Direct Market Halibut - Weigh and Offload our Catch!

[@EISAlaska]

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[@waltershumate5777]

It's the latest... full transparency fishing!

[@ronaldnorton3397]

Hi

[@mauriceclark4870]

Used. To. Serve halibut. In. Hospitals. Nice. , flavour. 😊!!

[@kevindowd4800]

Your such a nice family.Its easy to see the love n respect you have for each other as well for the fish that you catch.Bravo well done.😄👍

[@EISAlaska]

Thank you so much, Kevin. Happy to share the experience.

[@Kennit45]

I Love how close and calm your whole family is. Very nice videos. Keep putting out your videos. Show the whole world what real Love is.

[@EISAlaska]

Thank you Ken for joining us and the very kind words. Best wishes from all of us.

[@paulferdyn1738]

Those are the cleanest healthiest looking fish I've seen, great video, thanks guys

[@EISAlaska]

Our pleasure!

[@randy05171927rl]

The more I watch your videos the more I'm awed in how you guys do things efficiently. I would to see a video dedicated to all of equipment aboard your vessel. That hook you use to take the fish off hooks and all the winches and cables!!! I would also like to know who built your boat!! I am just so in awe. Luv your family dynamics.

[@EISAlaska]

Thanks Randy. The hook we use to shake fish is called a gaff. They come in different lengths and we also use them to pull halibut and cod onboard. Our vessel is a fiberglass hull built by Roberts in 74. We have done extensive upgrades over the years like adding the tophouse, aluminum bulwarks, rigging, replacing bulkheads and the decks.

[@jurassicsushi]

It's so cool to see the whole process from start to finish. Makes you appreciate not only the fish, but the people behind the fish market like yourselves. I've only had the pleasure of having halibut once and that was back in the 90's. I gotta get me some so i can have some halibut sushi and sashimi haha. Love your Crew / Family and how you present all this info to us viewers. Thanks for taking the time to bring us into your world. I appreciate you all. God Bless, Be Well and stay safe.

[@EISAlaska]

Thank you for the great comment jurrasic, really appreciate your kind words. We're so glad to be able to share our lifestyle with you all.

[@Kennit45]

I Love your videos and Family doing it together.

[@EISAlaska]

Thank you so much!

[@kennethmorgan6591]

Thank you guys and gal for the video of this. I appreciate the detail that you provide and the marketing discussion. It is refreshing to see your family hammering out a living together.

[@EISAlaska]

Our pleasure! Glad you enjoyed it Kenneth!

[@lrhcconrad2230]

That is so cool to see a family of fishermen work together . I've got to get to work myself so I can buy some of your family's catch . Amazing info and I bet the catch will be even better on the table . Thank you

[@thecaptain4740]

great to see a well run family operation like how you keep everything neat and clean. enjoy your video thanks

[@EISAlaska]

Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks thecaptain.

[@badboybubby7794]

I see and appreciate the care in handling that fish. Top quality attitude there for a top quality product. Well done lads

[@EISAlaska]

Definitely our main goal, glad that's coming through in the video! Thanks BadBoy.

[@pnwRC.]

I LOVE the idea of buying directly from the fishermen!

[@EISAlaska]

Thanks PNW!

[@rogerpinette480]

Hey guys.Nice to see such a smart business group of fisherman. Self monitor numbers and young enough to know it will pay dividends in the future.Well done. Roger down in Vancouver.

[@EISAlaska]

Thanks Roger! We hope you are doing well and have been able to get outdoors and enjoy nature and fishing. Take care and be safe!

[@merliemarquez55]

I started watching your videos, and halibut is my favourite fish. Am so amazed how you catch them with proper care and you are so fun to watch. I will show this video to my husband. Take care and God bless you alwzys.

[@EISAlaska]

Thank you very much!

[@aliceknows3375]

I love getting the whole fish at the restaurant and butchering ourselves. I caught a couple of 75 lber when I was in Alaska and had them shipped to us. Can't wait to come up there again. Thanks guys for sharing your process!!

[@EISAlaska]

That is awesome! There's nothing like seeing the fish in its purest form. Thanks for watching and commenting Alice!

[@kalmurphy5254]

You guys take great care of your fish and if i live near you guys i would buy all my fish from you guys l live in newfound land and it's a shame because your fish is top quality for sure because of the way you clean your fish and i love your video s keep them coming and take care.

[@rjmyers5708]

Was thinking of how to tally with a spreadsheet and you guys do it, way cool. Keep em coming. Be safe!

[@EISAlaska]

Thanks! Will do!

[@kalmurphy5254]

Great job for the way you guys clean the fish hole got to keep it clean when it a food for people it's a different thing when we saine herring or bait fishing but when we fish for food we mostly fish baitfish and the cod is a different outcome it's well look after because we go to the grand banks and you have to keep the fish well clean and ice in the fish factory on board.

[@buckzillakiller]

Good job guys!

[@gazellis1961]

Great family input,super content and very interesting in just how you go about your daily routines. Stay safe.

[@EISAlaska]

Much appreciated, thank you for watching!

[@onemorething100]

Love what you guys are doing.

[@bigjim9706]

You should mark some of the fish that your viewers buy so they can actually see how their was caught and handled!! I think it would be a huge hit and most of us would be super excited to see the fish we ordered with that same marking or signature!

[@redfishfun540]

Absolutely beautiful up there I'll just visit in the summer I don't think I can handle all the snow love the videos I would love big old piece of fresh halibut

[@EISAlaska]

Summer is definitely the time to visit! Winter while beautiful, really limits activities and exploration.

[@markmaccani9411]

Guys, Great video once again. Have a great weekend.

[@EISAlaska]

Thanks! You too, Mark!

[@josephsuva6676]

market time good luck guys.....

[@josephmaschari1073]

I will check your store out. I haven't had fresh halibut since I got to go halibut fishing out of Seward 3 years ago.

[@DAZ28111]

Great video Beautiful fish 😆 lol

[@EISAlaska]

Thanks for coming!

[@chrisruthford4492]

I'm actually having halibut for dinner here in Texas. Nice catch.

[@ericroadking7564]

Cool stuff thnaks for sharing!!

[@EISAlaska]

Thanks for watching!

[@ravennelson827]

Thank you for sharing , beautiful family hard working boat...Enjoyed this

[@EISAlaska]

Glad you enjoyed it, thank you, Raven!

[@joshlickert2694]

Awesome definitely want to go fishing 🎣 will work for fish 🐟 👍 very jealous of you guys

[@kimseger5794]

a bigger scale a must

[@EISAlaska]

Nah, this one is adequate. It's good up to 300 lbs and can easily be toted around.

[@kimseger5794]

@@EISAlaska i see,, nice catch

[@EISAlaska]

Thanks!

[@eriks9576]

you guys should reach out to restarunts in the lower 48 and offer them your catch, farm to table restraunts love that stuff, you guys could benefit financially and they could have a superior product that they know is supporting a real family.... greetings from portland oregon

[@brandonmccoy4186]

Genius way the way you guys have created a market for yourself a

[@onemanswork9248]

Nice, I love "direct to market" for the fisherman, farmer, baker.... Keep up the great work. I love halibut and love to catch my own... but when I can't fish I will sure put your link to buy on my list.

[@EISAlaska]

We love that too! Really glad to be able to provide our products directly. Appreciate it One Man!

[@mikehaggerty6536]

Love videos keep them coming

[@EISAlaska]

Thanks Mike!

[@fishsalmon8747]

Fish looks good..🤙🏽😃

[@jeromeb4225]

U should have the kid writing the weights down for ya so u can just grab the fish weight it tell the kid the weight toss it on to the next Saves from taking ur glove of 1k times lol. Nice fish guys

[@EISAlaska]

Haha, yeah that was what we ended up doing. Thanks for watching jerome.

[@aluptown]

Nice haul guys

[@EISAlaska]

Thanks Jrb!

[@beetlunar399]

Its a good day to y'all

[@malohispop73]

Hello from Southern California by way of Hemet

[@martineb8185]

Waouh énorme magnifique pêche❤❤👍👍🐙🐙🐙

[@ツダタカシ-t9l]

少人数でチ-ムワ－クもよくて見ていても気持ちがいい!厳しい状況の中でも頑張ってください!!日本から応援しています。

[@suyaniyani1798]

Good job friends,,,, From indonesia

[@mathewbeans3849]

nice halibut there guys I'm a halibut fishermen I'm 29 years old started when I was 9 years old would be awesome to go up to Alaska

[@Kiwi_Fruit_Fruit]

greetings from nz....relly enjoying your content,i to fish

[@adiharmayadi4495]

Good Job

[@richardandmichellelifeadve3473]

Very nice fish, be nice to see your engine setup one day and how your hydraulic pumps setup

[@beone7841]

I’m ready to go down to Alaska to join with you guys..

[@StephenMortimer]

Save yourself some time .. GO UP !!

[@sumtincrazy1]

I will be buying from you guys for SURE...

[@EISAlaska]

We look forward to supplying your family with the best seafood available. Thanks sumtincrazy for all your support!

[@Gravertrain]

You know their Cod is $21 per pound. 35 lbs to Wis is over $500. Someone correct me if I'm wrong.

[@tyleralbrecht1931]

Great video. Its nice to see the process and chain of custody. What happened to the Octopuses?

[@EISAlaska]

That's the idea behind it! Traceability of the product is a big bonus to our fish. The octopus we actually let go this time. We don't currently have a market for it, need to drum up some interest.

[@donpablo2170]

Love the vids...interested in how much they pay you per pound...here in western NY they rob us for 35$ a pound...that's why I haven't had halibut in 20 years..I refuse to pay that price...cod and haddock are about 12$ lb and 9$ lb if you buy 2lb at a time...

[@MrGTO-ze7vb]

Nice halibut...!!! Slice me 1/4 of a 30 pounder... I got garlic butter and rice waiting..!!

[@connieaquiapao6102]

Nice to see your family working together. I wonder if the weight of the fish decreases or increases after putting them on ice. Are you putting up a contest for subscribers to have the chance to come and visit you there in Alaska? How can I register? I do want to buy halibut from you but I live in South Korea. I think you got a nice catch. I'm happy for you!

[@EISAlaska]

Hi Connie! Nope, the fish remain the same weight, ice and slime are taken into account on the paperwork side. Nope we haven't planned or talked about a contest like that so far. It's too bad we can't ship internationally. Thanks for watching, glad you enjoyed it!

[@pstone7657]

Great vid and insight as to the hard work you put in to catch these fish. You never mention how much you get paid for Halibut and the other fish you caught. The commercial place you dropped the fish off to loaded 4 nets worth. How much did they pay you before you deduct all your expenses for all those fish at todays current prices since you vid was 2 year ago? Thx

[@EL_SINALOENSE]

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[@dannyboy8883]

So educational You dudes are awesome thanks. Do you ship to Ontario??? cheers 🇯🇲🍺🇯🇲🍺🇯🇲🍺

[@albierossouw3809]

Beautiful fish you guys caught and Wow you keep that fish huls and deck clean and are the 2 of you related?

[@EISAlaska]

Thanks! We like to keep it nice and fresh. Yep, we're all related, mom, dad, and two sons.

[@mylanberg5419]

Let's see a fish cleaning and batterfried dinner

[@JP-qs9ge]

Randomly stumbled onto your videos. I think they’re great. Wondering if you guys are twins and who’s who as in first names? I’m a retired commercial fisherman from southern New Jersey and wish my ex boss was as calm and quiet as you two.

[@EISAlaska]

Hi J P. We are a family operation. Matt and Tristen (the tall ones) are our boys. My wife is Anita and I'm Len. We have worked together for so long, work gets done without having to give direction or tell each other what to do. We all just work together and it goes fast and done before we know it. Thank you for joining us, really glad you enjoy the videos.

[@saidsabi1397]

Big LIKE .......FROM MOROCCO.....

[@alr818]

Hey guys😊. I really enjoy your content! Are you all family? Is it father and son on the boat? I’m a hobby fisherman from Norway 🇳🇴!

[@EISAlaska]

Hi ALR. We are family. Two sons and mom and dad. Thanks for watching and good fishing to you.

[@douglasthompson2740]

Hello, Are your beach seine openings and areas different than the limit seine ones? Not familiar with them as we don't have beach seiners here in Southeast. Nice to see fishermen selling their own catch. ADFG needs to make it easier for direct sales to local restaurants, grocery stores, and residents. Live in fish country and you can't get good fresh fish to eat! Take care.

[@EISAlaska]

Thanks Douglas. I believe both beach and purse seine are treated the same. I don't recall any announcements that differentiated between them. There are only a few guys that beach seine here, we would see one in a bay every so often.

[@rodneystorick6453]

Does this get you better price on the fish if you do the offload yourself. Seems like a lot off work, than letting processing plant do. Or would you have to upload all that in the computer if you went to processing plant

[@EISAlaska]

Thanks Rodney. Great question. We do get a better price, because we are selling direct to the public. It is extra work, but it also allows us to remain a small fishing operation that is value based instead of relying on volume. The main difference is we retain ownership of our product (it is custom processed for us), as opposed to selling the fish to a processor and never seeing it or being involved in the distribution of it.

[@fireguy75]

love the content. went to order some and it was 125.00 just to ship it to NJ . then the price of the fish. i never had it before so its hard to pull the trigger on an order

[@EISAlaska]

Thanks FireGuy! Most seafood retailers pad the price of shipping in the cost of the product. That's why it's common to see halibut at $25/ lb and up. Shipping is part of the cost and we prefer to sell our products at fair, reasonable prices and not hide shipping costs. Another thing to keep in mind is a large portion of halibut is frozen and carried over a year or more. If you ask your retailer where and when it was caught, who caught it and how the fish was cared for, you are unlikely to get an accurate answer. We are proud of the seafood we sell, and always strive to put out the best quality available.

[@StephenMortimer]

@@EISAlaska LOVE the question and the answer !!

[@StephenMortimer]

FIREGUY KUDOS to you for such an honest/above board statement IT CLARIFIES !!

[@bou_dalleh1730]

Here from morocco nice team a d hardworker sailors wish be one of the team I would like to see what are you eating during fishing di you cook what you catch or you bring prepared food from home?

[@fishmunger67]

Can you guys tell me why fishermen store and pack the halibut upside down? Cheers from Australia

[@EISAlaska]

It keeps the blood from pooling on the whiteside, and gives the fish a nice appearance.

[@justreallybored6014]

So the bleach and soap gets dumped into the harbor water when you clean the boat??

[@raymonddiehl4976]

Is there a reason you keep the white side of the halibut facing up?

[@EISAlaska]

We clean them white side up and also habit. Back in the derby days, we would bled them and also ice them belly up. It kept any blood from pooling on the white-side, and presented a better product to the buyers.

[@옆집형-q4d]

05:00 알래스카는 도다리 1킬로그램당 가격이 얼마정도 인가요?

[@jessemorton2535]

How much a pound on halibut i am a subscriber and love you guys videos?

[@yo-oj2fp]

Do a walk-around Kodiak up to Baskin and just check reminisce like your videos

[@EISAlaska]

Definitely! We'd like to do more walkabouts, we'll try to get around to some soon.

[@StephenMortimer]

@@EISAlaska This winter use your SnoDoos !!

[@stevebonds5157]

Do you have the vid of the fishing for these?

[@EISAlaska]

Yep, its actually on the end screen. "Setting and Hauling Halibut Longline - Alaska Commercial Fishing" Also in the fishing playlist.

[@lloydcc]

Do you all ship to say...Massachusetts?

[@EISAlaska]

Yes Charles we do. We ship with FedEx and also Alaska Air Cargo to communities they service.

[@jojokurdo5420]

hi can you say which fish you use for bait please

[@EISAlaska]

Hi, Jojo. We use pollock, squid, cod, and octopus.

[@bobcaffey2330]

what is the name of youre boat and how long is it. i think i'm going to order some of youre halibut.

[@EISAlaska]

Hi Bob. F/V Fish Tale. She is 35 feet long. Thanks for watching.

[@mylanberg5419]

Never had halibut is it better than cod

[@EISAlaska]

They are both good eating. Halibut is a bit harder to cook because you can dry it out easily, cod is more forgiving and stays really moist, hard to mess it up.

[@muhammadalwi503]

Working family the enjoy.

[@jeffrobbins510]

How do I buy Rockfish and cod from you? I live in Idaho

[@EISAlaska]

Hi Jeff. Our website is eisalaska.com. You can order online there. We are pretty much out of cod and all out of rockfish ATM, but we will be fishing those in mid- late Febuary. Thanks and have a great New Year!

[@bigjagjim]

How many gph? That thing runs on fresh air

[@EISAlaska]

Lol! She's a pretty eco beast. That's 1.8-2/gph at ~1450 rpm.

[@bigjagjim]

You couldn't get that out of a 6 cylinder ford 120 even at 1500 rpm what engine are you running ?

[@EISAlaska]

@@bigjagjim Lugger 6414 Turbo. That's a John Deere block marinized by Lugger. Straight 6. Quiet and dependable, it's been a great main.

[@billlink7116]

Why do you always keep them white-side up?

[@reginaldoaparecido4658]

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[@goldshieldenterprises692]

How about for your 2021 Season, Subscriber contest for trip to fish with you guys a few days!!! Sign me up!!!

[@jefflowney2114]

I want some fresh halibut home much to ship to canada?

[@EISAlaska]

Hi Jeff, once we get more time we'll look into the logistics of shipping to Canada. For now, feel free to email [e-mail] and we'll add you to the mailing list for when we do get something in place.

[@beone7841]

How much cost for one halibut?

[@allandaly6467]

What happens to the octopus ?

[@EISAlaska]

We didn't keep any this time. Usually used for bait, as we don't have any markets for it right now.

[@GoldVP...]

How much for the big boy in weight?

[@EISAlaska]

I think we said 121 in the video, it was a big one!

[@GoldVP...]

@@EISAlaska that's massive. Thanks for the info, listened but missed it, I'll blame my cats for distracting me lol

[@funnystuf-]

My friend I'm requesting you to tell me About your boat (like the name. version. How it works) please do some video lessons. I'm interesting fishing

[@EISAlaska]

We'll do that Mursal! Thanks for the comment.

[@kalmurphy5254]

Can you guys buy more quota if you want it.

[@joewood8818]

You do know you threw ice on the boat right

[@markcollins8648]

Hoe much per lb do you get? We get 4-7 in California

[@Gravertrain]

Their Cod seems to be $21/lb. To pricey for me. I've never eaten anything that cost that much.

[@KimTravelFood99]

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[@Mooseracks]

What is the percentage of HEAD, SLIME, AND ICE...

[@EISAlaska]

About 12%. A hundred pound halibut, gutted with ice and slime comes in at 88 pounds with head, ice and slime removed.

[@Mooseracks]

@@EISAlaska thank you 😊 one day, I would love to get out fishing... anyone do hand line (cod jigging & hali) with Norwegian Jigs... ahhh nothing beats you, a hand-line and 100# butt....

[@EISAlaska]

I'm guessing sporties probally use those jigs. Commercially I don't think many guys handline.

[@Mooseracks]

@@EISAlaska exactly... long lines are the way to go .. Sadly and unfortunately sporties just can't throw more that one hook down.... lol

[@davidsonlankford1168]

Why are you weighing each fish instead a box full? Seems very slow process and labor intensive

[@EISAlaska]

We are getting the weights to grade the fish by size. Ex-vessel prices often go by splits, for halibut it is 10/20, 20/40 and 40 up. Each grade can have a different price. Also the process is pretty fast. It takes us about 45 minutes to weigh and tally 2000 pounds of halibut.

[@mrblackbeast7172]

💯❤️🇱🇰👍👍👍

[@christophermchale2971]

It looks like it would be more efficient to have 1 guy yank the fish, 1 guy weigh it and 1 guy write the weight. Is there a reason 2 guys are yanking the fish.

[@EISAlaska]

Yep, we did later in the video.

[@johnshields6852]

Those are young ones, they can get huge, but they don't let them grow, too valuable.

[@conkiendien]

i can eat halibut every day like it .

[@jamesevans2316]

So, am I missing the obvious? What is everyone's names? What are you relationships? Is the young man in the APU shirt the father, or brother of the tall young gentleman ? Enjoy each and every video, but who be who?!

[@EISAlaska]

Sorry about that, we've been meaning to get a channel intro video made. So blue sweatshirt guy is Len, my dad. Florescent raincoat is me, the oldest son. Orange raincoat is Tristen, the youngest son. And the one in the blue vest is Anita, my mom. Currently replying is Matt, but both me and my dad reply to comments. Thanks for the comment James!

[@randytwilson5473]

It wasnt any ice on the fish at the beginning of the video, 🙄 now there full of ice

[@EISAlaska]

They were immersed in slush ice, the beginning it looked a bit light but they were plenty cold!