Samuel Jr. Hobbs IV
By Samuel Hobbs V
Samuel Jr Hobbs IV grew up living under his father Samuel Hobbs III, who was also a fisherman. He got his first taste of what most Newfoundland fisherman refer to as, "salt water joys". He was only 5 years old when he embarked upon his father, Samuel Hobbs the third's, fishing boat.
Futhermore, he was loved by many and considered one of the greatest fisherman of his generation. However, he only fished alongside of his family members because he was more comfortable doing so.
Samuel and his crew, who at the time consisted of his wife Claudette Buckle as well as his siblings, would leave Brador at the start of May. They would head over to fish on Anticosti island. They would stay in Kegaska to wait out the bad weather. It used to take them 7 hours to get from Anticosti to Kegaska.
Samuel and his crew would get up at 2 am to bring up his crab pots . He used to fish for crabs for 7 to 9 hours at a time, because most of the time they were fishing 5000 pounds of crab. After, he would then pack the crab in the hole of his boat.
The word ''hole'' is the term used to describe the area of the boat in which Samuel stored his quota until it was ready to be dropped off at the wharf.
Fun Fact: Samuel never ate breakfast because he would fish all morning long. He would then have a late supper because he would also spend all afternoon fishing.
Claudette Buckle
"He loved to fish, it was his life-long dream."
