Comments on: How to Get Work On An Alaskan Fishing Boat

By: rodelio

rodelio — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 17:12:57 +0000

hello i like to apply to company of fishing cant u help me how thank you by the way im filipino guys here in saipan im fisherman from long line tuna and long net experciend and 19 year to work in fishing boat up to now thank ?

By: Dale Webb

Dale Webb — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 20:11:08 +0000

I would like to get on a processors boat in jan 2010 can you help me here my no 916 868-8231

By: Darin

Darin — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 23:49:40 +0000

Get a job first on a processor,it’s a great way to get your feet in the door.Work your butt off and then get a deckhand job,that way your out on the boats pumping them and talking firsthand to the fishermen and the captains….I just painted a garage for a ship yard manager here in Seattle and he’s hooking me up on one of three boats.2 are draggers ( trawlers ) and the othe ris a top of the line catcher processor.He told me that the guy that I’m replacing hasn’t paid taxes since 04 which is over 240 grand.Tell me what kind of chunk of change he was making….Get to Seattle and with a passionate faith in God and wanting to work on a boat,it’s almost inevitable that you won’t make it….It’s called fate !!! Try Icicle or Trident seafoods,which are bottom of the barrel traing grounds but it’s a start.That’s how I did it….Good Luck.

By: victor emilio yagual

victor emilio yagual — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 11:30:22 +0000

hola bueno dias as todo como podria yo costacta con anguiel que me ayude ay para alaska quiero trabaja yo vivo es españa pues mucha gracias por todo

By: Ramesh

Ramesh — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 16:23:48 +0000

i from landlock country nepal…and i am 24 year old &having complited my intremediate level in 2004…and i want ot job in alaska in fissing boat..becaus i would like to work full time in alaska if there is possible chance…..
i regreadly hope….my dream will fuilfill…regards ramesh

By: joshua elwell

joshua elwell — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 16:24:23 +0000

hi my name is josh. i am from massachusetts, currently working in texas. i am looking for a couple of things. i work on power plants now. i will be getting laid off soon. i would like to stay busy and earn some extra money. i am a very hard worker, i like to work with my hands. i love the water. i feel that i could learn how to do this job very quickly because i am a very fast learner. i know i would be a very good asset to a captains boat. there are two things that i like very much working hard and earning money. they come in hand in hand. if anyone is interested in hiring, pplease contact me at 413 834 8170 or my email joshuae@mslogistix.com. thank you very much for your time.

By: joseph

joseph — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 06:41:53 +0000

my name is joseph, from Ghana, i am now living in china-kunming-yunnan. i am 37 yr old,and in my passport is 43yrs old.i am husband/father (of 2 children,one boy,one girl) who has ALWAYS wanted to work on a fishing boat since he was a kid and LOVES just being out on the open water,i am a local fisheman when i was 19 yrs old.i would be up for finding work on a fishing boat and up to the challenge/work. I live in the city and find myself more at peace when i’m up north and out on a boat doing what i LOVE… The money is the added bonus/reward! Great Income for a dedicated family who would love to work HARD and play HARD!

Feel free PLS, to contact me or forward my e-mail on (if you know someone that would be interested in someone like myself)

By: Wendy Stone

Wendy Stone — Sat, 15 Aug 2009 01:43:08 +0000

Hi.. From Texas Coast.

Looking for a new challenge.. Hard worker…

W. (StoneCold)

By: ronald

ronald — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 16:02:17 +0000

I’m looking too find a job in the fisherman industry! Can anyone help me out? Where would one stay and go if he was too fly out there? Anyone that can help text me please (716)485-8834 thanks again for your replies!

By: Aguinaldo

Aguinaldo — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 03:29:02 +0000

Hello there! Im working in the passenger cruise as a motorman planning to shift in the fishing boat to work any available position for me? please email me…villanueva61@yahoo.com

By: ramiro lopez valdes

ramiro lopez valdes — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 17:20:59 +0000

hi my name its ramiro lopez im from mexico city i wanna go to work to alaska
i want change my work y learn very fast in cooking and learn every very fast
so if some people have work for me send mi email and i get to alaska ver ssoon thanks i have 32 years old

By: wesley lynam

wesley lynam — Tue, 19 May 2009 09:59:23 +0000

great article. your right. maby i could get a responce tho on any skills i could get on the side before i quit my job and head north. im 18 with skills only for a wherehouse job. maby ill take up cooking. someone that knows wht their talkin bout tell me what skills i can work on b4 i go. thanks.

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By: liveyourlife

liveyourlife — Sun, 19 Apr 2009 20:19:32 +0000

Thanks!!!! this was brilliant!! and to John did u even read the article.you have to go and meet people and”beat the docks”!

By: John Terry

John Terry — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 08:19:26 +0000

Hello, my name is John, and I have been talking with my dad who lives in Alaska about possibly going there to work on a boat for the summer. I currently live in Nebraska, I am 20 years old and have had a laborer job since I was 15. I am currently working full time for an Electric Company but would really like to work on a boat this summer. I have the money for a plane ticket, I just need to know I will have a job when I get there. If anyone is interested in a hard working, respectful and ambitous guy to add to their crew please let me know.

Thanks,
John

By: Garrett Billingsley

Garrett Billingsley — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 02:23:20 +0000

I would to become an employee of the team. I’m 33yrs.old wht. male in good shape, and a very hard worker. Thank you for your time and patience.

By: Darin

Darin — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 02:31:34 +0000

come to fisherman’s terminal in Seattle the last week of March and there should be lots of jobs cleaning the boats and hauling the nets into the warehouses ect…i heard the pay is around 20 bucks an hour and it lasts up to 4-5 weeks.I also heard from a guy who did it that you can even get room and board on the boats.This is a solid chance of impressing a skipper and before you know it,you might be north bound with the hammer down…..I’m checking it out this Friday.

By: John L. Whipple Sr.

John L. Whipple Sr. — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 08:44:12 +0000

Sounds like my kind of adventure. . . Your employment advise reminds me of.oil field jobs. If you claim experience. . . .you had better have it or you will find yourself left in town . . . alone! . . . . .I’m going to spare you that story.

I had a friend that bought several VW Pickup trucks from me and ran a unique shrimp boat operation on the West Coast. He was a crippled man that made good in the fishing boat business and told some incredible adventure stories.

And wouldn’t you know it. . . . . his name was Whipple. We could not find any relation link.but his stories reveled the nature of a Whipple. . . ..

By: Steve Causley

Steve Causley — Mon, 26 May 2008 18:08:02 +0000

I love the show and would love to have a chance to go out and give it a whirl, I like challendges and at 47 years of age this would be the altimate challendge I’d take to the grave. those guys on the boats have balls of steal not to mention bravery to EVEN challendge Mother Nature heself, I’m Native American and have all the respect that the waters will give you and I she stops for no-one, Bottom line if I recieved a call to try it there is no-eay in hell I could refuse the challendge is to great not to take on. Take-Care and G-B to all.

By: fishing

fishing — Mon, 12 May 2008 19:44:09 +0000

Great post, Brad, very informative. I’m not sure if I have what it takes but I think it would be worth it if I had the money. Working for 48 hours would be pretty tiring…

Also, the word functionality bugs me to death, please try to avoid it lol.