Deckhand wanted - Forums Archive

Carol W

2010-02-07 16:59:41

I will be looking for a deckhand this season, if interested leave message here as to how to contact.

Salty

2010-02-07 22:24:37

I am available for a week in May. I promise I won't memorize how you get em?

Carol W

2010-02-08 13:09:51

Eric you have to bring your secret Hatchery spoon with you, and we might neede another deckhand for we would be so busy BSing the gear wouldn't get ran.

Salty

2010-02-08 15:08:40

Tom,

I figured there might be complications. Actually I had a great experience when Bill Paden, who had retired after trolling for 30 years, went with me the last couple of years for a few trips. He tied up his own hootchies and I let him sort through the various boxes and drawers of spoons, plugs, and hootchies to try whatever he wanted.

We had a great discussion one day last August during the second Chinook opening when I was struggling a bit finding the fish and asked him what he thought. "Eric, one of the reasons I enjoy coming so much with you is that I don't have to decide where to go, how deep to fish, when to call the partners, when to quit, and I am not going to start now." Within the hour we had a clatter of 10 and we were both happy hauling, cleaning, and scrubbing.

The last couple of years three of my top crew have been over 60, all well experienced. They have been wonderful as they understand that trolling is not really about the money. It is about the wonders of the sea, the seabirds, the marine mammals, the places we anchor, these beautiful salmon who offer themselves to us by choosing to bite our lures. The roll of the boat, the amazing thrill of the lines bouncing as the salmon hit. It also becomes about friends relationships becoming so much deeper and enhanced by working and living together in a small space. I remember a particularly tough day chum fishing in Eastern Channel last year when if I had any hair left I would have been tearing it out. Bill calmly put his hand on my forearm and said, "Eric, sometimes you just have to take what is coming."
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Good luck finding crew, I am sure whoever ends up with you will have a wonderful experience.

ryanadams

2010-03-10 00:40:16

I'm interested if you still need the help. adams8877 at gmail dot com

Takhini

2010-03-20 03:16:57

I will be availible after Bristol Bay gillnet, around the end of July.

My phone number is (907) 321-1148

My email adress is tongassservices@yahoo.com

akcarter

2010-03-31 20:59:48

If you still need a deckhand or know anyone who does, please email me at carterwestlund@gmail.com

thanks