Everything cool and Craftsman goes away

Back before the 70's Lobster traps looked like this.

Pots were hand made, the nets tied over the winter. Then in the 70's most Lobstermen switched over to the Square Pot.

The pots were still built by hand, and the nets hand made. 
then someone (as seen above) started producing escape hatches for shorts, so Lobstermen started knitting these into the nets.

The square pots stacked better allowing for more capacity on the boats.

Somewhere along the line, a newer design came out...

Variations of these took over the industry. Truthfully, as far as craftsmanship and classic aesthetics,,,something was lost.

To pull a pot, the Lobsterman would place his boat in a circle pattern, gaf the buoy, run the line over the pulley and give the line a quick flick over the cabin mounted winch pulley. Up would come the pot, as it contacted the pulley on the arm the winch would pull the arm allowing it to swivel, as the pot cleared the gunwale the pulley rope would be allowed to go slack depositing the pot on board. This actually did take coordination and dexterity. 

Even this has changed in a lot or areas, Someone designed the pulley arm to have the winch attached to it, so the entire thing is self contained, which allows better control and less aligning of the line.

Once again, as with everything, what the older generation did with work and dedication, younger generations do with easier, more economical means.

Time pushes on and progress progresses. 
Always to supply Quantity, Safety, and  profit.
But there is always loss.