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by TomD
Thu Feb 09, 2012 11:52 pm
Forum: Getting Started
Topic: Questions about Alaska?
Replies: 23
Views: 44774

Re: Questions about Alaska?

Carol W wrote:I am looking for a deckhand send me a pm.

Tom
Hey thanks a lot for the heads up . . . . I will PM you.
by TomD
Sat Feb 04, 2012 10:31 pm
Forum: Getting Started
Topic: Questions about Alaska?
Replies: 23
Views: 44774

Re: Questions about Alaska?

Seafood Producers Co-operative is a great company, fishermen owned producing the highest quality seafood. My father was a member starting in the 50's, I am a member, and my son is a member. Sitka is a great place to get into the seafood work. Thanks Salty. Yea after I was looking through the compan...
by TomD
Sat Feb 04, 2012 11:54 am
Forum: Getting Started
Topic: Questions about Alaska?
Replies: 23
Views: 44774

Re: Questions about Alaska?

http://jobs.alaska.gov/ Would be worth looking at. The hardest part will be moving the family up at the same time. Although some places Like Port Protection hire both husband and wife, provide housing and a school. He hires via the jobs office listed above in the spring. Because most boats are smal...
by TomD
Sat Feb 04, 2012 9:21 am
Forum: Getting Started
Topic: Questions about Alaska?
Replies: 23
Views: 44774

Re: Questions about Alaska?

http://jobs.alaska.gov/ Would be worth looking at. The hardest part will be moving the family up at the same time. Although some places Like Port Protection hire both husband and wife, provide housing and a school. He hires via the jobs office listed above in the spring. Because most boats are smal...
by TomD
Fri Feb 03, 2012 10:02 pm
Forum: Getting Started
Topic: Questions about Alaska?
Replies: 23
Views: 44774

Re: Questions about Alaska?

A good hardworking boat in California or Oregon will be fishing 12 months a year Thanks for the response Salty! You know I had did a lot of asking around on the Docks and the Piers in SF and Bodega awile back, and most of the advice I got was negative and miss leading. Most of the captains had no o...
by TomD
Fri Feb 03, 2012 3:45 pm
Forum: Getting Started
Topic: Questions about Alaska?
Replies: 23
Views: 44774

Re: Questions about Alaska?

It depends on what you want to do with your life. No one can have that answer for you. If you read these forums you will get a taste for what commercial fishing is like but the only way to know if it is for you, is to go do it. There are different ways to try to get a job in this industry. It has b...
by TomD
Fri Feb 03, 2012 9:39 am
Forum: Getting Started
Topic: Questions about Alaska?
Replies: 23
Views: 44774

Re: Questions about Alaska?

I once asked my friend , Mark, on the Hans Halvor, how he became a fisherman and he replied," I bought a fishing boat." Haha Thank you for responding ! You know I think That is a great idea ! (for some) I was recently thinking of building a basic pontoon boat and starting a Crawfish fishi...
by TomD
Thu Feb 02, 2012 10:39 am
Forum: Getting Started
Topic: Questions about Alaska?
Replies: 23
Views: 44774

Questions about Alaska?

Hello everyone ! I am really glad I have found this site ! I have bin reading the threads and really like how everyone is very helpful ! So let me say Thank YOU for taking the time to write/work on this site ! I really hope this is not "Off Topic" but I had some general Questions and I am ...