I got home and noticed I had a missed call from a company called Deep Sea Fisheries out of Seattle. I looked online and saw that they run catcher/processors in Alaska. I’m guessing they called to offer me a job(they didn’t leave a message) Anyone here have commercial fishing experience? Pay is pe…

Be ready to turn down the job if it doesnt suit you. Percentage of the catch can be brutal, every minute you stop to rest, its like dollar bills falling out between your fingers. Which can mean 36+ hours of nonstop fishing, and if its a catcher/processor, you may be stuck in a hold full of haddock u…

Fishing. Sometimes you catch the fish, sometimes you catch zip. I used to commercial fish… and on the other side of the dock were the guys on workboats; tugs, dredging, oil, survey etc. They always had money and drove nice vehicles. Me? I was just hoping to pay the rent and buy food if we caught f…

Thanks guys. To be honest- there are lots of other routes I’d like to go instead. But… my phone isn’t exactly ringing off the hook-lol! I expect if I go it will be extremely hard, cold, wet, smelly- etc. The only two things I really expect for sure are to work my ass off- and to learn. After watc…

EBB TIDE Said, <strong>"… Fast forward, thirty years later. Most of the fishing guys I knew are dead or in jail. The workboat guys have nice homes and retirement packages, pensions, 401 k’s, etc…"</strong> Never were any words so true. My step dad owned a small dragger in Oregon. Most my friends o…

Take the advice from a Bering Sea vet from the mid 80’s to mid 90’s…unless you are young and want the “adventure” of fishing on the “edge” stay away from Deep Sea Fisheries. They are just another operation run by your typical fish pimp! You will come home after 3 or more months after a Bering Sea…

Hahaha! Knotship! bob! … I almost forgot about coming home with the “Bering-Stare”. Like I said, it can fuck with your head or drive you to drinkin’…

Never did hear back from ordinaryseaman…I wonder if he look the job after all the pleadings from us here for him not to? Why don’t the young listen to the advice of those who blundered down the same path years before? If he did go then I will hope that his experience turns out to be a positive one…

Nope- didn’t take it. I called them regarding the job. The guy I spoke with said HR was interested in talking to me- but was too busy. So I called/emailed back- and have heard nothing. I did listen guys! And I do appreciate how hard it is. But- haven’t worked for months- need to make money and g…

Anthony…I am really glad that you didn’t go out with them. That company is really a bottom feeder in the Alaskan fisheries and I just don’t think that they would have been a good experience for you. If you do want to try fishing in Alaska, you’ll probably have to start on the process line which is…

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It might take a while for PMI to get back to you. I emailed them a few weeks ago and they just got in touch with me the other day.

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