, old, old school, they would tong them. They'd have these long tongs where they'd, you know, I think, Ja, die Dredge sind effizienter. Weil Jersey, sind das die großen Oster? Yeah, medium, not giant.

There's a little bit, not in our family history. Maybe my dad's grandpa or something like that would clam.

There's a little bit, not in our family history. Maybe my dad's grandpa or something like that would clam.

There's a little bit, not in our family history. Maybe my dad's grandpa or something like that would clam.